This is life in corrections. The good, the bad, and the funny. It is reality.
Popcorn
I was recently moved to a new area of the prison so I don't know all of the inmates yet. Yesterday, we performed some bunk searches where we are looking for anything the inmates are not supposed to have. I was assigned a particular bunk, which is a little unusual. Generally, I get to pick what bunk I search. I didn't think much of it and went ahead with the bunk search. I was able to find a large amount of stuff, tho nothing serious like drugs or weapons, but things that needed to be taken nevertheless. After the search, one of the other officers said she was really excited for me to talk with this inmate. He happened to be out at rec at the time so I had to wait for him to come back to go over the list of things I confiscated from him. She said she was so excited that she would come in on her day off if that happened to be the day I talked to him. When the other officers heard who I performed the bunk search on, they also said they wanted to watch. It was like a movie to them. I actually half expected them to pull out the popcorn and sit back and watch. This is not a typical reaction but I guess this guy has quite the attitude. That, and officers have to get entertainment some way.