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A voucher is an authorization for an inmate to release some of his funds. Some reasons were to buy something from an outside supplier, such as for guitar strings, send money home, donate to a charity …)

An inmate came to the bubble one morning to get a voucher signed. His ID did not look like him. I stated that fact. He said he had gained 45 pounds. I asked him why his picture was taken without his glasses on. He stated that he didn't want the glare on his glasses. Before we could finish the conversation, he quickly left. I informed the ID sergeant of this situation. He told me to have him fill out a voucher and that he could then schedule him for a photo retake. After count, I paged the inmate to the bubble. I informed him that I needed him to fill out a voucher, so that we could get him an ID that looked like him. He refused to obey my directive and became disorderly. He again left before we could finish our conversation. As he passed by me in front of the bubble, he extended the middle finger of his right hand and held it up for me to see. He was speaking to me angrily, as indicated by his fast jerky body movements and his facial expressions. He went to his cell without picking up a voucher. I had informed our sergeant of what had been going on earlier in the day. He witnessed our last partial conversation. When I informed him of the inmates gesturing, he went to inform him that he was being placed on ICR and made sure his door was secure.

We got used to this kind of abuse from inmates. Well, at least I did because of my enforcing policies more than most officers.