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Only three inmates are allowed to be in a cell at one time. An officer found four in a cell eating their lunch. She said, “It’s against regulations for four of you to be in one cell at one time.”

Number One and Two had a problem with this.

“We do this all the time. It ain’t no big deal.”

“Not when I’m working. You know that four people in a cell is wrong.”

One said, “That’s bullshit.”

Two said, “Yeah, whatever.”

“All of you need to leave this cell.”

There was no response.

Four's name was on the door, so she said, “Who is Four.”

“I am.”

“I’m serious. You all need to leave this cell.”

Three got up and left with his food.

Two got up, stood outside the cell next to the officer and said, “She don’t know her job. You don’t need to listen to her. She’s new. She don’t know what she’s doin’.”

One kept saying, “Bullshit. I don’t need to leave.”

If inmates feel that they have a problem with an officer, they can complaint to the sergeant. Until then, follow orders no matter what.

I saw she was having a problem and went to assist. When I stepped over, they all quieted down. She ICR’ed One and Two for disobeying and being disorderly.

The problem was that she did not have to have all of them leave the cell. If one stepped out, she would’ve been doing her job and not had any hassle. She put them in a position for all of them to be against her. The policy was made to keep inmates from teaming up against each other, assaulting someone or being up to no good. These guys were just chilling out eating their chow.

She was a new officer and had a lot to learn, as we all do when we start. I remembered her from her being a student in the class I instructed during the academy. She was intelligent and would’ve risen up the ranks quickly.

She was very friendly and smiling all of the time; that was her biggest problem. When she was giving directives, she was smiling. This confused the inmates. Being disciplined by someone that is smiling made it seem to them that she was joking with them. At least that’s what they wanted to believe.

She had the balls to do her job, and that’s more than I can say about some of the people that were hired. Here she was standing her ground, alone, on the top gallery against four convicts. That takes guts. That’s the kind of officer this place needs. Unfortunately, she didn’t stay around very long.