Families of Prisoners Support Group
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Wow this is the 2nd time in the last 3 weeks that the prison my man's at has gone on lockdown this time they aren't allowing phone calls or visits for the last week. We saw him a week ago, but haven't heard anything since. I did call the counselor again and he's doing fine. Just missing him, this happened a few weeks ago too and when it was over I visited with him twice and one week and he got to call a few times that week. Gotta love this life time. It brings you all the way up when you are having good communication with them then then this lockdown crap brings you all the way down in the dumps. I just keep re-reading letters imagining his voice looking at his pictures. Remembering things from our last conversation, planning for the future. He better know through all this that I must love him! Although of course no one is forcing me to be there. I do love him despite these obstacles.
The number one goal of any prison environment is security.
When it is foggy, they have a lockdown because the fog would make it easier to escape.
If there is a true escape or even an attempt, they lock down the entire prison until they do an investigation.
Whenever there is a stabbing, they lock everyone down and look for the weapon.
Whenever someone really gets beaten up, they lock the entire institution down. Then they come into each cell and check each inmates knuckles. If the knuckles are scuffed up, then that gives them reason to believe that that inmate was in the fight.
During an institutional shakedown, they lock everyone down. They then go through everyone's cell---every cell in the entire prison--- and look for contraband, drugs, etc. They usually take all day to do this, so nobody goes to work or any classes. Usually they have COs from some of the surrounding prisons to come in and help with the massive shakedown.
And you are correct, they might even do a lockdown at times when they are short on staff members, although I never saw that. At the medium I was at there was only two COs for my pod, which had 160 inmates. So you can see how understaffed they are.
For the first couple of days during a lockdown, there will be no mail---incoming or outgoing---and no canteen, and of course, no phone calls. If the lockdown stretches out for over two or three days, they will have mail service and accept a canteen list. But nobody comes or leaves the cell for any reason.
Lockdowns are nice for a day or so. An inmate can sleep, write letters, or watch TV. After that, it becomes bothersome.
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