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as for me one of my guys case worker is about as useless as they come & the other one he's good but does not always respond back to me but he helps my guy so guess thats all that matters

My fiance's case worker pretty much does nothing for him. He goes to her and she is either too busy, or doesn't do or help him with anything. He gets more help from some of the nicer guards there. This woman, is just collecting a paycheck.

I believe she does call him in to see her when he has to sign some sort of papers once in awhile, but otherwise, totally useless. And she really doesn't respond well to me if I contact her, so I don't.

I was thinking about applying for the position of my son's case worker. I believe I could sit around and do nothing and collect a pay check just as well as she does. His former case worker goes into the pod every so often, and has helped my son with things he has needed. His present one tells him outright to get out of her office, she doesn't have time for him.

In my many years of experience I have learned that case managers in prison are low wage paper shufflers. I would say "glorified paper shufflers" but glorified is a poor description of any prison staff member.

They are there to only manage an inmate's "jacket"---the name given to his files and records----and nothing else. They schedule 120 day reviews, oversee classification, mange the amount of security points an inmate has, which determines his custody level; they also get a small packet up for any parole board hearing.

What a case manager is NOT----

He or she is not an advocate for the inmate. Don't bother asking them to give you a favorable report or to stick their neck out for you regarding a parole situation, as they won't.

He or she is NOT the inmate's friend. The CM still works for the DOC or the BOP and if push comes to shove, the CM will throw an inmate under the bus without blinking an eye.

He or she----a CM---does NOT answer unreasonable requests.

So many people----sons, daughters, husbands, and BFs----in prison do not do well because they simply do not understand the system.

When I was in prison I knew a CM was worthless for my situation and I don't think I ever spoke to a CM but a few times in eight years. I knew what the entire DOC thing was about. After my false conviction, I had so much hatred toward the system that I NEVER spoke to a CM, a CO, or prison staff. I knew they were not on my side and I was going to have to work this out myself, which I did after eight years.

CMs are notorious for sitting in their chair all day playing Solitaire on the computer or otherwise wasting their time when they could be doing something to help the inmates.

The best compliment anyone can ever give a CM is that he or she does not harass the inmate or go out of his or her way to make things miserable for inmates; he or she just leaves them alone to serve their time.

To all the mothers, wives, GFs, and family members with loved ones in prison, here is my advice-----Don't expect much from a CM and you won't be disappointed when they refuse to help in any way.

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I think Rew described it exactly right from what I have heard from my fiance. His also has told him to get out of her office, she is BUSY.. which she isn't. He has seen her right after she did that, standing there laughing, and joking around with other staff out in the hallway.
Yet, if he has a problem, and goes to a CO, they send him to her. Which means NONE of them are worth anything.
I used to talk to some of the guards at the check in part, and they actually showed me the games they sat and played on the computer all of their shift, and looked up the weather, etc. NICE job, right. Yea MistyU, where do we apply for these jobs? Certainly shouldn't need a degree for that. I have one in Business Administration and am half done with my Criminal Justice Degree, but wouldn't even want to work in a prison and treat people like that.

Yes, i agree they do nothing to help the inmate. My husband had to ask his case manager about an application for visitation that was submitted as it had been over a month and nothing was said. She did tell him about a week after he asked that there was more information needed to complete the application. Gee if he wouldn't of asked we would never of known.
He sees his case manager once a year for his review as he puts it. It's a waste of his time to bother going to see her for anything as they do nothing to help you.
I also know from personal experience as i called and left her messages as i was trying to see if my daughter was able to see him as she was his victim and she wanted to see him. I NEVER got a call back from her. I even left message for the wardens office with no call back. I finally got a response after i sent an email to about 4 different people higher up in the system.

When the case worker had my application just sitting there on her desk, not doing anything with it, and somehow we found out, I went for the big guns. I contacted the Warden's office! I actually only got to talk to the assistant warden, ON THE PHONE.. and he looked into it and gee, my application was found, in a pile on her desk, and I was approved immediately. She had held it for weeks. Somehow these people still keep their jobs. If we did our work so crappy, we would be fired. Why they aren't, I don't know. Maybe it just took going to her boss, and thank god he was a decent man. But now, they got a new tougher jerk head Warden, so don't know what they are like now. Thank god I am already approved, and he will be moved, or coming home soon.

What is the difference between a case manager and a counselor?

A counselor is there to help them work through any problems and why they are there.
caseworker is there to help with there classifications parole and what unit there in also there (well hear they do) to sort problems like phones in the uint.

My son is going to be transferred to another prison and I want to make a request to a have him sent to a prison closer to me so I can visit more who would I address that to? The Counselor?

Billygoat-That's a question I can't answer. But I bet REW can.

My daughters case worker is a joke. She is mean to the prisoners and lied to me. She said my daughter couldnt have visitors. We didnt go on our assigned day because of her and my daughter sat in the visiting hall for 2 hours not knowing if we were dead or alive. This lady is just mean! I told my daughter to see her unit manager instead of ever going to case worker. Her unit manager has always been very helpful to her and I.

REW good answer! my daughters called in into the office just to tell her she is a drug addict and will be back with in a year after she is release. Told her she is working her programs and doesnt care. Also told her to leave her alone shes a pest. WHAT!!!! im shaking my head. My daughter wants to be clean and wants to get into programs and want to work but this woman is evil.

There is no difference between a counselor and a case manager. The names are interchangeable.

They like to use the term "counselor" as that is just a highfalutin name for a CM and denotes some professionalism or importance. There is no professionalism shuffling papers and treating inmates the way they do. Anyone who knows me knows I HATE when inmates or their families are mistreated; there is no reason for that and it is uncalled for.

They use "counselor" since counselor sounds like an educated person who is there to help or "counsel" individuals. They are neither educated and they are not there to help inmates.

CM's dislike inmates and are taught in their training that inmates are connivers, users, trash, and the scum of the earth. I am serious. The principal I worked for in education told me that when a new DOC employee goes to their two week training period before officially working at a prison, they are taught that inmates are just terrible human beings.

I stayed as far away from CMs as possible. I did not even want to associate with them. In Oklahoma we had a 120 day review every 3 months where the CM went over the inmate's custody level, security points, and days left to serve. I told my CM to just not bother and to slide all my paperwork under the door.

Most CMs are lazy people with few skills who could not find a job anywhere else. Why would they be working at a prison for such meager wages if they could find any other job?

My advice to inmates is this-----Just put your head down, make the best of it, and do your time. Don't expect any help from a CM as you probably won't receive any. That way you don't have to be angry when they treat you badly. If you avoid them, they don't have the opportunity to get under your skin and ruin your day.

One bad run in with the CM was enough to make me avoid them. A CM called me into his office one day and told me I had to take the SOTP---Sex Offender Treatment Program----since it was court ordered. I looked at him for a moment and said, "No, I am not about to take any of your two bit courses here since I am innocent. Why would I want to take such a DOC manufactured course if I am innocent?"

He went on to say "we think you are guilty" blah, blah, blah, and that taking the course was mandatory. I said, "Mandatory?? Listen, I was not guilty the day I was arrested, I was not guilty when I lost at trial, I was not guilty when I entered DOC custody, and guess what? I am STILL not guilty, I will never be guilty, and nothing you can say or any course you can make me take will make me guilty."

Well, I got thrown in lock up for 102 days for refusing to take the course. But I had to do what is right and stand for my principles. CMs want it all their way and become furious when an inmate tells them "no."

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Sorry few i was working on what happens hear case workers are different to councilor they actually bring the councils in from the outside. Our case workers for the most part do do the work there supposed to do especially when there up for parole.