New Correctional Officer Janelle Jackson example essay topic

Ethics in Corrections The Colorado Department of Corrections has very explicated rules on not having personal relationships with inmates. They can be found on the internet at Colorado Department of Corrections web site web They can also be found at the Colorado Corrections Department of Personnel 4 CCR 801 Personnel Board Rules and Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures web Chapter 6 R-6-9, States the Department of Corrections prohibits correctional officers from having sexual relation with inmates. This is even taught at the department of corrections training academy. The one thing the department of corrections did not teach the female correctional officer is some of the male inmates are (Real Studs).

Some of these men have been working out with weights for years. They will build their bodies with huge mussels, and are very good looking men. These men have also learned to be very good con men. They could sweet talk most women out of anything. There was a new correctional officer Janelle Jackson, (not her real name), Janelle is a very pretty woman. Janelle was taught the code of conduct for a correctional officer, and knew them well.

These regulations can even be found on the internet, and was taught at the training academy. Janelle fell for a supper smooth talking, mussel bound inmate stud. Janelle had a sexual relationship with an inmate. This became known from an investigation started by Jimmy Jones (not his real name), Correctional Officer 11 (Sergeant), and Colorado Department of Corrections. Jones worked in the segregation unit, and had to read all in coming mail.

One letter had some wording that Jones had heard spoken by some one he know before. After thinking for many days about who he had heard say these words, it came to light, that he had heard them from Janelle Jackson. Janelle was sending the inmate money to be put on his books. She also sent pictures of cars, houses, and people, but was very careful to make sure that there was not a picture of her. The way some of the talk in the letters went Jones put it all together that gave evidence this was Janelle. One letter talked about how Janelle had hurt her arm.

Another talked about a base ball game. This could not have been any base ball game because of the way the game was played, and the ending. This was a base ball game played by the Correctional Facility and the County Sheriffs Department. One letter tied it all together. This was when Janelle said she had a twin sister.

Janelle did have a twin sister and she also worked at the same correctional facility as a correctional officer. Janelle was using an allies name in the letters and in the mailing address. The letters were mailed from Colorado Springs with a return address at post office box. Jones made sure that he read every letter that Janelle sent and after two months, he finely had enough proof to take to his captain.

The captain started an investigation through the department. Janelle was taken to a hearing board and presented with the evidence. Janelle did not deny the charges. Janelle was made special due to her being female (this was what many of the other correctional officers thought). The out come of the hearing showed this. Janelle was given the opportunity to resign.

If this was a male officer that had done this unethical thing he would have had criminal charges brought against him and been fired. One year after this incident there was a Major at the women's correctional facility in Canyon City Colorado, That had sexual relations with a woman inmate and had criminal charges brought against him and this even made the news. Jones continued to monitor the inmates' mail, and found that Janelle was still writing letters to this inmate. Janelle and the inmate made plans to set up housekeeping in Colorado Springs.

Janelle got a new job in Colorado Springs, rented a house, and was still sending the inmate money to be put on his account. The letters showed that Janelle was going to help this inmate with his parole hearing, which was coming up at the end of the year. Any one with common sense and not struck by the love bug, and of the smooth talk of a criminal stud would not have to be embarrassed by this unethical situation. This also makes for another ethical situation. The decision of the Department of Corrections to gave this correctional officer the option to resign, instead of bringing criminal charges against her, like they would have done if this was a male officer. This case was the talk of the State Correctional Facility for a long time.

The main talk was no criminal charges were brought against Janelle. This inmate had a hard time brought against him by the correctional officers, for having brought down a correctional officer. Jones made sure that the inmate got linen that had holes in them, meals that were missing deserts, cold showers, the last of the line for phone use, and the last of the line for the hour out of the cell each day. This ritual was carried on by the other officers also.

Things were done to try and make this inmate go off the handle so he would get write ups to help with his parole hearing. But to the other inmates this guy was a hero.

Bibliography

Colorado Corrections Department of Personnel 4 CCR 801 Personnel Board Rules and Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures web Chapter 6 R-6-9, Colorado Department of Corrections web site web Sterling: University Of Phoenix - Ethics in Corrections CA 410.