Full Series: KSAT Investigates takes you inside a Texas prison during a lockdown

[@beachbum1523]

There is absolutely no way so much contraband could find its way into any prison system without the help of corrupt guards and prison staff.

[@None-ef6nf]

You're absolutely correct. The story references this issue @06:42

[@bobbobsin3202]

Are you aware of drones?...😂

[@mariagriffith2313]

I agree. Prison guards and staff should be searched. I know an inmate who knows lots of drugs come in through guards.

[@michaelbrorman3660]

That's how the majority gets inside is the officers

[@bertrandlewis4906]

Gee, you think? Most prisons/jails with contraband get stuff brought by staff.

[@sirjames7800]

In 2017, i was at Formby unit and i was amazed from all the contraband they had in their. I've learned a lot from that experience. I have not been back since. I am now a productive member of society.

[@elizabethhenthorn8570]

My sister worked there. The problem is that TDCJ hires just about anyone, and the wardens and other high ranks don't walk the floors and get involved in their employees. My sister felt she couldn't trust her fellow CO's.

[@Janjanbobaney]

I’ve heard that on the prison show on KPFT. They hire anyone off the street and they quit daily or are super lazy and corrupt. when someone dies in prison they always say it was natural causes when it was because they were beaten by guards. I’ve heard all of this on the prison show

[@jamestran2056]

never allow any of your female family members work at a prison....... NEVER

[@jamesphillips5868]

That can be said for any job that doesn’t require you to have a degree. Easy work for the most part…do your rounds, count heads, go home. Horrible job for a female though.

[@princeismypitbull5432]

You don't trust anyone working at a prsion

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

The biggest problem as to hiring is where prisons have been built--away from town--and the state doesn't pay moving expenses. It's up to the lege to provide raises, but Texas doesn't keep up with the cost of living. Texas is a lousy employer.

[@michaelcurtis8515]

Did 17 years flat at Wynne..released in 2002 and haven't looked back since.

[@kishascape]

Nice. You were released back during the peak era of computer gaming.

[@DLo336]

Did you know Dr Larry? Did 42 in TDC.

[@noeinfantejr8269]

I done 11 years flat at the wynne unit before I go to transferred, 1989 to 2007.

[@LordOfThePancakes]

Once a criminal, always a criminal. Give it some time m8, you’ll be back. And hopefully sooner than later.

[@LordOfThePancakes]

@@noeinfantejr8269you have no place walking around freely in society. You belong in a prison cell

[@AlfonsoFlores-lz1su]

I did 4 years in Texas prison system and had to do 4 more years on parole and if it wasn't for the prison library that had books on drug abuse and alcohol abuse and how to help your self while in prison and going to church and memorizing scriptures and praying all the time I don't I would have made it this far in life 29 years without alcohol and 29 years without eleagal drugs I have a full time job and a savings account and I go to church every Sunday and do Bible study after work and I no longer live in Texas I believe a change in states and a fresh start for me in life has made me a better man in society My advice to any prisoner is you have to dream of turning your life around and going to church to find Jesus Christ and studying the word every chance you get and lurning to stay to your self and hold a job and always be think full for that and all always pay your bills on time and you'll make it off parole and as soon as you get off parole leave Texas and never look back

[@cynthiadavid5282]

Love my freedon so sweet living the good life

[@cynthiadavid5282]

All meals should be in bags

[@Kaotik199O]

Beautiful testimony.... God bless you brother 🙏🏻

[@sonjarutkowsky4140]

Lol they all find Jesus one in prison !

[@popnson1039]

Dang. I'm glad I've been out since 2010. Spend 5 years in TDC. Was hectic. But glad God provides.

[@justright6457]

🙏🏼

[@MichaelPeet-j1f]

You're a loser and will be back! 😅

[@_Meng_Lan]

Well done ❤

[@JoeySavage]

Glad I never been to jail thank God I appreciate my freedom God keep me away from jail amen

[@ChrsSpencer-kp9xn]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skw19901]

@JoeySavage l agree man. Keep your nose clean and you should be fine.

[@LordOfThePancakes]

God is not here 👹

[@wayneshumake5221]

16 flat... Been on this Unit. Have a close Brother Reyes Mendieta there doing Life. So many of these Men deserve another chance🙏

[@bradleyhendricks8606]

Legit .... ANY crime outside of hurting children or unmotivated acts of extreme violence shouldn't hold a life sentence. The prison system was supposed to be designed to "rehabilitate" criminals ... NOT to permanently house them. Problem is all these prisons get paid per inmate...More inmates with longer sentences=more money. The whole system is corrupt as can be.

[@captainmeowzers]

Is it possible to make a boring documentary in the most dangerous place on earth? KSAT: yes

[@IlovetheAnaconda]

The majority of Contraband is being brought in by guards and free staff💯

[@breadm8101]

Visitors*

[@JuarezDerrick]

​@@breadm8101 nope only little is brought in by visitors. Anyone that has been to TDC knows that the staff brings it in!

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

I am not a guard .

[@LordOfThePancakes]

Ok? You should mind your own business & keep it pushin.

[@YoUnOkNoWoK]

Someone on that jail staff is smuggling these items in.. It’s that easy so find them!

[@MrMidnight92_]

Gangs run the prisons and go amount of staff are affiliated or bought.

[@raymondmcclendon5206]

This unit is the most laid back unit in the whole Texas prison system

[@ghostwriter1415]

What about The Telford Unit?

[@alexander1902]

Garza West was whenever I visited.

[@richierichjohnson1709]

Wynne unit is not a laid back unit

[@RoseanneSeason7]

They should have went to Beto unit

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Boyd is a laid back unit

[@oldschoolplanet5896]

Good series need more thanks

[@easerone1651]

Signed for 3 yrs TDC back 2009 , I learned my lesson for sure. 1.Garza west unit 2.Byrd unit 3.Ferguson unit

[@jahvincikingdamani4718]

HOW MUCH TIME YOU DO ON THAT 3 PIECE?

[@P.mario92]

@@jahvincikingdamani4718 just stay out the way bro

[@kevinbrooks1104]

​@@jahvincikingdamani471836 mounths

[@stanmnews]

Ferguson still as bad as they say❓

[@JuarezDerrick]

​@@jahvincikingdamani4718 being that he went to Ferguson unit, he was probably acting up so he did the whole three 😂

[@wabasher3168]

10:04 Wow. Ive did time with Ramon. Didn't talk to him often, but I remember him well. One thing I remember about him that he was a very positive guy and was always smiling! Seeing him in this video made me both happy and sad..happy that he's alive and looking well, and sad that he's still there "11 YEARS" after I left. I don't know what he was in there for, but if anyone was worth enough to be set free, it would be most DEFINITELY HIM. And he hasn't aged at all except for a little more gray 🤣! Hopefully one day he'll be free. Not only he's needed for guidance in there, but he would be a perfect inspiration on the outside, and worth more to society 💯

[@AlamoCityPatriot]

He's in there for capital murder on a life sentence. He will be up for parole in 2037

[@richardpuentes2935]

What was he's last name I have brother name Ramon and doing alot of time

[@AlamoCityPatriot]

@@richardpuentes2935 Ramirez

[@viralvinny]

Did you know Chief, his name was Larry Gillispie He had life and was an old timer but was on the Wynne unit for 15 years before he got moved to a prison with more elderly people

[@WizardsPath-if5oq]

Does prison r@pe happen alot in Texas?

[@Zaydawg400]

Wynn unit is a educational unit its nothing like beto or Ferguson

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

Or ALLRED FERGUSON AND Eastham

[@RoseanneSeason7]

💯

[@BSMusic2024]

Correctional officers be the ones that bring most of that stuff in.

[@cynthiadavid5282]

Sometimes the guards are as crooked as the prisioners

[@cynthiadavid5282]

The scumbags know the system they make shanks they know how to bring drugs from the outside in to the prision they smuggle phones in they known the in and outs

[@Closeuperrthang]

Wish they would comment on the extreme heat harsh living conditions and cruel acts toward inmates

[@BIGMIKE-k3d]

Don't forget about all the racist cowardly corrections officers.

[@Closeuperrthang]

@@BIGMIKE-k3d Cuero tx has the most racist outside yard squad lt and sgt

[@alextijerina1284]

@users. That is an ambiguous comment. You don't have angels in prison and it can be a dangerous jobs for guards dealing with sociopaths all day.

[@alextijerina1284]

Don't do the crime, won't do the time.

[@Closeuperrthang]

Some time the sociopaths are the people who work there I seen guards show up to work drunk and on Xanax or pain killers there the ones bringing the drugs phones and lord knows what else so u can say some inmates and guards are very alike only difference one gets paid minimum wage in 100 degree weather and the other is doing time in 100 degree weather

[@Str8Bidness]

Oh man! My Alma mater! Wynne was my first unit and where I cut my teeth as a CO. One of the oldest max units, it "wuddn't no joke," as they'd say. 28 years since I walked those runs, and was down with my Hommies. This is where I learned that respect is earned and not just given. That "firm fair and consistent," isn't just a slogan, but the real path to self respect. That when the court sentenced even the worst people in society, that they took away their time, and not their humanity. I spent the next 24 years in SAFP and the things I learned here made my career fruitful in helping men fight their demons of addiction. Seeing this video brought back a flood of memories. Stay down and stay safe my Bros. And Sisters.

[@The88Cheat]

SAFP was the hardest time I did lol. The programming was so dumb.

[@sirjames7800]

​@@The88CheatI hate SAFP it's nothing but a snitching camp.

[@Str8Bidness]

I saw SAFP change so many lives. When one of my ex Residents come up to me and shake my hand and introduce me to they're families and tell me about how fruitful their lives are now, I can't help but feel pride in what I did, and proud for them. My family has lost so much to addiction and to "give it back," helped me heal from my pain from it. Hope you're doing well, and hope your family are doing well also. @@The88Cheat

[@dadc14]

Lmfao SAFP is fkd. Hate to say it but on Units most of you CO’s aren’t fair at all. Your typically a bunch of people that are out of shape and decided to get a job where they could exert some authority. Right up until we put them hands on you, then you got your act right or stopped working there. Not saying you were like that, but lots are..

[@unsilent369]

My first unit of assignment too. 1987

[@ericcurley14]

You can’t stop the hustle. Only slow it for a moment.😂😂😂

[@GetsumJ]

Tablets, Programs, Stimulus Checks, Medical care, Meals. Just curious, what to homeless vets get?

[@jahvincikingdamani4718]

FREEDOM

[@lisagilmore6311]

​@@jahvincikingdamani4718 really freedom you azz. We suffer with wounds poisoning from where we fought and get little pay for 20 yrs. Freedom you say well if you ever find yourself poor homeless and hungry see if your freedom keeps you warm or fills your belly or puts money in your pocket.

[@redmanrm1]

Black privilege. Everything is free

[@redmanrm1]

@@jahvincikingdamani4718hilarious.

[@alexander1902]

@@redmanrm1like your mother.

[@mariuskuhrau761]

I saw a documentary some time ago about a big prison in Singapore. The inmates cells are thoroughly searched each morning and any type of contraband or not following the prison rules, will lead to additional corporal punishment and added prison time. Their cells must also be cleaned by the inmates and all items in the cell, must be displayed in the correct order before the morning inspection. 👍👍

[@ErikS-]

0:32 - "Caution use handles" ... And just watch how the door is opened😂

[@AlamoCityPatriot]

😂

[@amsterdamave9186]

I been through alll this it’s not pleasing stay out of trouble u don’t wanna go through this believe me

[@terripham379]

Out of curiosity, do you experiece any mental health effect during and after that? I'm trying to do a research paper on this topic 🤔

[@JesusFelan]

​@@terripham379no issues with me, its in my past, I've moved on with my life.

[@memecash1987]

That will never stop I did 5 years at tdcj drugs will never be stop so have fun

[@scubasteel8411]

Cell phones don’t fit in the mail lol

[@johnfkennedy8281]

For everyone asking if the COs are being searched and looked into the answers are yes. I still talk to inmates that I did time with and they tell me TDC is taking this very serious and investigating all employees

[@jamaalking4007]

Stimulus checks. Why. They Have a debt to pay. Housing isn’t free. Give the $ back to the tax payers.

[@_Meng_Lan]

Gosh im glad im not in usa with medieval merciless ungodly people with your attitude

[@Cr33kNDN254]

It’s sad to think people will never leave those walls

[@Ruben-tn4cv]

New staff, new building, new appreciation

[@dc-hn9nj]

They should of went to Darrington unit horrible living conditions there.

[@Welcome2TexasPodcast]

Did my time in medium custody. In 2001 Not as violent as other texas prisons. But you were able to make money cash money. Everyone was making money at that unit. Trustees were making a killing as they were Almost keeping half of each drop.

[@johnfkennedy8281]

Well damn just expose the whole game why don't ya lol

[@dwayneclemons5497]

At 5:45: they should make sure that they'd investigate those officers too. Because I know from experience. I am a ex con. I've served 5 years in TDCJ-ID. And part of my sentence was served on the Wynne Unit, in Huntsville, Texas. I was in Ad. Seg. Those officers try their best to make your life miserable and will assault you. They try their best to provoke you, via extreme and abusive harassment. And I'm talking about the ranking officials as well. It's so typical that the prisons only talks about "how dangerous the inmates are." But never speak on "the corruption of the administration itself." So typical! But I know better.

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

There is corruption in every agency. No different than a dirty cop on the streets. TDCJ is cleaning house.

[@FrankPerez-b3k]

Ur right abt. They never talk Abt the way the officers like to provoke the prisoners so they can bite them down n then press charges on them. I talk from experience. I've done 29 yrs in prison, in different unit n also got bitten down by several sert team officers twice in one day just cuz I wrote a grievance on one of the officers.

[@JayyyyRdz23]

As an ex-correctional officer.. its on the inmates. Ive seen COs be tempted because of financial troubkes, and inmates are quick to jump on it. I was offered 7k to bring in a "couple sheets of paper"

[@daveb2280]

I once worked in a county facility as a C.O. and had access to emergency access keys (Folger Adam type). There was one key that could open all of the doors manually with this key and could lead you out of the jail. I was offered $1 million for that key by a Crip leader who was facing serious time on his charges. I laughed it off and told me "you know I can't do that." I was given a lot of respect by the Crips after that. I never turned that inmate in to intelligence or wrote him up for it where he could have faced serious internal consequences (Ad-Seg., restricted jail movement, etc...) and possible bribery or escape charges.

[@dalescates8128]

Same here! The inmates know the COs are under paid. I worked Ferguson unit in 2015. You couldn’t live on what were were paid. I think Tdcj should be one of the higher paying state jobs considering what the officers deal with daily. And yes they Should be more selective in who they hire. The only real qualification to get hired is to be able to count…. Seriously

[@nononsense7729]

I can’t believe they left her in there with those yoga pants on. I worked in a prison and the one I worked at would have never left her in there with those on.

[@eddiev1548]

Why is inmates getting stimulus checks?🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bryanthefishermanbaker4961]

They should take care of the inmates they are there to protect them

[@kevinbrooks1104]

All of those sack lunches sitting out in the Teaxs heat

[@johnberry2597]

Been to this unit. Did about 5 years at the trusty camp

[@trxcummins7388]

He said that Mill is one of the biggest pipelines on how to get contraband into the prison that's false one of the biggest pipelines is the actual guards that work there

[@yunggoon504]

Drone drops is crazy

[@adriennesiggers6998]

They need to put air conditioning in ALL PRISONS!!!

[@adriennesiggers6998]

@@angelawhite7140 my son is in a Texas prison 😭 and the things that he has to go through being there,breaks my heart. I am trying to find help with his case.

[@jennysmith3906]

Coming in 2 years the Governor approved it

[@hamber99]

​@angelawhite7140 Inflation is real and even so, my husband has two fans and it's blowing hot heat 120 degrees heat index.😢 I pray they do, too... 🙏🏽

[@jarrettgreen7628]

@@angelawhite7140 no it doesn't. They give them to you if you can't afford it.

[@judgem9757]

​@jennysmith3906 really?

[@Gobacktomexiconow]

The guards bring it in, it only looks difficult for the cameras, drug dogs are never around

[@gmac8852]

Drug dogs only alert when handler tells them to.

[@lastcall3366]

Are the Correctional Officers and Staff being thoroughly checked and searched?

[@johnfkennedy8281]

Yes, they are being searched and investigated as well. TDC is taking this very serious from what I heard from inmates I still stay in contact with

[@LadybugT75]

no, the staff is acting like they're searching and checking but they're really not because they're all in on it. I know someone who is locked up and has been in there for seven years now and I can tell you right now 90% of the drugs and cell phones are coming in from the guards. These guards are making a kill'n from these inmates. These inmates that are addicted to drugs are in high heaven right now! with that being said, no one is learning any lessons at all because they use drugs on the outside and they could care less if they get locked up because they know that when they get locked up, they will still have access to drugs, regardless, so getting in trouble means nothing to them anymore. Also, they do have drones. I know this for absolute fact that are flying in drugs and cell phones. But most of it is through the guards that is an absolute fact!!!

[@philliphall5198]

It’s crazy but after 20 plus years of working there you can spot the new officers that will be fired for bringing in drugs and stuff It’s a sicking feeling knowing they don’t belong there

[@RoseanneSeason7]

It's the female guards who hide the dope in their privates

[@Wero812]

Crazy I was in this unit they got everything there I got out 2 months ago from doing 2 years

[@jennysmith3906]

What is scary and about that this is that this has not been done since 2008!!! It should be every 6 months at RANDOM w/o gaurds knowing Most of them are just as crooked and dangerous as the inmates. Probably worse!!

[@samueladams9471]

He said they haven’t done a state wide lockdown since 08 each unit does two a year

[@williambrown2830]

At least two a year and when certain housing areas are being knuckleheads, fighting, assaulting officers,etc... they get locked down for 2-4 weeks. The longest I ever saw was 8 months!

[@drebearsfruit]

Jenny are you from Texas?

[@jennysmith3906]

@@drebearsfruit yes! I live in Huntsville Texas where we are surrounded by Prisons and more to the North south east and west!! I got family inside prison and family that work for prisons. Family they are lawyers and family that are the Police…. I stand by what I said 💯

[@drebearsfruit]

@@jennysmith3906That’s awesome! And yeah I agree with what you said 100%. It’s the only way really. Too much goes on inside that never gets discovered. Unfortunately I had the pleasure of serving 18 months at Hutchins unit in Dallas when covid started…My first and last time in a Texas prison. Horrible. But it’s also definitely a deterrent for anyone who is serious about turning their life around. I live in Plano now and I am done with that lifestyle. Can I ask what you do for a living?

[@latejana737]

Great piece KSAT 12.

[@Jelliott424]

I bet it was crazy when all those guys got stimulus checks

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

I know those inmates were killing on her . She knows what she is doing.

[@Sawdust-f4p]

😅😅

[@mule9248]

Code 20

[@philliphall5198]

What is worse is having to work with her all day 😢

[@WutUpWattz]

When he said offender... I got offended

[@9013mt]

No sweetheart in Texas what first stands out when you pull up to THIS prison is the RED BRICKS. These certain prisons arnt like the rest in Texas. These inmates have a lot of time.

[@Noneedy]

Officers bring most of that in. That’s the bottom line

[@jasonjennings4349]

There was A guy that knew a friend of my cousin that told his brother that prisons rely so much on technology these days that they have forgotten about the old ways of getting things into prison. One guy be weavin up jonts in his hair and dont never be checking dat junk. Knoves in.

[@legion6277]

Coffield unit...4th tier was 124 degrees during the summer and many lockdowns with people wheeled out under a sheet pretty often.

[@gongutierrez4748]

Whatt they can have tables now..i was Inconsorated in 2004 been out sence 2008 n thank God i haven't stepped a foot back in prison,,,

[@Clinton-i7j]

I was on Wynne unit 7 years ago

[@nfntnightmare]

They need to put some A.C in all the units

[@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

And we had another Escape from the Texas Clemens Prison just South of Houston. Seems like every few years one or more figure out a way to escape. The Guard's are bringing in the Contraband & everyone knows this. It comes straight from the Prisoners mouth 😅

[@Bigballer8585]

i was locked up wen we were on 23&1 there’s NO WAY he was “found” in his cell during lockdown guards do rounds every 30 mins 💯💯💯💯💯

[@stephaniemariejacks4201]

God I Pray to keep my them all safe and stand together safely be each other's Strength till it's time to go home. Give them comfort.

[@jonathanthompson5084]

You should talk to the not hand picked inmates in their cells burning up

[@alextijerina1284]

@Jonathantomposon5084. They are all burning up including the guards.

[@jonathanthompson5084]

@@alextijerina1284 the guards all huddle in the pickets where there is a/c 🙄

[@alextijerina1284]

@@jonathanthompson5084 You do know that being a guard is like Babysitting as one CO told me. So yea I can see then huddle where there is A/C.

[@Formula455SD]

That jail looks shameful all old and filthy. Should be ashamed to keep even convict in a place like that .

[@Pelon-r8j]

Nah, Darrington Unit is worse…

[@trab5933]

6500 understaffed 90+ million spend on WHAT?

[@Jelliott424]

Good question

[@scubasteel8411]

They don’t mention the guards at all lol

[@SMGVL]

My dad Is in this jail I pray for him

[@johnstanton5013]

I did lockdown at Holliday until across from wynne unit and during lockdown it goes dorm to dorm or tier to tier pretty much you won't leave the tier or dorm. Holliday is open dorm and wynne is a tier 3 unit

[@hook4116]

The Holliday inn

[@johnstanton5013]

@@hook4116 lmao yup

[@ericsaucedo9290]

Guards used to charge 50$ for a pack of cigarettes an 200for a oz of weed an if u wanted some time with a woman 300$ there not tell the truth this is a show to entertain

[@jarrettgreen7628]

You're not wrong. Hell all anyone has to do is drive by a prison and see the cars the crooks I mean guards are driving, no way that can afford those making cless than a McDonald's employee

[@iloveschicken6527]

Fuking wow man! 😲

[@johnstanton5013]

Dude 3 female guards got pregnant by the same inmate for free they was putting money on his commissary the whole time and knew about each other

[@robertminter3520]

I just left that unit 5 days ago lmao did 2 years in tdc

[@DesmondEliora-sb7hi]

this facility needs to be renovated

[@g-dcomplex1609]

right on big texas

[@kevinsayes]

Maybe we shouldn’t incarcerate everyone and their dog in this country and we wouldn’t have to devote so many resources. Scandinavian countries provide a concrete example of how to lower recidivism. Most these men need mental health treatment, esp addicts, not prison. As soon as we can get Protestant, or really all religious influence out of our legislatures, stop locking people up for “sins,” we can start to move forward as a modern, secular society, and have a much higher quality of life. Do your own research; it’s why incarceration rates are so high. The most secular countries on earth have much higher quality of life, lower incarceration and recidivism rates, and the list goes on.

[@jamestran2056]

how do you think that most contraband enters these units???????????????? GUARDS

[@cynthiadavid5282]

Guards are sometime as crooked as the inmates

[@Theideaman]

What I like to know are they pursuing criminal charges on those letters where they find contraband. Should be fairly easy to find them they have the name, address, etc. on the envelope of where it came from!!

[@readyeddie2065]

Yeah because of course they’re going to put their actual return address 😂

[@Theideaman]

@readyeddie2065 In that case, the person receiving it shouldn't receive the contents of what was sent! And that should be made law in all prisons!!

[@readyeddie2065]

@@Theideaman good idea ideaman 💡

[@Buttersausage]

Corrupt corrections officer bring all the contraband back

[@TheCanineclub]

all kinds of ways besides guards but yes they are one problem I don't care what they do they will get it in

[@CalvinCrawford-k9w]

4yrs done on This unit

[@kevinbrooks1104]

The hardest thing in the world, is learning to provide yourself with forgiveness. You have done yourself wrong by making bad choices. So during the personal development phase , you get mad at the one in the mirror , questioning how did I let myself get so low

[@heimdallblows179]

Ha! Ol Wynne Unit....myself and a couple of buds hacked out of there in 96 to 98. Right under their noses. Now they give tablets....LOL

[@JJ-ub4ih]

The state jails are worse than ID units..😂

[@3dogmom]

at one point I worked within the mail system at TDCJ- just when you think you'd seen it all- trust me, you haven't 😳😳

[@thisissparta8884]

That is coming in by the guards mostly.

[@kevinwilson7622]

Mail tampering is contagious within the penal system, and drug/cell phone smuggling is ongoing.

[@Tucker-vy9lp]

Why are they not looking into the co there there the reason inmates have all this stuff

[@GasMaskParade]

My boy Colt!!

[@MaximoLopez-c3f]

I did 15 years in TDCJ and the state of Texas comes out with all kinds of technology to track down drugs, phones and etc. but you need to remember a convict come out with different ways to get them items inside the facilities and they convicts will get them inside so good luck on trying too stop it, and good luck homies do y'all's best on getting what y'all want inside peace ✌️ brothers

[@teflon_da1]

Correctional Officers not “guards”.

[@teresalovato]

I worked there nearly 30 years. For one thing it’s not enough pay for the dangerous job that it is. I don’t really think you can pay a Correctional Officer enough. Secondly they are so short staffed priorities have to be made. When you have to feed 100 inmates twice during your shift, cell by cell that takes up a lot of time. Escorting medical personnel for pills and insulin. Escorting any non security staff that come in your pod for business eats up more time. Conducting continuous security check’s in between all that is damn near impossible. Also it takes special people to work successfully in that environment. That is why people do not stay. Having to deal with people spitting on you, throwing pee and crap at you, cussing you out for no reason just because they can is tough. I never had that done to me, but I know plenty that did. It’s a tough world in there. Then you have guards that abuse their authority. To me a guard is someone that don’t do their jobs. Correctional Officers are professional that do their jobs and earn the respect of all, inmates and staff. Not many of those left.

[@Thegoldenchild2020]

Never tell nobody when you about to get free

[@gloriagarza2873]

It cost the people money to feed the inmates!!!!

[@reimannx33]

Drugs in the bible? Good to know they found jesus the same way many pastors do.

[@bdub0983]

The majority of contraband like drugs and phones come in through the staff. The mail is maybe 5% of it.

[@TRoc-me3re]

Yea it’s not costing tdcj it cost the inmate and the guards are the ones idiots

[@edward72810]

Imagine if some of them have pee stains on their bed from Wetting the bed still and it’s gonna get exposed on KSAT 12 news live 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@larrymiller3497]

Officers brings in most of the contraband and drugs.

[@NickCouchwvten]

What a smoke screen and bull we need a total rehall in state and federal prison

[@alvishunter263]

I'm an ex- officer of tdcj. It's the officer's bringing in the contraband.

[@kingpeta8322]

Hell on earth

[@stolnpckup]

That reporter is 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍.

[@henrykidd2172]

I worked at John Middleton Unit for 6 years.