The Question

"The Question" section brings together user-generated articles from our Facebook page based on questions we pose to our followers, as well as some of the best content we find on Quora, a question-and-answer website created, edited and organized by its community of users who are often experts in their field. The site aggregates questions and answers for a range of topics, including public safety. The questions and answers featured here on C1 are posted directly from Quora, and the views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of C1.

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What are some things about prison people could never guess?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, 'what are some aspects of incarceration that could not possibly be guessed at by someone who hasn't experienced it?' Michael Mortan, a Quora participant, g...
Why would someone choose to be a correctional officer?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "Why would someone choose to be a correctional officer?" Tim Dees, a retired law enforcement officer, gives his response below. Add your own thoughts in th...
How do female inmates bully each other?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "in female prisons, how do inmates bully each other?" Check out the anonymous response posted below, and add your own thoughts in the comments. My experien...
Are correctional officers trained similarly to police officers?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "are correctional officers trained similarly to police officers?" Deputy Sheriff Cameron McConnell with Mississippi County, Mo., gives his response below. ...
How do I become an executioner?
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A question posted recently to Quora asks, "How does one work their way into a job as an executioner?" Retired police officer Tim Dees gives his response below. In the U.S. prison system, there is n...
How are 'snitches' treated in prison?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "how are 'snitches' treated in prison?" Joseph Demerson, an inmate participating in San Quentin's 'Last Mile' program, gives his response below. Add your o...
In what ways could prison costs be reduced?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "In what ways could prison costs be reduced? In the U.S., more than two million people are in jail, which costs more than $22,000 per person, per year." Ti...
Has "Orange Is The New Black" changed perceptions of women in prison?
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A recent post to Quora asked, "Has 'Orange is the New Black' changed perceptions of women in prison?" OINTB star Uzo Aduba gives her response below; add your own in the comments. Absolutely, a firm...
What are the most dangerous makeshift prison weapons?
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One thing inmates have a limitless amount of is time to think
How do prison riots start/get resolved?
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In a recent post to Quora, a user asked "how do prison riots get started? How do they get resolved?" Check out the below response from Chung Kao, an inmate at San Quentin State prison and a partici...
Do correctional officers have a higher suicide rate?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "do correctional officers have a higher suicide rate than the rest of the population?" Check out the response from Michelle Ma below, and add your own resp...
What is the inmate "pecking order"?
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A question recently posted to Quora asks, "which inmates are the highest on the power chain? Which are the lowest?" Tim Dees, a retired patrol officer, gives his response below. Add your own in the...
In-person visitation: Good for inmate behavior, or contraband issue?
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Video visitation is great to prevent contraband, lower staffing needs and enact control over inmates, but are there downsides?
What are some life hacks for law enforcement?
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A recent question on Quora asked "What are some day to day life hacks that armed forces and law enforcement people know but civilians don't?" Check out the response from Tim Dees, a retired police ...
Top 10 correctional slang phrases
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Here are our 10 favorite correctional slang phrases, as provided by readers
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