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Personal Statement: A Career As A Correctional Officer

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For most of my life I have been curious about what it was like inside of a jail or prison. Of course I never wanted to be an inmate, but I was interested in seeing it through the eyes of a Correctional Officer. About four years ago, I met Jess Greenlee at an anime convention and immediately we became friends, she was still in college at the time to become a correctional officer, and boy did I have questions for her. Throughout these four years, Officer Greenlee knew of my curiosity, so when the time came to do my job shadow, she was the first person to step up to the plate. I did not know just how much I would like the repetitive job that Jess does every single day. I had a great time interacting with the Inmates, other Officers and working Jpod. Part of me lingers in that jail, slightly drawing me towards this career choice.

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