Spouses of Correctional Officers
From the wife of an officer at Attica State
Prison, New York:
I worry every day when my husband leaves the
house because you never know what is going to
happen. The fact that he works at Attica, where
a major riot occurred, weighs heavy on my mind.
You can be a great, experienced, and diligent
officer but you never know if something will
happen. It is out of your control to some
extent.
The fact that there is no real contact with the
outside world while he is at work is fearful.
You really don't know what is going on "behind
those walls" all day.
Most of the time my husband does not share any
stories about work. He feels it is better the
least I know. More ammunition for me to worry
about!! I agree with him to some degree but need
to know some information so that I know what/how
he is feeling.
Just a few days ago he was assaulted by an
inmate with a TV. The guy went off and was
flailing a TV around while holding the cord
trying to hit him. He actually got hit in the
arm before he finally subdued the guy. He has a
cut and a bruise. How scary is that? It goes to
show you that no matter how much time you have
on the job, things will inevitably still happen.
As we all know, it is a very dangerous, life
threatening job.
If there is one thing I learned it is that
anything can and will happen at any time. You
can only hope they are alert, aware and educated
enough on how to handle the situation properly
and safely WHEN it does occur.
As he leaves each morning I say a little prayer
that he is safe and sound all day and when he
arrives back home at the end of his day, I give
a sigh of relief and thank God he has returned
safe and sound.
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