How To Become A Prison Guard?

Question

Been watching some prison show's lately on tv, and find it quite interesting. Was just curious as to what schooling or what does it take to become a prison guard?

Answer 1

It is easy. You apply to depatment of correction of that state, you take the exam. Most state require you to have a high school diplomal or GED. I took the exam at delaware state and i passed.  

Answer 2

go to college, join the sheriff department and when you graduate their academy, they'll put you directly to prison guard, may last 5-10 years as one

Answer 3

I agree. You can go to your states department of corrections website and research career opportunities. Apply for the position that you want and they send you to school/training. My father has been a prison guard (ahem, I mean "correctional officer") for the past 15 years. He only had to go through six weeks of training. They do continuing education every year so that the guards may keep up with their skills and the state laws.

Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Please do keep in mind that those shows have scripts and that it may be a lot more intense than on television :)  For general career info:  http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search 'correctional officers' or such.

Additional information:  http://www.aca.org

Please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools such penn foster, US career, stratford career, ITT tech, university of phoenix, capella, kaplan, strayer, keiser, everest, devry, walden and others as they are merely out to 'make a profit':  http://www.capellauniversitysucks.us

http://www.ripoffreport.com and can type into search.

US colleges:  http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ