Why is life expenctancy 58 for correction officers?

Question

Why is life expenctancy 58 for correction officers?

Answer 1

I have no idea if your information is correct, but I suspect strange working hours, bad diet and stress have some negative affect.

Answer 2

All prison guards that i have met ---are such pieces of c**p--- that is all god lets em have!

Answer 3

I don't think I believe your number, but I wouldn't doubt that it is much lower than the general population.  I would think that there are a significant level of suicides and murders.  I think that there is a lot of stress (mentally and physically) that tend to cause health issues.  I think there are some long irregular hours sometimes, that doesn't do anything good for you.  Probably lots of reasons.

Answer 4

Don't know about that exact prediction number but the hours can be terrible and the stress is outrageous. You are almost always in a flight or fight condition, with stress hormones pouring into your blood stream and not being used. It plays havoc on the body. Also since corrections is so bad it tends to get people from lower economic classes, trying to make good. Their basic health may have not been that good growing up, as a demographic group.

I was a cop in a very big dangerous city for 29 years and there is no way I could do corrections work. Way to scary for me.

Answer 5

I've got a friend who did some time in prison and when he got out i asked him all sorts of questions about what goes on inside those institutions ..... my friend stated that many of the guards are actually angry and jealous of the prisoners, cause the prisoners get many benefits paid , such as social programs, health programs, higher education programs, work out in the gym, have friends and lovers sending packages and visiting .... according to my con friend, many of the prisoners have more special attention & get a higher education than the gaurds, which leads to envy , which leads to stress, which leads to a shorter life span.