Otis Gyrie
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231 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Jul
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I found help and comfort through proper medical care and support groups, and I wished that there was some way I could pass that on to these poor men.
Then, one day, I discovered how I could.
The guards at the front desk came to know me and some of my supervisory crew.
They didn't mind if we occasionally came inside the lobby to get out of the summer sun and use the restrooms or buy soda from one of the machines in the waiting room.
I was sitting in a chair one day, holding a cold bottle of Big Red to my forehead and
when I overheard two women talking nearby.
They were well-dressed and obviously not there as visitors.
I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but the few words I heard caught my attention.
Apparently they were volunteers at the prison, bringing the word of the Lord to the inmates confined inside.
I told them how much I admired their work and how I had a desire to help in a similar way.
And so they suggested that I apply for a position as a pastoral counselor in the unit.
Long story short, I did just that.
I had to go through some training, what I could and could not bring into the facility, what I could and could not say to the inmates, never share personal information or build friendships, and how to act when inside general population, walking and talking amongst the convicts.
It was all pretty much common sense.
For the first eight weeks or so, I had to be escorted in and out of the unit proper.
I would arrive, place my boots, keys, wallet, and such on a conveyor belt, turn over my briefcase for inspection, and walk through a metal detector.
Then one of the guards at the entrance to the general population would call up to the counselor's office, and someone would come down to get me.
During the eight weeks, I was fingerprinted, interviewed, and a federal background check was run on me.
Eventually, I was given a badge of my own and no longer needed an escort.
I learned many things in my first few months of volunteering.
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