Sergeant James Booker

Because if you think about it, you got some of the most ruthless guys that you would ever know. Every guy you see on Channel 6, 7, and 5 on the 6 o'clock news that did a heinous crime, most of them ended up there. And they're all in one place. Just think about that for a minute. You got a lot of predators, a lot of psychopaths. You got a lot of mental health. You got all this in one place.

Because if you think about it, you got some of the most ruthless guys that you would ever know. Every guy you see on Channel 6, 7, and 5 on the 6 o'clock news that did a heinous crime, most of them ended up there. And they're all in one place. Just think about that for a minute. You got a lot of predators, a lot of psychopaths. You got a lot of mental health. You got all this in one place.

So you got to have order. And the order, they basically set the tone for what the order would be. And I know that may not sound right, but honestly, they basically ran the prisons. We just managed it. They ran it.

So you got to have order. And the order, they basically set the tone for what the order would be. And I know that may not sound right, but honestly, they basically ran the prisons. We just managed it. They ran it.

So you got to have order. And the order, they basically set the tone for what the order would be. And I know that may not sound right, but honestly, they basically ran the prisons. We just managed it. They ran it.

Absolutely. Because the cocaine thing blew up during the early 80s. It was like a wildfire. The prisons actually couldn't handle it. And I'll tell you another thing, too. Same thing when AIDS came about. The prison system wasn't ready for it. And it blew up. And I mean, it blew up. But that's a dynamic that you don't even think about that guys coming in and they're sick and they get AIDS.

Absolutely. Because the cocaine thing blew up during the early 80s. It was like a wildfire. The prisons actually couldn't handle it. And I'll tell you another thing, too. Same thing when AIDS came about. The prison system wasn't ready for it. And it blew up. And I mean, it blew up. But that's a dynamic that you don't even think about that guys coming in and they're sick and they get AIDS.

Absolutely. Because the cocaine thing blew up during the early 80s. It was like a wildfire. The prisons actually couldn't handle it. And I'll tell you another thing, too. Same thing when AIDS came about. The prison system wasn't ready for it. And it blew up. And I mean, it blew up. But that's a dynamic that you don't even think about that guys coming in and they're sick and they get AIDS.

And it's like, OK, how do you deal with this? Because it was like crack cocaine. It took off like a wildfire, you know. But and I tell you a quick little story. When I first got there and in Florida State Prison, I was going to age myself. I'm young. Most of the guys who work there, these guys were bricklayers. They were mechanics. These guys had jobs. They were older men.

And it's like, OK, how do you deal with this? Because it was like crack cocaine. It took off like a wildfire, you know. But and I tell you a quick little story. When I first got there and in Florida State Prison, I was going to age myself. I'm young. Most of the guys who work there, these guys were bricklayers. They were mechanics. These guys had jobs. They were older men.

And it's like, OK, how do you deal with this? Because it was like crack cocaine. It took off like a wildfire, you know. But and I tell you a quick little story. When I first got there and in Florida State Prison, I was going to age myself. I'm young. Most of the guys who work there, these guys were bricklayers. They were mechanics. These guys had jobs. They were older men.

So I'm basically a kid when I walked in there. And so it was one of those situations where when you're coming in, being a young guy, it was very few of us. We were looked down upon because it's like, okay, you're here to take our job. No, I'm here to work.

So I'm basically a kid when I walked in there. And so it was one of those situations where when you're coming in, being a young guy, it was very few of us. We were looked down upon because it's like, okay, you're here to take our job. No, I'm here to work.

So I'm basically a kid when I walked in there. And so it was one of those situations where when you're coming in, being a young guy, it was very few of us. We were looked down upon because it's like, okay, you're here to take our job. No, I'm here to work.

So a lot of the older guys, they were very threatened by younger guys coming in because we could relate to the inmate population because we weren't much older if we were not the same age than most of the guys who was incarcerated. So it wasn't that adversarial thing where we were in conflict with them because we listened to the same music. We knew the same people.

So a lot of the older guys, they were very threatened by younger guys coming in because we could relate to the inmate population because we weren't much older if we were not the same age than most of the guys who was incarcerated. So it wasn't that adversarial thing where we were in conflict with them because we listened to the same music. We knew the same people.

So a lot of the older guys, they were very threatened by younger guys coming in because we could relate to the inmate population because we weren't much older if we were not the same age than most of the guys who was incarcerated. So it wasn't that adversarial thing where we were in conflict with them because we listened to the same music. We knew the same people.

When I mean knowing the same people, like people who were in the music industry, that type of thing. We knew them. So in a lot of the older guys, they were disconnected and all they knew was pounding ground, you know, guys like, like dogs, treat them like, you know, mess, you know, found on them if they had the opportunity.

When I mean knowing the same people, like people who were in the music industry, that type of thing. We knew them. So in a lot of the older guys, they were disconnected and all they knew was pounding ground, you know, guys like, like dogs, treat them like, you know, mess, you know, found on them if they had the opportunity.

When I mean knowing the same people, like people who were in the music industry, that type of thing. We knew them. So in a lot of the older guys, they were disconnected and all they knew was pounding ground, you know, guys like, like dogs, treat them like, you know, mess, you know, found on them if they had the opportunity.