The Prison Officer Podcas‪t‬ Michael Cantrell

The hosting platform for the Prison Officer Podcast is Buzzsprout.  First, let me tell you, I love Buzzsprout, they have helped me every step of the way in building and bringing this podcast to you.  One of the nice things Buzzsprout was send me my...

It's early Christmas morning here at our house and I just wanted to take a minute and say Merry Christmas.  Whether you are lucky enough to have the day off and get to spend it with your family, or if you are working a shift (or two) in one of the...

Retirement Day.  For most of us, this is a once in a lifetime event.  The one day most of us inside spend our shifts dreaming about.  When we don’t have to walk past those grills.  When we don’t have to spend 8 hours trying not to notice the smell of...

I saw a Facebook post the other day from the Missouri Patriot Guard and the VFW who were honoring a local veteran with a motorcycle ”drive by” to celebrate the milestone of him turning 100 years old on September 9 of this year.  Robert “Bob” Burks,...

One in five Americans works nontraditional hours, including the many staff working the off shifts in our prisons.  Someone has to be there.  Although many say they enjoy these off-shifts, it affects them.  It affects their families.  It affects their...

In this episode, I am going to cover what I believe are the basics of working Restrictive Housing.  Restrictive Housing is the newest catch-phrase that refers to “lock-down.”  Some places call it Segregation, the Hole, or the SHU (Special Housing...