Sounding Board
August 4, 2010
A Heartfelt Letter from CIM Officer Rob McGowan
First and foremost, I want to thank all of you who are sustaining me and my family during this unjust, unthinkable nightmare we are living through.
I also would like to thank CCPOA, Dan Lindsay, Dave Sanders, Chuck Alexander, and Mike Jimenez for their continued support of my innocence. Also, I would like to thank PacoVilla and Sittin Bull for their support through their websites so that all of our brothers, sisters, family and friends know the hidden dangers of the job.
As many of you know, I'm currently sitting in a box (cell). The little contact that I'm allowed is only by phone calls -- the time always goes by way too fast -- and only one visit per week (two at 30 minutes), through glass! I don't even get to hug my beautiful family! I spend most of the days eating breakfast at 4 a.m., lunch at 10 a.m., and then they bring dinner at 4 p.m...
July 15, 2010
Attended a Union Meeting for the First Time in 15 Years - by Ben J.
Mr. Mike Jimenez,
My name is Ben J. and I am a Correctional Officer at Folsom State Prison. I have been with CDCR for 20 years. I am writing to express my appreciation, opinions, and maybe a few analogies from my work experience.
I was able to attend the last union meeting on June 26th in Sacramento and stayed for the duration of the meeting. I would like to personally thank you and all of your staff for your time, sacrifices, dedication, and the passion that you have towards your important positions...
July 12, 2010
Hello, Hello, is this thing on?? by Stephanie B.
Hello, Hello, is this thing on?? (said the psychologically and financially battered, bruised, and abused wife to a state correctional officer)
This is a letter to get someone's attention! This is a letter to serve as a last desperate attempt to get someone to listen! This is a letter to expose corruption and favoritism! This is a letter to tell MY story! And, this is a letter to get SOMEONE, ANYONE, and our Governor to LISTEN!
Our Family will be losing our home if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger continues with his demand to pay the minimum wage for my husband. I have sat back long enough watching the state of California use and abuse the state workers, ESPECIALLY the California State Correctional Officers. Correctional Officers risk their lives every day against criminals, murderers, psychos, and a multitude of other uneducated gangsters and felons only to be looked down upon and not recognized for the courage they display on a daily basis. Not only do they face the danger, they have, for the last several years, been squashed day in and day out by the vice held in the hands of the state government and the state legislature. The politics are squeezing them and their families from every angle, and they can be squeezed no more
