Behind Prison Walls: The Hidden Dangers Faced by Correctional Officers
West Palm Beach, Fl - For many, the dangers of law enforcement flash with patrol car lights and screeching tires during high-speed pursuits. But out of public sight, within locked gates and reinforced walls, another group of officers faces a different kind of threat every single day. Correctional officers work in confined environments, supervising some of the nation's most violent offenders. The risks are constant, and the public rarely sees what truly happens inside those walls. Recently, retired Federal Bureau of Prisons official Robert Sorensen joined radio show and podcast host John Jay Wiley on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast . Their conversation reflected on one of the most sobering reminders of these risks: the tragic murder of Senior Officer Eric Williams inside a federal penitentiary. “It’s something that stays with you,” Sorensen said during the conversation. “When something like that happens inside a federal prison, every officer feels it.” The ep...