US police: outlaws

Chapter 1: Starting with the Prison Guard

(The data settings are based on the real America as closely as possible; please point out any errors.)

America, California, and the Mediterranean climate formed by atmospheric circulation make this precious land on the west coast of North America hot and dry in summer and mild and rainy in winter.

Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Central Men's Prison.

This is a mega-prison located in downtown Los Angeles. It was designed to hold 5000 people when it was built, but now it holds more than 13000 people. It is America's largest prison and is managed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The prison is divided into five areas to hold inmates.

The first is the heavy offender zone, which holds serious criminals such as murderers and armed robbers.

The second is the area for ordinary criminals who commit crimes involving low to medium risk, such as theft of considerable sums of money and drug trafficking.

The third category is minor offenses, such as drunk driving and theft.

The fourth is the psychiatric ward, where inmates with suicidal tendencies or mental illnesses are held, and psychologists are stationed there.

The fifth is a key protected area, where everyone is held in solitary confinement.

The general prison area is divided into multiple activity workshops, with dozens or even hundreds of people sharing one area. On average, one prison guard manages 80 prisoners, resulting in a severe shortage of police manpower. Therefore, the police will select prisoners from the workshops to help manage other prisoners.

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Inside the activity room, which spans several hundred square meters, many men of different skin colors chatted loudly during their time off. Among them, Latino whites made up 40% and African Americans made up 30%.

The three white prisoners kept glancing at a corner not far away, where they saw the guard in charge of them chatting with another prisoner. The next second, the guard suddenly glanced at the three of them, startling them so much that they quickly looked away, not wanting the guard to think they had ulterior motives.

The young policeman silently memorized the identities of the three men and decided to pay close attention to them in the last few days. He then took a look at the other prisoners and made sure to be on high alert during their exercise time.

The young police officer's name is Ethan Lee, a Chinese-American of mixed race, and also a reborn individual.

In theory, Chinese people are seen as a more obnoxious presence by prisoners who disobey the police, and are also the police officers most likely to be attacked.

According to the data, American prison guards had an average assault rate of 11.4 times per 1,000 people per year, Chinese prison guards had 18.7 times, and African American prison guards had 14 times. The difference between the first and second place is too great, which shows how much racial discrimination is involved.

This is how a newcomer who has been working for a year managed to show the criminals over the course of more than half a year that the rookie police officer has shed his rookie status.

The voice, audible only to the two of them, continued to echo from the corner.

"The government encourages the construction of private prisons and even talks about being responsible for their own profits and losses. If they really don't want to manage them, they should just lock up 13,000 prisoners and have them play a battle royale game. That would relieve California's enormous prison burden."

"....."

The middle-aged man in prison clothes was speechless.

"Then I'll definitely be dead, and you won't be able to get my consultation for free."

The policeman smiled.

"Let's get back to the main topic. The government is introducing new energy policies. Which companies might be acquired?"

"I've been here for a few months, so my information might not be accurate, but you can follow XXXX."

Li Yisen nodded, and with his back to the surveillance camera, he wrote down several company names on a piece of paper. He planned to buy shares in a few companies after get off work. He was very frugal in his daily life in order to have capital to make more money.

As for why a prisoner was consulted, it's because this person is a financial criminal who was imprisoned for suspected money laundering.

It's important to understand that financial offenders enjoy systemic privileges in prison. No prison guard would want to manage a group of financial offenders, as they can save money simply by having them help with tax filing. Of course, this is a form of judicial injustice.

"Thanks, Mark. If you encounter any difficulties, remember to tell me, my friend."

"I should be thanking you."

A white man in his forties recalled that when he first entered prison, because he was handsome and had more delicate skin than most prisoners, he was often touched on the hand and foot by other prisoners. When he was taking a shower, he was secretly spied on by some burly men. He didn't even dare to bend over. At night, some big men even groped him in bed. He felt extremely desperate.

The young policeman in front of him helped him once, and then he used his financial knowledge as leverage to propose cooperation.

He helps Ethan with his tax issues, such as money-saving tips when filing taxes, and provides financial advice, while Ethan Lee is responsible for protecting him.

Lee Esen suddenly said.

"I'll be leaving prison soon."

"..."

Mark panicked when he heard that his biggest backer was leaving.

"Aren't you new county police officers supposed to rotate through prisons for two years?"

America's police force is very unique, with different legal authorizations in each state. State and municipal governments are highly autonomous, and these autonomous local governments have the right to establish police forces, which are only accountable to the local government.

Even the national federal police (FBI) cannot directly manage and command local police.

Los Angeles County, with a total area of ​​12308 square kilometers, has 88 cities, which can theoretically be divided into 88 police districts. In reality, the county sheriffs manage more than 40 cities and boroughs.

The county's prisons and courts are managed by the county police, while the police in each city are only responsible for their own exclusive jurisdiction.

In fact, being a prison guard is not a good job. In the first year, the turnover rate of new police officers in prisons is as high as 38% for various reasons. That is to say, out of 1600 new county police officers each year, more than 500 will leave their posts because of their duties at the prison.

Even veteran guards may not be able to endure the high-pressure environment of prisons, and many retired prison guards have psychological problems, let alone new guards who have never experienced high pressure. This is also part of the county police's screening process, and it can also supplement the prison system, which is always short of one-fifth of its police force.

So the new police officers are just "cheap prison labor," and even if they can't handle it and resign, no one will feel sorry for them, because someone else will fill in next year.

Lee Esen smiled.

"I recently passed the bilingual certification elite assessment, which is in Chinese."

As long as the elite assessment is passed, the prison duty period can be reduced to 12 months, and mastering a foreign language is the easiest assessment.

In my previous life, I was already fluent in Mandarin and Chinese, so I passed the test in this life after studying for a few months without any pressure.

It was obvious that this wasn't the answer Mark wanted, but as a friend, he could only force a smile.

"Congratulations!"

Just then, someone interrupted their conversation; it was a policeman.

"Ethan, the officer has ordered us to receive the prisoners and move them to the general area."

Lee Ethan looked at the equally inexperienced young police officer, Sean Brown.

The rookie, who had just graduated from police academy and been transferred to the Central Prison six days ago, happened to share the same trainee instructor. Logically, one instructor should be responsible for one new recruit, so it can only be blamed on the county police's lack of manpower.

Generally speaking, whether they are state police or county/city police, they need to go through a six-month to two-year probationary period after graduating from police academy. Only after passing the induction training stage can they become real police officers.

Lee Ethan couldn't help but feel envious when he thought about how the fastest probation period for Los Angeles City Police Department officers was only six months, while the fastest for their county sheriffs was a year, even though they were working on the same land.

In addition, their county police call probationary officers "Senior Constable 1" and the next level up to "Senior Constable 2". The city police call probationary officers "Junior Constable" and the next level up to "Senior Constable 1".

Lee Esen asked.

"Where is the officer?"

"The instructor asked the two of us to receive them. He had important business to attend to and couldn't keep the bailiffs waiting too long."

Sean was actually a little nervous, after all, both of them were "newcomers".

Lee Esen patted his butt.

"What a bold guy! Isn't he afraid that if we make a mistake, he'll suffer the consequences and won't even get his pension?"

"....."

Ethan Lee patted Mark on the shoulder.

"I have to go now. Don't worry, I'll talk to the next guard. Nobody can resist a financial expert."

"Don't lie to me."

Lee Ethan was confident in his connections within the general prison area, believing that other guards wouldn't refuse a financial criminal willing to cooperate.

As Li Yisen pressed the bell to stop the exercise period, the prisoners reluctantly got up and went back to their cells. Some prisoners even tried to play some tricks, but under his sharp gaze, they could only slink back.

As the cell doors closed one after another, Li Yisen did not leave immediately with his juniors. Instead, he checked to make sure there were no problems before going to pick them up.

On average, dozens of incidents of assault and conflict with police occur every year at the Men's Central Prison. Lee Esen, who has been a police officer for a year, has been attacked twice. The first time, he was simply elbowed by an inmate, who claimed it was not intentional.

The second time was not so lucky. Due to carelessness, he was punched several times and ended up with a bruised and swollen face.

Recalling the past, Li Yisen felt a lump in his throat, regretting that he hadn't managed to get his hands on those guys.

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At the prison reception center, Li Yisen and the bailiffs handed over the prisoners. The bailiffs had already completed the physical examination and psychological assessment, so the prison guards only had the body search procedure left before accepting the prisoners.

Lee Ethan read the criminal file, making it clear to his temporary partner what kind of person he was searching for.

"Evan Brian, an African American, intentionally caused serious injury during the protests three days ago. He punched three adult men, one of whom was seriously injured. His mental evaluation did not reach the level of violent disorder. Sean, you need to be careful."

Prisoners with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder are usually not kept in regular prisons, but this burly man didn't meet the criteria.

Upon hearing this, Sean became nervous, and his search became frantic, accidentally touching some of the prisoner's sensitive areas.

The next second, the burly black man named Evan turned around angrily and roared.

"Don't touch me, you gay guy."

"Sir, please calm down. I'm searching you."

Sean's concession did not calm Evan down; instead, he used his 1.93-meter-tall frame to shove the police officer.

"Your behavior disgusts me. I hate gay men the most, you AIDS patients."

Sean was shoved hard and almost fell over. Police academy training taught him to keep his hands on his weapon at his waist, but he wasn't carrying a gun.

The next second, a pale yellow spray smeared onto Evan's face, the intense irritation causing the prisoner to cover his eyes and scream in agony.

"ah......."

The instigator was Lee Ethan. Seeing that the prisoner was about to attack randomly, he sprayed pepper spray again and then grabbed Evan around the waist, intending to take him down.

At 1.85 meters tall, he was noticeably smaller than the prisoner. When he exerted force, he felt a sudden weight on his hands, indicating that the prisoner's weight was somewhat unexpected.

This guy weighs at least 100 kilograms, get him up!

Lee Ethan gritted his teeth and exerted his strength again, finally picking up the black man and slamming him to the ground. The sound of muscles hitting the tiles was very loud, and the prisoner's painful groans could be heard.

Lee then used his weight to pin the man down, and with the help of several police officers who heard the commotion, he successfully subdued him, his knee still on the black man's neck.

"Phew, behave yourself."

"Don't move."

The black man struggled a few times and then cried out.

"Ugh, you damned police officers, I can't breathe!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yisen loosened his kneeling pressure on the prisoner's neck slightly; he didn't want to kneel a prisoner to death during this sensitive period.