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I Was A Prison Guard In Arizona’s Most Dangerous Units  | Jaycee Reidhead

I Was A Prison Guard In Arizona’s Most Dangerous Units | Jaycee Reidhead

Locked In with Ian Bick

August 31, 20251h 55m

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Show Notes

Jaycee Reidhead’s journey from a traumatic incident in high school to working inside Arizona’s most dangerous prisons is nothing short of incredible. Instead of going straight to law school, she spent seven years as a correctional officer in high-security facilities, including housing units for severely mentally ill inmates. During her time behind prison walls, she faced daily violence, chaos, and even survived being stabbed by an inmate. #PrisonStories #CorrectionsOfficer #ArizonaPrison #PrisonLife #COStories #TrueCrimePodcast #LockedInWithIanBick #RedemptionStory Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:55 Welcome and First Impressions of New York

01:21 Childhood and Family Life

03:09 Family Struggles and Sibling Substance Abuse

04:24 Experiencing Trauma in High School

06:21 Coping Mechanisms and Academic Drive

07:36 Rethinking Law School and Next Steps

08:38 Choosing Corrections and Law Enforcement

09:16 Correctional Officer Academy: Training and Challenges

12:42 Physical Demands and Gender Dynamics at the Academy

15:14 First Impressions: Entering the Prison Environment

18:40 Early Work: Unexpected Realities in Prison

21:20 First Prison Assignments and SMI Units

26:28 Handling SMI Inmates and Unique Challenges

34:32 Rapport and Tensions in SMI Populations

41:11 Moments of Crisis: Suicidal Incidents on the Job

45:00 Heavy Toll of Suicide Watch and Mental Health

53:05 Becoming a Target: Assaults and Trauma

01:03:53 Dealing with Repeat Violence and Not Telling Family

01:15:25 Gender, Respect, and Boundaries as a Female CO

01:28:38 Prison Politics and SMI Population Dynamics

01:31:03 Personal Loss and Substance Abuse in and out of Prison

01:35:01 Compartmentalizing Trauma and Facing Challenges

01:41:15 Questioning the System and Leadership Changes

01:49:00 Looking Back: Lessons, Regrets, and Moving Forward Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co

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