Reflections after a hot day in the Moberly Correctional Center
The following was posted July 28 on Facebook by a corrections case manager and corrections officer at the Moberly Correctional Center in Moberly, Missouri.
She is a member of St. Mary Parish in Shelbina.
I work in a place where there are some not-so-nice people that purposely hurt others, but that same place has some good people that made bad decisions.
Some made the same decisions that some of us have made but were fortunate enough to not get caught.
Some didn’t grow up in a place like us that showed them right from wrong.
Some were forced to grow up and make grown-up decisions that no child should ever have to make.
Some of them lost family members and spiraled into a place they couldn’t get out of.
Some grew up in extremely bad houses and thought that was the way everyone lived.
Some grew up in wonderful homes but still couldn’t get things right.
Some walk around with undiagnosed mental health issues, and treatment would help them be successful.
My job is to help them know there’s a better way.
My job is to show them that there are people who want them to succeed and come out of our institution a better human. Maybe the one they were actually destined to be.
But some days are hard. Some days I forget.
We are short-staffed. We are frustrated. We are tired. We are HOT!
Sometimes, I forget how blessed I am. Today was one of those days.
Tomorrow will be better and I will remember. Or at least I hope I do.
Always count your blessings and say a prayer for those around you that don’t have the same blessings.
