Cat Calls

I act like I don't even hear it. It really gets tiring to hear it all the time though. I am so used to it I just walk away and keep working.

The prison I work at (I work in the infirmary) they really don't say much. I just ignore it if they do. One of the CO's get really ticked off though. He threatens to write them a ticket.

The only time I really hear it (vulgar stuff) is when I go out to the housing units (the locked down units) to do rounds. (I don't do this a lot since I mainly work in the infirmary) They are like a bunch of dogs in heat. They do not hold anything back either. It doesn't bother me. Its actually gotten better because they know that they don't get a reaction from me.

I don't get a lot of cat calls (unless I have to do the DHU med pass.) Mostly I ignore it, although there was one guy who kept yelling that he wanted to stick his **** in my ear. I finally muttered to the CO who was with me, "I know it's best to ignore them, but I really want to tell him I don't need a Q-Tip." The CO grinned and said "I'll tell him!" practically bounced back to the guy's cell and said, "Hey, man, she said she doesn't need a Q-Tip." Within about 30 seconds the entire pod knew what I'd said, everyone laughed, and the cat-calls stopped.

I worked at a maximum security all male prison. I was on a medical unit with mostly sex offenders. "Cat calls" were a frequent occurance. Most of the time I would just ignore them. They win if you show emotion! For the repeat offenders ( the ones who like to masturbate with an audience) I would just tell a correctional officer and they would write them up. They hate this because they can loose canteen priviledges or even be sent to the hole AKA segregation! Most know your boundries and how far they can go before you act. Be consistant with how you respond! I have found that no response is the best one!

I worked at a maximum security all male prison. I was on a medical unit with mostly sex offenders. "Cat calls" were a frequent occurance. Most of the time I would just ignore them. They win if you show emotion! For the repeat offenders ( the ones who like to masturbate with an audience) I would just tell a correctional officer and they would write them up. They hate this because they can loose canteen priviledges or even be sent to the hole AKA segregation! Most know your boundries and how far they can go before you act. Be consistant with how you respond! I have found that no response is the best one!

I totally agree. They love the reaction no matter what type of reaction it is!

Benign neglect= I would just ignore them