What I said in another thread in regards to your situation should be an option for you and your son to consider. Once the cycle begins it won't end. It will only get worse. You need to convince him to ask to be moved to PC. I am afraid you all will need more on this situation than just the power of prayer.

Here is what I said in the other thread:
In your situation, at least the one you are describing, it is inmate to inmate extortion, or at least sounds like it. That is a typical scenario, especially when one is new to the prison system.

Generally it is an inmate to inmate hustle. The options for the inmate who is being extorted for money is to find his own way to handle it, and if he has a short term sentence he can ask to go to PC (protective custody) and talk to the extortion officer. Generally, in the situations I have seen, the individual was moved to PC before anything happened with the investigation.

The extortion officers are investigators, not Co's. They compromise the program if there is a leak in the process, which is why the program is not lead by Co's walking the pods or yard.

Parole is based on the offenders crime, and his behavior in prison, as well as him/her taking any classes to better him/herself. A CO nor a fellow inmate can have an effect on the parole boards decision. What is happening here is someone is trying to bully your son into doing something now and then later on bully him into more illegal activities.

I am sure you can see how these are two different topics. But none the less both heart wrenching.

I am not sure how much longer your son has, but he may want to consider PC. Once the cycle begins, it is very hard to break it without it leading to more and more.

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