HuntFishShoot
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Hello from the Eastern Shore. Recent career changes have me considering pursuing a C&W permit in Maryland. I would like some input if possible if anyone has has a situation like mine and been approved. I am a medical contractor for the Delaware Department of Corrections. I am a nurse working in a maximum security prison. My job entails caring for not only medically unstable inmates but also psychiatric inmates. A major part of my job entails me dictating the level of care an inmate receives, and the inmates always disagree with my assessment, thus putting a target on my back. My recent issues has come to dealing with psychologically unstable inmates. I am responsible for placing mentally unstable inmates in isolation and often times required to enforce orders that remove everything from the inmate but a gown. This has resulted in multiple death threats from inmates due to my involvement in the process. Recently,I had an incident that struck me to the core. I had an inmate who had gained access to a cellphone and looked me up. He had found out the town I lived in just off a google search. This inmates sentence is almost up. He often speaks of mass murdering. The inmate references current events such as Vegas
I believe these reasons warrant a good reason to be issued a C&W. However, as a medical professional I am bound by HIPPA. HIPPA is the federal act that protects your health information. As a medical professional, I cannot, by law, disclose any information about a patient. This includes confirming or denying that a specific inmate is a psych patient. Also, due to the threats being made under, 'psychological duress,' they are not documented threats.
So this is where I am stuck, Do I spend the money to take the course and apply or will it be time wasted. I'm in the process of obtaining my Utah permit to carry concealed in Delaware.
Also, I do not know if this would help to mention but recently one of the nurses I worked with was being stalked by one of our psych patients who spent many stents in our psych isolation. He began calling our office phones asking for her from his housing unit. It was reported but continued. When he was released weeks later he was found twice outside the prison waiting for her to come out. Luckily he was arrested and placed in another facility.
Thanks for any input you guys have. I appreciate it.
I believe these reasons warrant a good reason to be issued a C&W. However, as a medical professional I am bound by HIPPA. HIPPA is the federal act that protects your health information. As a medical professional, I cannot, by law, disclose any information about a patient. This includes confirming or denying that a specific inmate is a psych patient. Also, due to the threats being made under, 'psychological duress,' they are not documented threats.
So this is where I am stuck, Do I spend the money to take the course and apply or will it be time wasted. I'm in the process of obtaining my Utah permit to carry concealed in Delaware.
Also, I do not know if this would help to mention but recently one of the nurses I worked with was being stalked by one of our psych patients who spent many stents in our psych isolation. He began calling our office phones asking for her from his housing unit. It was reported but continued. When he was released weeks later he was found twice outside the prison waiting for her to come out. Luckily he was arrested and placed in another facility.
Thanks for any input you guys have. I appreciate it.