By Michael Earl Simmons Position doesn’t keep people safe. Preparation and training do. Behind every secure jail or prison is a corrections officer making hundreds of decisions every day. Most […]
Why Police Can Stop You Sometimes—and Not Others (Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause Explained for the Public) By Michael Earl Simmons Most people know the phrase “You have the right
By Mike Simmons As a retired sergeant from the Pensacola Police Department, I’ve always been proud of our family’s deep roots in local law enforcement. My father served from 1964
By Michael Earl Simmons They were after him, and he knew it. He told his brother, “I’m a dead man. They’re going to kill me. But I’ve run as far
By Michael Earl Simmons Shawn Hankins had found his niche. He worked as a corrections officer in the local jail, and—surprisingly to some—he loved it. Not every minute of every
By Mike Simmons I woke each morning knowing Pensacola would test me before the sun ever set. I was not thinking about legacy when I first walked Palafox Street. I
Why Actions Look Different in Hindsight By Michael Earl Simmons One of the most misunderstood aspects of law enforcement, corrections, and security work is how stress reshapes perception and decision-making.
Long before patrol cars and radios, Pensacola officers learned the truth the hard way: it was said that the job begins where the pavement meets your boots—and ends only when you walk off the
Working as a correctional officer has never been easy, but today’s facilities present a unique dynamic: a growing number of inmates who arrive with a strong sense of entitlement. These
By Mike Simmons Police officers can, and often do, make arrests without a warrant. It’s one of the most common ways arrests happen in everyday policing, and it’s completely legal
