Inside the Idaho Hospital Ambush: A Female CO Speaks for the First Time

Описание: 0:00 Introduction - Former Idaho Correctional Officer
0:51 Why She Joined Corrections & Academy Training
5:20 Academy Experience & Pro-Social "Hug-a-Thug" Policy
13:00 Understaffing & Maximum Security Assignment
19:29 Gang Activity & Assaults on Staff
23:53 Mental Health Unit & Self-Mutilation
31:13 Death Row Escape Attempt & Retaliation
38:08 12-Hour Night Shifts & Suicide Incident
46:30 March 2024 Hospital Escape - Officers Shot
54:24 Hit with Spice & Working During Manhunt
56:12 Cover-Ups, Corruption & Forced Resignation
1:02:01 Advice for Female Officers & Closing

We trace Tasha’s path from academy to maximum custody and unpack the widening gap between policy and reality inside Idaho prisons. Gangs, mental health crises, staffing failures, and a hospital ambush reveal how leadership and language shifts can’t replace basic security.

• why she chose corrections as a path to law enforcement
• academy training limits and POST-certified expectations
• pro-social language shift and blurred boundaries
• staffing shortages, broken schedules, and safety risks
• prison layout, death row protocols, and the bubble
• gangs in Idaho and assaults on staff as initiation
• C Block dynamics, self-harm, and suicide attempts
• death row fence incident and delayed clearances
• hospital ambush, manhunt timeline, and injuries
• retaliation after reporting PREA and medical issues
• turnover, weak leadership, and messy log controls
• contraband, overtime strain, and culture problems