Prison Guards Reveal the Most Disturbing Things They've Ever Seen

Former and current prison guards took to Reddit to open up about the "most disturbing" things they've seen on the job.

January 11, 2017

Reddit, on a good day, is the perfect place for those with stories too graphic to share in person to gather and trade often troubling memories. This is what the internet should be all about: a true community. In a thread first spotted by BroBible Wednesday, for example, current and former prison guards (and, in some cases, their families) opened up about the "most disturbing" things they've seen on the job.

A broken shank, as revealed by Reddit user eaterofdog, once inspired two prisoners to instead use a pen in an attempt to kill another inmate:

BritDontCare previously "worked closely with all the prisons in the state," noting one inmate who made a habit of throwing various bodily fluids at guards and fellow inmates:

For Reddit user Cleaborg, a list—including harrowing accounts of stabbings and other acts of violence—was more appropriate to properly detail the difficulties of the job:

Cleaborg later edited the post, tossing in a few more:

In a rare moment of levity, Xofthecourts recalled a story initially relayed to them by their father about an "Easter surprise."

The full thread can be peeped here. Also worth noting? A Brennan Center for Justice study published in December called for an almost 40 percent reduction in America's prison population, which currently stands about 2.2 million people.