It's not so funny because at New River East, Sgt. Dead Serious was the main Catch dog , which is the term in the Florida D.O.C. for the guard who does the dirty work. It's not talked about, of course, but every one of these compounds might have a Catch dog. At New River, Sgt. Dead Serious was one of a trio or so of psychopaths who were called upon when a con needed to be taught a lesson, or when the con's family was being troublesome, or when an in-house fuckup was in danger of being exposed.
Catch dogs grow into the profession.
They begin to make their own decisions regarding corporal punishment. They have fun . Most Catch dogs enjoy chaining a man up, taking him into a little room, knocking him around, making him do things naked or in funny costumes and humiliating him for entertainment purposes. At New River East there was even a scandal a few years back when the phalanx of Catch dog-like guards working in lockdown were making inmates crawl around on their hands and knees in their underwear. The inmates had to bark like dogs or something.