It varies. I started my career as a front-line correctional officer, as well. It varies with the individuals.
There is some potential concern with certain types of individuals who have a persistent violent nature that this kind of sentence will basically allow them a free pass to do whatever they want in the institution, knowing that their sentence is really not going to be any worse than what it is. However, I rely on my staff, who are trained and equipped to intervene with people, to use the system and the various levels of security that we have to manage behaviour.
It's like anything. There are always two points of view, and I really rely on well-trained staff to manage any individual in the system.