Correctional officers are trained to establish a professional distance between themselves and the inmates they are paid to supervise. Nevertheless, some officers allow themselves to be compromised by inmates who are adept at manipulating prison staff. This study employs face-to-face interviews with 32 inmate boundary violators in order to examine inappropriate relationships from the offender point-of-view. The authors are specifically interested in understanding the consequences of boundary violations between correctional employees and inmates, and more importantly, how these relationships can be prevented. (Published Abstract)