My money is on him. Prisoners are always looking for a weak point to benefit themselves in some way. I forget if it was here or another platform, but I read of someone whose sister worked at a prison. She never got much attention on the outside, but virtually all of the men in the prison hit on her, complimented her, and flirted with her. She never took it seriously because she knew they only wanted to use her for favors.
So here’s Vicky, who was known for caring for stray animals, who remained her ex’s caregiver long after they divorced, was known for treating the inmates like human beings, and wore an earpiece to know what it was like for an inmate with certain mental conditions to be locked in solitary and lectured about it. She’s a soft touch. Nothing wrong with that, but if you’re soft in the wrong way, a prison career is not for you. For a dangerous manipulator desperate to get out of Bessemer, someone like that is an easy target.