My name is Trey Luigs and I’m currently a Captain for the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation at California Health Care Facility.  In addition to that, I teach Administration of Justice courses at San Joaquin Delta College.  My career began in 2001 as a Correctional Officer for CDCR. During this time, I’ve had the opportunity to promote to several different positions at multiple institutions throughout the state of California.

I decided to go into Law Enforcement while in High School.  In my first 2 years of College, I spent time talking with my teachers and investigating the various aspects of Law Enforcement and decided that Corrections offered me a great opportunity.  With so many facilities near this area, I knew once I got my foot in the door, I could find a job close to home.  However, my first assignment was not close to home but after the probationary period I was able to transfer back to Stockton.

The hardest thing that I have ever done was walking through the gates at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Soledad on my first day and being assigned to the two-story Infirmary.  It should be noted that during my time in the academy, I was told that my first few days working inside the facility, I would have a partner.  Upon entering the Infirmary prior to my 6am shift, I saw a long white hallway that seemed to go on forever.  I stood there for a few minutes waiting to be greeted by my partner, but nobody showed up.  I then started walking down the hallway, all the while waiting for someone to jump out at me and scare the bejesus out of me!  After walking for a bit, I came upon a nurse.  I asked the nurse a few questions, and she just shook her head and said, “is this your first day?  Come with me, I will give you a real quick rundown of what you need to do, as you are going to have a hundred plus inmates here in a few minutes getting there morning medication.”   She explained what was going to happen and what I needed to do, and sure enough it went down just like she said.  Maybe not quite as smooth, but I got through the first few hours of that morning.  At about that time, my assigned workers showed up for work, which was a huge help as they were able to walk me through the rest of the day.  Might I add, my assigned workers were 3 inmates who were serving LIFE!  I will never forget my first day, as nothing could be more difficult than getting through that first day, but I wouldn’t change it for anything.

The most unusual job I’ve ever had was working for my father’s Janitorial Company.  Throughout my high school and college summers, I spent the evenings working as a Janitor from 5:30pm until 1:30am, mostly dumping trash, mopping, and vacuuming, even cleaning bathrooms.

My favorite way to relax is quality time with my children.  It doesn’t matter what it is, whether we are making a pizza, playing a sport, watching a movie, or going on a bike ride.  There is nothing more that I enjoy doing other than being around them and watching them discover the world through their eyes.

My favorite meal is a tossup between beef quesadillas, hamburgers, a good steak, and pizza. 

You’d be surprised to learn that after I graduated from High School, I attended Delta College.  During the two years that I was at Delta College, I was a member of the men’s soccer team, and during my sophomore year I was one of the team captains.  Upon finishing my AA at Delta, I transferred to CSU Fresno. While at CSU Fresno, I majored in Criminal Justice with a focus on Corrections. Shortly after graduating from CSU Fresno with a bachelor's degree, and while working full time with CDCR, I enrolled and completed my master's degree in forensic science from National University.