Investigator Hernandez is a seasoned corrections and law enforcement professional with over 15 years of experience behind prison walls. She has served as a Correctional Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and now Investigator—handling everything from internal investigations to high-stakes inmate incidents.

Her firsthand experience inside the compound shaped her into more than just a professional—it shaped her into a witness. A witness to betrayal, redemption, manipulation, and truth.

But her understanding of incarceration runs deeper than her badge.

Investigator Hernandez is also the daughter of a man who was incarcerated for 27 years. She knows the emotional toll of visitation from the other side—waiting in lines, mailing letters, preparing packages, sitting through trailer visits, and trying to hold on to family ties through cold glass and strict schedules.

Word on the Compound is her debut book, written not from a place of judgment, but from a place of lived experience, personal insight, and professional responsibility. Her goal is to shed light on the realities of life inside correctional institutions—for both inmates and staff—and to challenge the silence surrounding the damage, resilience, and consequences that live inside those walls.