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Job Description

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3012.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,750.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
• Currently, there are 431,600 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Correctional Officers and Jailers”.

Also Known As…

• Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Jailor
• Jailer
• Jail Officer
• Detention Officer
• Detention Deputy
• Deputy Jailer
• Custody Assistant
• Corrections Officer (CO)
• Correctional Sergeant
• Correctional Officer
• Youth Corrections Officer
• Turnkey
• Station Jailer
• Security Officer
• Reformatory Attendant
• Prison Officer
• Prison Guard
• Police Matron
• Police Detention Attendant
• Penal Officer
• Patrol Conductor
• Matron
• Juvenile Detention Officer
• Jailkeeper
• Jailer/Training Officer
• Jail Guard
• Immigration Services Officer
• Immigration Guard
• Guard
• Gate Watchman
• Gate Watch
• Gate Guard
• Gang Pusher
• Deputy
• Custodial Officer
• Cottage Supervisor
• Cottage Parent
• Cottage Master
• Corrections Specialist
• Corrections Sergeant
• Corrections Corporal
• Correctional Guard
• Correctional Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Correctional Lieutenant”

• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Participate in required job training.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.

Related Technology & Tools

• Data collectors
• Stab proof vests
• Prisoner transport belts
• Emergency fire hoses
• Desktop computers
• Law enforcement rifles
• Tablet computers
• Protective gas masks
• Law enforcement shotguns
• Surveillance cameras
• Metal handcuffs
• Hearing protection plugs
• Protective safety glasses
• Upper body armor
• Personal computers
• Expandable batons
• Leg irons
• Electroshock weapons
• Cut resistant gloves
• Firefighting respirators
• Tactical riot shields
• Law enforcement flashlights
• Air-supplying respirators
• Radio frequency identification RFID devices
• Riot protection helmets
• Lower body armor
• Law enforcement handguns
• Mobile radios
• Laptop computers
• Emergency fire extinguishers

• Guardian RFID
• Corrections housing software
• 3M Electronic Monitoring
• Web browser software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Jail management software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel