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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 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 Lieutenant
• Correctional Guard
• Correctional Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Police Matron”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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