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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
• 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
• Detention Deputy
• 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 “Detention Deputy”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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