Correctional OfficerBy: Wyatt Patrouille

Responsibilities/Duties• Prevent escapes of the prisoners• Ensure the control of the interactions

in the facility • Inspect and oversee the projects of

the Inmates• Control fights and Illegal activities

within the prison or jail

Technology and Other Tools• Electric fences • Computer-activated-cell-doors• Surveillance cameras• And many more tools and technology

Education and Training Required • You would have to be a U.S. citizen• 18 years old or older• You can’t have a felony record• You can’t have a problematic job

history

Schedule/ Hours of Work• Prisons are separated into shifts• time of work may vary• Correctional officers work 40 hours a

week • May work nights or weekends

Salary• salary ranges from $23,320 to

$46,500 a year• Correctional officers get paid

differently throughout the states• There is many different jobs that get

paid differently in the prisons

Related Jobs • Police officers• FBI agents• Security guards• And many more

Best Parts of the Job• You would know what to do everyday • The prison has shifts• Going home after a long day at work • Retirement

Worst Parts of the Job• You have to do the same thing

everyday• You see the same people everyday• You may have to get up early to go to

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Work citedHarmon, Daniel. Corrections system.

New York city : Rosen Publishing, 2010. September 14, 2010.

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