correctional officer
or correction officer, corrections officer
an officer of a jail or prison, especially a guard.
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So you’re talking about prison psychologists, social workers, correctional officers, and every elderly relative they have at home.
“Progressive prosecutors” are working within the system to change it. How is that going? | Jamil Smith | July 30, 2021 | VoxHe learned through a brief exchange of messages that a friendly correctional officer facilitated that the Virginia court denied him asylum.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part IV | Yariel Valdés González | July 28, 2021 | Washington BladeOn May 29, just a few days before his death, Floyd was assaulted by correctional officers in the facility, the suit alleges, after he was searched in a bathroom and a contraband cellphone was discovered.
After His 2020 Death in a New York Jail Cell, Jamel Floyd's Family File Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons | Josiah Bates | June 24, 2021 | TimeThe first tier includes residents 65 and older, people and staff in congregate settings such as group homes and homeless shelters, correctional officers and non-health-care personnel supporting operations of coronavirus vaccination clinics.
D.C., Northern Virginia move to second phase of coronavirus vaccinations, targeting older residents | Antonio Olivo, Lola Fadulu, Ovetta Wiggins | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostA few days after the toilet incident, Coleman said he got into an argument with a correctional officer during a medical evaluation, according to a lawsuit he filed.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken | by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ | December 2, 2020 | ProPublica
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