correctional officer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of correctional officer
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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During testimony last week, Tomas Rivers, a correctional officer from State Correctional Institution Huntingdon, where Mangione was first held, described conversations he had with the accused, according to Rolling Stone:
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
Is correctional officer the job someone applies for when they have made all the right life choices?
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
FCI Tucson has struggled with low staffing in the past, but the Bureau of Prisons said nearly every correctional officer position is now filled and staffing wasn’t an issue the day Chauvin was attacked.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
But 20 minutes later the session was over, Ayham’s trial was postponed once more because, the judge said, the family had refused to cooperate with the boy’s court-appointed correctional officer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
I had been to this prison often enough to be familiar to many of the correctional officers, but as I entered I was met by a correctional officer I’d never seen before.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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