What does corrections officer mean?

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cor·rec·tions of·fi·cer

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  1. corrections officernoun

    A jailer.

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  1. corrections officer

    A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment. They are also responsible for the security of the facility and its property as well as other law enforcement functions. Most prison officers or corrections officers are employed by the government of the jurisdiction in which they operate, although some are employed by private companies that provide prison services to the government.

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  1. Corrections Officer

    A corrections officer is a person responsible for the supervision, safety and security of prisoners in a prison, jail, or similar form of secure custody.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of corrections officer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of corrections officer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of corrections officer in a Sentence

  1. Larry Wilder:

    The events of October 23rd were the result of the unforeseeable criminal actions of a rogue corrections officer. The individual in question chose to abandon his training, ethics and morals and made the unilateral decision to mortgage his career and future by allowing inmates access to the jail keys.

  2. Kevin Gough:

    Your Honor, I would submit with all respect to the Rev. Jesse Jackson that his is not different than bringing in police officers or uniformed prison guards in a small town where a young Black man has been accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer or corrections officer.

  3. Jon Goldfarb:

    The evidence of abuse would have been buried with Tony Mitchell but for the bravery of a lone corrections officer who made a video of what really happened to Tony and shared one of them. And, they fired her for exposing the truth of this abuse, there needs to be a federal statute requiring bystanders to report inmate abuse and providing statutory whistleblower protection to those who do. I sent a letter to the jail before we filed this case telling them to preserve all of their electronic recordings – if they have destroyed them then I can only imagine the horrors they have hidden.

  4. Kevin Gough:

    How many pastors does that Ahmaud Arbery family have ? We had the Rev. Al Sharpton here earlier last week... I don't know who Mr. Jackson, Rev. Jackson, is pastoring here, your Honor, I would submit with all respect to the Rev. Jesse Jackson that his is not different than bringing in police officers or uniformed prison guards in a small town where a young Black man has been accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer or corrections officer.

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