Brianne Lanthrip

Work History

Correctional Counselor II

Graham Correctional Center

11.2023 - Current

Review all information possible about individuals in custody through multiple means to determine best course to lessen recidivism rate for the individual.
Screen individuals in custody against criteria for different things they might be interested in (Earned Discretionary Sentence Credit, transfers, reclassifications, etc...) and submit for various things if qualified to receive them.
Answer grievances from individuals in custody and try to resolve issues they may have during their incarceration(s).
Maintain a caseload of individuals in custody as assigned by supervisor.
Aid in support field services for halfway house phone call placement.
Provided counseling services to individual in services.

Correctional Counselor I

Graham Correctional Center

10.2022 - 11.2023

Counseled inmates individually to bring problems to light and implement potential solutions.
Screen individuals in custody against criteria for different things they might be interested in (Earned Discretionary Sentence Credit, transfers, reclassifications, etc...) and submit for various things if qualified to receive them.
Answer grievances from individuals in custody and try to resolve issues they may have during their incarceration(s).
Maintain a caseload of individuals in custody as assigned by supervisor
Maintained accurate records of all counseling sessions

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

10.2012 - 10.2022

Supervised Individuals in Custody on job assignments to maintain the safety and security of the prison as well as ensuring all accountability of Individuals in Custody for cleanliness of that housing unit and maintaining key control
Worked many different jobs within the facility to include armory, housing units, gatehouse, visiting room, health care, X-house, and segregation
While working the Armory, in charge of disseminating out keys, radios, and handcuffs to proper personnel by recording what was issued out, to whom, what time, and the time that person returned the equipment
Also, in charge of keeping institutional count by tracking individuals in the logbook who are entering and/or leaving the institution whether it be transfers to/from another institution/country jail or going home
Inventory all equipment to include flashlights, keys, radios, hand cuffs chemical agents, weapons, ammunition, cell phones, as well as writ boxes
Monitoring movement of all personnel throughout the prison along with answering phones and directing the call to the proper person
In charge of counting chow lines, yard lines, medication lines coming in and out of the housing unit and recording that information on a tracking sheet
Ensuring all individuals that have call passes are signed and timed when they leave the housing unit and when they return to the housing unit
Confirm with logbook that all keys and radios match up to the information provided
Make certain the control room in the house as well as the dayrooms are clean when arriving and proper to leaving the assignment
Checking that individuals are complying to the checklist that was given to Correctional Officers as to what they can and cannot have sitting out in their cell
Conducting cell shakedowns to ensure that no contraband is found in any cell and if any unauthorized property is found, it is properly documents and given to the Shift Commander where he determines if it is a major or minor infraction
Working gatehouse, performing shakedowns on all female visitors and young children prior to entering the facility
Have all visitors remove their shoes and coats for those items to be individual shook down as well as the visitors themselves; making sure that they have no contraband on their person
This is done by patting down the visitor, ensuring that they have no jewelry on other than a wedding band, no bobby pins, and no gum is in the mouth
While in the visiting room, check to see that all visitors have signed in when arriving with their name, whom they are visiting, and their relationship, and verbalizing what table they are assigned to and where to sit
Keeping the visiting room clean/sanitized at the end of shift and in an orderly fashion, holding all visitors and individuals to the rules and regulations of the institution
Enforce the rule where no contraband is brought into the visiting room
Recording the individual’s information down on proper paperwork and notifying the house of the visit and recording the times the individual enters and exits the visiting room
Watching and counting medication lines, insulin dependent lines, and recording the number and time entered as well as conducting roll call on those individuals who are on the call pass line
Conducting count on those who are assigned to the Health Care Unit and workers; calling the houses confirming that they have an individual out for this location
Ensuring that all individuals are taking their medication and not hiding it out of the Health Care Unit as well as taking their insulin and returning the needles back to the nurses
Temporarily assigned as the Health Care Unit Office Associate, in charge of answering phones and directing the call to the correct person
Receiving request slips to organize and disperse to their respective locations
Retrieve any necessary paperwork for the Director of Nursing or Administrator
Log any information into the computer
Keep track of the Wexford staff in excel by logging the dates and times they worked
Calling different pharmacies and counties to retrieve any medical information that was not listed in their medical file to include their COVID cards, medicine, and treatments they were receiving while they were in jail
Temporarily assigned as a Correctional Counselor I, responsible for answering phones and providing pertinent information to the caller regarding the individual in custody’s outdate, whether they’re at the current facility, visiting issues
Ensuring that individuals who are to receive a legal call and/or visit arrives to their respective location in a timely manner
Answer requests that the individual send in the institutional mail, and submit them for any good time, transfer requests, and copies of their visiting and phone lists
See assigned individuals in their respective housing units within a given amount of time from the last time they seen a counselor and ask them if they need any assistance with anything
Receive grievances from individuals and conduct investigations on whether the situation can be grieved
If it is, investigate further as to what cause the situation, why it happened, gather receipts and documents if need, and base the findings of the information acquired
Provide assistance with programs the institution provides to the Individuals in Custody to include, Anger Management, Start Now, Inside Out Dads, and Orientation

OBSERVER COACH TRAINER AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER/LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES

11.2013 - 10.2017

Served as Military Police Platoon Leader and Observer Coach/Trainer in a Training Support Battalion
Responsible for mobilizing, training, validating, and deploying reserve component and national guard units in accordance with Combatant Commander, Department of the Army and U.S
Army Forces Command directives, provided training to Joint Combined Forces, provided doctrinal assistance, guidance, and mentoring with emphasis in training management, lanes training exercises, equipment readiness, and wartime deployment
Responsible for the training of Phase I and Phase II tasks prior to unit movement to mobilization station
Set, enforced, and exceeded standards for Physical Fitness for Soldiers to aspire and emulate
Served as the Brigade Human Resources Officer and was responsible for providing personnel support that affect Soldiers' overall welfare and well-being, while assisting commanders by accounting for and keeping Soldiers combat ready
In many cases, the duties of a Human Resources Officer are very similar to the function of a high-level human resources executive in the civilian world
As the Lieutenant Human Resources Officer, was the principal advisor to the battalion commander for all matters concerning human resource support for all assigned and attached personnel
Assigned as a Brigade Strength Manager; responsible for supervising all strength management/strength distribution actions and was the leader of the Brigade Personnel Readiness Team
Assigned as a Platoon Leader; responsible for training, readiness, health, and welfare of20 Soldiers and the accomplishment of wartime missions
When promoted to Captain, in charge of coordinating, planning, and synchronizing personnel support operations within sustainment units
Work as part of a team, providing personnel support expertise in support of unit operations

COMMISSIONED OFFICER

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES

02.2008 - 10.2017

Cadet under the354th MP company; Detachment Commander of419th Movement Control Battalion as a Lieutenant; Observer Coach/Trainer and Human Resource Officer at3rd Battalion383rd Regiment Training Support Battalion as a Lieutenant then promoted Captain

DETACHMENT COMMANDER/LIEUTENANT

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES

02.2008 - 10.2017

Administratively in charge of64 personnel and one full-time person who filed all paperwork and ensured documentation was correct
Created presentations that needed to be briefed to the Battalion Commander
When conducting a brief, a script was created to brief the Battalion Commander and Brigade Commander on Company information
Ensured all Soldiers who were (not) up to date on medical and/or training were placed on a spreadsheet and color coded red, yellow, and green according to the last date proved
Once coded, those personnel were compiled into the respective color grouping with primary focus on those who are red, followed by those who are yellow on a spreadsheet along with names provided
Explained why they were deficient in their training and medical to the Battalion Commander and how to resolve the issue
Once the Soldier was considered ‘green’ they were then imputed into the military system as being up to date on the training/ medical and the date it was completed
Counseled Soldiers on their deficiencies by explaining what they did wrong, and how they can either fix or improve the situation and then check on them at the next Battle Assembly and have them debrief me on the status of their situation
Every year, a Yearly Training Brief is created and briefed to the Battalion and Brigade Commander, as well as the unit’s Soldiers
This brief is displayed in a PowerPoint presentation and explained in detail to where it is easily understood
Exuded confidence and well understanding of own presentation along with clear and concise directions as what is to happen; receive guidance as how to improve the training and request resources that are required to fully conduct the training
Also, this included knowing the statuses of all personnel in Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), who needed to attend school/training, assisted in creating the training schedule for upcoming Battle Assembly Weekends (BAW), inventoried all equipment that is sensitive and non-sensitive items
Non-sensitive items are inventoried monthly; according to the memorandum that states which month that item falls under
Ten percent of these items are inventoried monthly at100%
While operating the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) a work schedule was created for authorized into the TOC due to the sensitivity of information being presented
When any intelligence was received by higher command, all information was to be gathered and compiled to be analyzed
Each piece of information was deciphered as to who and what was involved in any attacks and checked to see if the information is connected to any prior future events
Once analyzed, the information/intelligence was broken down into a more effective understanding
Completed a diagnostic Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) each month with two record APFTs given in a fiscal year
In charge of over $10 million worth of equipment in over two years as a Detachment Commander
Responsible for the training, welfare, readiness, and safety of64 personnel and their families
Provided coaching, leadership, and professional development to all Officers and NCOs in the company through personal example and training
Created a rating scheme for all Officers and Noncommissioned Officers (NCO’s) in the Battalion as well as memorandums for any Soldiers who are assigned to special assignments
Review and process all paperwork for accuracy on all awards, medals, and promotions
Ensured that all Soldiers attended the Anti-Terrorism brief conducted to keep all personnel up to date on current events, any terrorist incidents, what parties are involved, the location and event that took place, what was used to cause the destruction, how the current terrorist attacks compare to any prior events, key things to look for, and how to apply the information given for future events
Created a respectable work environment amongst peers, outside law enforcement, as well as other military (civilian or uniformed) persons

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER/AIDE

HILLSBORO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIS

04.2011 - 10.2012

Instruct students ranging from grades Pre-Kindergarten to High School on various subjects
Assist teachers with helping students on their homework assignments and assisting special needs students who have difficulty comprehending the information given to them
Followed the lesson plans that was given on the day(s) when the school district needs a substitute teacher
The schedule indicates which subject and what information will be taught and the length of time for each lesson
Instruct the students as a teacher and mentor the students on any subject where they need assistance
For those students who are in the elementary level and need assistance in certain areas, the teacher would allow the student(s) to be able to work at their own pace and assist those who are struggling along with checking the progress of other students
In the high school level, the aide would assist those students who are considered special needs
Aide those students who needed help with their assignments by moving from class to class or in study hall so they can finish their assignments, thus eliminating homework

Summary

Overview

Work History

Correctional Counselor II

Correctional Counselor I

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

OBSERVER COACH TRAINER AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER/LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN

COMMISSIONED OFFICER

DETACHMENT COMMANDER/LIEUTENANT

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER/AIDE

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information System Services

Bachelor of Arts - Two-Dimensional Studio Art

Skills

ACTIVITIES

Timeline

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