David Palmer

In my time at the Department of Corrections, I have held the positions of dormitory officer, confinement officer, disciplinary report coordinator, transport officer, and arsenal officer.

As a dormitory and confinement officer, I maintained supervision of Inmates, regularly communicated with fellow officers via two-way multichannel 800MHz radio utilizing 10-codes, maintained extensive logs, wrote detailed reports, ensured accurate inventory and functionality of various equipment, and maintained and professional appearance and manner with all Inmates, staff, and outside visitors.

As a disciplinary report coordinator, I entered disciplinary reports into the Correctional Database Center, and proof-read and corrected reports for various grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. I also served the disciplinary reports, investigated the reports for witnesses and video recordings, wrote a detailed summary of my findings and forwarded the report to classification for disposition. Since disciplinary reports and the internal court proceedings are considered due process, I had to maintain records, and ensure that every step in the process was timely, accurate, and up to the standards of the U. S. Department of Justice, Florida statutes, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement/Florida Department of Corrections policy.

As a transport officer I transported Inmates to and from facilities throughout Florida, utilizing the Statewide low-band Macom radio and cellular phone to stay in constant contact with various Corrections facilities throughout each transport. I also needed to coordinate with various outside law enforcement agencies for assistance when requiring trailing vehicles for transporting high-profile Inmates.

In my current post as arsenal officer, I am responsible for the maintenance, repair, procurement, and assignment of the majority of the equipment utilized at our facility, including all radios and communications devices, firearms, explosive devices, restraints, chemical agents, munitions, and other various equipment. I am required to perform monthly and quarterly inventories all such equipment, write detailed weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports pertaining to the status of various equipment and munitions, and to mail memos and reports to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for the procurement and use of NFA items and explosive devices.

Reference: Captain Padget