Jason Saramak

A Deputy Sheriff-Officer performs routine security and guard work which involves responsibility for providing for the custody and well-being of incarcerated individuals while under detention in the County Holding Center, while in State and County courts for trial or hearing, during off premises medical treatment or hospitalization, and during transport to and from the Holding Center;

Performs guard duties at various locations in the Holding Center, ECMCC Lockup, County courts, State courts and Family courts, such as entrance and exits, receiving and detention rooms, court rooms, District Attorneys' offices, floors and galleries of the Holding Center, the clinic rooms, elevators, jury rooms and other County buildings and offices;

Maintains security and discipline in the Holding Center courts, and ECMCC Lockup; makes regular inspections in the Holding Center and courts, including checking locking devices and punching clocks; makes counts and prepares report sheets; maintains order and settles disturbances; notifies supervisor of all unusual incidents;

Attends to the care and well-being of incarcerated individuals; secures and delivers sundries; delivers medical supplies; secures medical services and dispenses medicines; escorts incarcerated individuals for interviews with attorneys, relatives and law enforcement agencies; directs the serving of meals; directs the maintenance of incarcerated individuals' sanitation and hygiene; attends incarcerated individuals' phone calls;

Performs clerical duties connected with the receiving, booking, searching and release of incarcerated individuals; accepts and records clothing and property; issues uniforms and assigns cell blocks; makes out composite census reports; maintains records on incarcerated individuals; arranges for clothing and records for transfer of persons to courts, penal institutions and hospitals;
Guards incarcerated individuals of the Erie County Holding Center who are transferred to a hospital for treatment during confinement, or to the court lockup for trial or hearing; escorts incarcerated individuals to jail and courts; transports incarcerated individuals both in and out of State;

Provides security for charges juries; serves as Court Officer during the Officer’s absence; retrieves papers for Court Clerks;

May assist the training instructor in training activities;

Performs duties and successfully completes the training that meets the standards of the New York State Commission of Corrections.

A Correction Officer guards incarcerated individuals confined to the County Correctional Facility, after sentencing by the courts for the lesser criminal violations;

Supervises and guards incarcerated individuals sentenced by the courts to confinement in the County Correctional Facility for the lesser violations under Criminal Law;

Guards and escorts incarcerated individuals to clinics, recreation activities, church services, barber shops, mess halls, etc., and to interviews with relatives and attorneys;

Supervises and guards incarcerated individuals during work assignments outside the Correctional Facility proper, such as farm and general maintenance work; issues work equipment and supplies as necessary;

Supervises and guards incarcerated individuals during assigned general laboring work inside the facility such as cleaning, kitchen work or during work assignments in the various shops;

Guards incarcerated individuals during their transfer to the County Medical Center;

Maintains discipline; enforces rules and regulations; maintains constant alert for attempts to escape, incarcerated individual disturbances or other unusual incidents;

Reports any such incident to Sergeant or other officer immediately and initiates corrective action, as appropriate; prepares incident reports for higher authority;

Performs duties related to receiving and discharge of incarcerated individuals, such as searching incarcerated individuals upon admittance and collecting information for the preparation of incarcerated individuals records; delivers incarcerated individuals’ mail; answers phone inquiries;

Prepares and maintains records and files.

A Records Clerk-Holding Center performs clerical operations related to the maintenance of inmate records and accounts;

Checks the accuracy of commitments for all inmates and accurately computes the actual time served by each inmate sentenced to County time;

Receives and maintains warrants and detainees filed against inmates by Law Enforcement Agencies;

Sets up and arranges transportation of inmates to Court;

Prepares Court list for inmates housed in the Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facility Annex;

Maintains current and postponed Court dates of all inmates;

Updates and maintains commitments, dates, times or Courts and bail information in the computer;

Keeps statistics for New York State Department of Corrections and transmits data via computer to the State daily;

Maintains inmates cash accounts;

Takes bails for all Towns in Erie County and Buffalo City Court when Court is closed;

Keeps track of housing location for all Sheriff's custody inmates in the Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facility Annex;

Provides information to family members/friends, all outside Law Enforcement agencies throughout the United States;

Screens inmates eligible to be housed at the Correctional Facility Annex, following criteria set up administration;

Notifies Law Enforcement Agencies concerning "pick up" of inmates such as Court programs, released under supervision First Time/Last Time, drug treatment programs, Law Enforcement Agencies from other States and Counties;

Responsible for releasing inmates (checking paperwork and verifying with Court if there is a problem);

Sends teletypes and faxes to outside Law Enforcement Agencies if warrants are found in warrant check;

Answers routine telephone inquiries related to the Records Office of the Erie County Holding Cente