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Lonni Jones

Orland,California

Summary

Correctional Sergeant offering 23 years of experience managing inmate safety and order within the Tehama County Jail. Adept at remaining on high alert at all times and managing security risks. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Committed to maintaining ethical and moral standards while supervising and monitoring staff and offenders. Familiar with mental health and behavioral disorders.

Work History

Correctional Sergeant

  • 11 Years total experience
  • Under direction of jail Lieutenant, supervises, directs, and evaluates personnel and activities within jail division.
  • Ensuring daily operational needs of the jail are being met.
  • Special assignments include Jail Training Officer Coordinator, ICS contact for inmate phones and tablets, Black Creek contact for the Jail Management System, back up Department Safety Officer, and assistance to the department training coordinator.
  • Administrative Sergeant- Over 3 years total experience: Duties included but not limited to; Supervising alternative custody staff and inmates, managing and daily auditing of electronic monitoring systems (veritracks), Booking “to appear inmates” into the jail management system for program participation, and supervision of the Administrative Secretary, custody records staff, maintenance and kitchen staff
  • I was an active member of the Drug Court and Behavioral Health Court Teams, supervising participants, completing home and person searches of the participants, and attending weekly team meetings
  • I was the sole replacement for the Administrative Secretary, I would maintain both the inmate welfare fund, inmate trust banking accounts, pay bills, order supplies, submit inmate legal requests and maintain inmate records
  • I completed the Public Records request while working alongside County Counsel
  • I was the Records Manager for all requested jail body camera footage, security camera footage, telephone recordings and video visit recordings
  • I oversaw the upgrade of our JMS from its original program to a web-based version
  • Maintained Fire Inspection Records, monthly building inspections and worked with BSCC to complete all necessary inspections
  • Inmate Discipline Hearing Officer, one part of the administrative level response to inmate grievances
  • Completed and submitted 1381 requests
  • I was an active member of the quarterly jail quality assurance meetings, these meetings included members from Public Health, Mental Health, and jail nursing staff just to mention a few to collaborate and ensure inmates within the jail were receiving all necessary care while addressing concerns from any inmate or county partner.

Jail Training Officer

  • 10 years total experience: Under direction of the Sergeant, completing daily and weekly evaluations of new employees
  • Evaluations included documentation of both satisfactory and unsatisfactory work performance
  • If the trainee’s performance was found to be unsatisfactory, I provided them with a demonstration of the failed task, while explaining the reason and policy needed for adherence of the task
  • My remedial training of unsatisfactory performance rarely had the trainee fail to respond to training
  • Often while a JTO, I would be tasked with acting as an Officer in Charge of various shifts ensuring the smooth daily operations of the jail facility.

Transportation Officer

  • 5 Years total experience: Under the direction of a Correctional Sergeant, While in Transportation, I oversaw transportation arrangements for all inmates either coming to or leaving the Tehama County Jail
  • I also handled transportation to other custody facilities, including but not limited to County, State, and Federal facilities inside and outside of California
  • I worked with allied agencies and often assisted them when possible ferrying inmates between facilities to get them to their destination
  • I often worked with the Northwest Shuttle System, by preparing detailed expenditure sheets, obtaining the District Attorney’s agreement for prosecution, and working with allied agencies to bring fugitives from justice back to Tehama County
  • Additional - 2 years total experience: In 2021, I was invited and participated in the Title 15 Executive Steering Committee
  • As part of the steering committee, we reviewed 6 sections of title 15 and as a team made any changes in the interest of the offenders and organizations
  • In 2022, at the direction of Jail Administration, I oversaw the introduction of tablets to our inmate population opening them up to online education which had been lacking in our facility
  • In 2023, I was invited and participated as a subject matter expert in the ACO Angoff meeting through BSCC
  • BSCC will provide a test that is prepared by them for applicants that are applying for adult facilities
  • The ACO Angoff meeting reviewed and updated the test that BSCC will provide to departments to use, when hiring correctional deputies to work in adult facilities.

Education

Correctional Officer Core Course 120 Hours -

Butte College Public Service Center
Oroville, Stockton, California
09.2000

Basic Institution Training Officer -

American River College / Los Rios Community College
Sacramento, California
05.2003

STC Supervisory Core Course 80 Hours -

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center
Sacramento, California
05.2013

Skills

  • Leadership skills demonstrated while assigned as Correctional Sergeant, Jail Training Officer, and acting as “Officer in Charge” in absence of shift supervisor
  • Communication skills demonstrated through daily contact with public and allied agencies
  • Active Listening
  • Records Maintenance
  • Inmate Movement Control
  • Officer Training
  • Rehabilitation Programs
  • Rule Enforcement
  • Corrective Actions
  • Disciplining Officers
  • Staff Supervision
  • Situational Awareness

Timeline

Correctional Sergeant

Jail Training Officer

Transportation Officer

Correctional Officer Core Course 120 Hours -

Butte College Public Service Center

Basic Institution Training Officer -

American River College / Los Rios Community College

STC Supervisory Core Course 80 Hours -

Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center

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