Loretta Lee Salinas
Laredo,TX
Summary
Experienced Detention Officer with over 2 years working in minimum and medium security facilities in state/ice. Clear understanding of regulations and procedures for prisoner /detainee processing, transfer and incarceration. Correctional/ Detention Officer with established background in adult . Quick decision-maker with excellent skills in physical restraint, search and seizure, prisoner transport and emergency response. Reliable Detention Officer skilled handling and managing activities of 100 to 750 offenders in assigned cell block. Sound knowledge of constitutional rights and ethical standards of conduct. Experience processing inmates, preparing and serving meals to inmates and monitoring overall facility security.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Detention Officer
Corecivic Laredo Tx
Laredo, Texas
06.2021 - Current
- Conducting routine rounds every 15 min
- 30 min,
- Conduct headcounts and emergency head counts
- Maintain custody and control of 100 to 200 Detainees in housed dorms
- Complete all necessary paperwork and searches
- Supervising mealtimes, working, and recreational activities
- Searching detainees beds and dorm for contraband
- Incident Reports
- Screening visitors
- Monitor inmates/detainees behavior and report unusual activity to ensure safety and security
- Escort inmates/detainees to job sites, medical facilities ,classrooms or wherever they are needed in a timely ,secure manner
- Manage confrontational situations/emergencies situations as arise to maintain security.
- Transportation of inmates
- First aid and medical referrals
- Use of restraints
- Inmate visitation
- Restrictive housing & special Management
- Intro to force cell units
- Inflammatory agents
- Chemical agents
- PPCT #1
- PPCT#2
- Unit management and Direct supervision
- Hostage survival
- Radio and telephone communication
- Use of Force
- Report writing basic
- Communication and De escalation Techniques
- CPR /AED
- Prea Overview
- Processed inmates by taking photographs and fingerprints
- Supervised and controlled behavior of 300 inmates
- Physically restrained prisoners during prisoner altercations using leverage holds and legal force
- Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks
- Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband
- Processed visitors and attorneys arriving to see prisoners
- Investigated attempted escapes and conducted searches for escaped inmates
- Searched building and grounds, living quarters and work areas for contraband
- Maintained custody and control of 300 inmates housed in ice security unit
- Made rounds at specified intervals and conducted head counts and roll calls
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders
- Verified facility security by inspecting plumbing, outside areas, locks and cells for potential hazards
- Completed dorm sanitation and maintenance checks and reported results to management
Correctional Officer
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Dilley , Texas
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Weapon Retention
- Firearm Safety
- Shotgun
- Riffle
- Revolver
- Perimeter Security
- Physical Agility Test
- Physical Training
- Housing Areas Posted
- (Dorm officer )
- (Dorm Picket Officer)
- (cell Block officer)
- (Cellblock Picket)
- (Perimeter Security)
- (Utility officer)
- (Public Medical & Transfer Officer)
- (Central Control Officer)
- (Foodservice Officer)
- Mental Health first aid
- Suicide prevention and Crisis management
- Constant Direct Observation
- Infection Control
- First Aid / Medical Emergency
- CPR/AED
- COP
- Chemical agent
- TACTICS
- Security Concerns
- Con Games
- Communication , Interventions Strategies
- Management of aggressive behavior
- Observing Assessing and reporting behaviors
- Offenders Cognition and Motivational interviews
- Observing mood ,personality, and psychotic disorder
- Restraints and Escort
- Therapeutic Restraints
- Offender Property
- Contraband and searches
- Use of Force and Survival
- Understanding Offenders / standards Of behaviors
- Conducting inspection and patrols of inmates cells
- Searching inmates cells /pods for contraband
- Maintain custody and control of 500 to 750
- Inmates housed in medium security unit Conduct routine rounds every 30 minute specified times and head counts
- Direct activities of inmates working on maintenance
- Complete all necessary paperwork and searches
- Escort inmates to jobs sites ,medical, classrooms or wherever they are needed in a timely ,secure manner
- Assist other correctional officers with management of inmates
- Manage confrontational situations they arise to maintain security.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities
- Booked new inmates into facility and processed inmates for release
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls and showers
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals and medical appointments
Education
Certification - Pharmacy Tech
LC COLLEGE
Laredo Tx.11.2018
Certification - Substitute Teacher
LC COLLEGE
Laredo, TX08.2014
High School Diploma -
United High School
Laredo, TX05.2004
Skills
Defensive Techniques
- Reading Comprehension
- Security Checks
- Inmate Population Control
- Contraband Searching
- Inmate Supervision
- Disciplinary Action
- Critical Thinking
- Medical Emergency Response
- Emergency Situations
- Behavior Control
- Head Counts
- Physical Restraint
- Firearms Training
- Control Room Maintenance
- Sanitation Checks
- Body and Cell Searches
- Restraint Techniques
- Dormitory Control
- Conduct Monitoring
- Rule Enforcement
- Safety Precautions
- Spanish Fluency
- First Aid Certification
- Inmate Rights Preservation
- Behavior Modification
- Firearm Safety
- Customer service
- Bilingual
- Computer skills (Microsoft /excel)
- Clerk
- Cop certified
- OC certified
Certification
First aid and CPR certified
Trained in weapons
COP Certified
OC Certified
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Detention Officer
Corecivic Laredo Tx
06.2021 - Current
Correctional Officer
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
02.2021 - 06.2021
Certification - Pharmacy Tech
LC COLLEGE
Certification - Substitute Teacher
LC COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
United High School