Correctional Officer
Allen Correctional Center
Kinder, LA
09.2015 - 01.2016
- Implemented defensive tactics and physical restraints to maintain safety and security of facility.
- Conducted regular cell inspections looking for evidence of drug use or other prohibited items that could pose a threat to security.
- Conducted headcounts to ensure that all inmates were accounted for.
- Detected potential threats and quickly defused conflicts.
- Took prisoners into custody and escorted to locations within and outside facility.
- Monitored conduct of prisoners in housing unit or during work or recreational activities to prevent escape or violence.
- Performed head counts, checking cells for missing inmates.
- Reviewed incident reports submitted by subordinates concerning violations of policy or procedure observed during shift changes.
- Enforced prison rules and regulations while maintaining a safe environment for inmates and staff.
- Supervised residents during meal distribution and intake, recreation time and work-site performance.
- Searched prisoners and vehicles and conducted shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband.