Correctional Officer
Philadelphia Department of Prisons
Philadelphia, PA
02.2018 - 04.2021
- Maintain a working knowledge of policies departmental policies and procedures
- Ensure inmates receive daily necessities
- Maintain that the institution is safe and secure at all times
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals and medical appointments.
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls and showers.
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals.
- Inspected work sites and crew trucks for contraband, cleanliness and safety.
- Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities.
- Led intake and processing of inmates by handling paperwork, searches, interviews and fingerprinting.
- Delivered inmates to work sites and returned safely by following protocols.
- Completed intake paperwork, fingerprints and searches.
- Booked new inmates into facility and processed inmates for release.
- Received and accounted for personal possessions and determined inmate work assignments.
- Addressed inquiries from general public, other staff, inmates and visitors to resolve concerns.
- Discussed with offenders links between criminal behavior and anger management problems or drug and alcohol abuse.
- Identified needed updates to correctional plans and assigned inmates to appropriate housing.
- Identified facility openings and designated inmates to housing units.
- Arranged for medical and dental care of inmates.