correctional officer
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Through his phone calls, they learned of a corrupt correctional officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Walters, a citizen of the Comanche Nation, had never spoken to this correctional officer, and he thought a private conversation with him or any other guard was a recipe for trouble.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
During testimony last week, Tomas Rivers, a correctional officer from State Correctional Institution Huntingdon, where Mangione was first held, described conversations he had with the accused, according to Rolling Stone:
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
FCI Tucson has struggled with low staffing in the past, but the Bureau of Prisons said nearly every correctional officer position is now filled and staffing wasn’t an issue the day Chauvin was attacked.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
I had been to this prison often enough to be familiar to many of the correctional officers, but as I entered I was met by a correctional officer I’d never seen before.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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