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correctional officer

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jailer
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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

Is correctional officer the job someone applies for when they have made all the right life choices?

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025

Last month, a correctional officer who worked at FCI Dublin was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

Some SeaTac officers are leaving for other agencies or different lines of work, said correctional officer and union steward Joe Kimmet.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

I entered the prison and saw an older white woman—the correctional officer who managed the visitation yard.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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