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corrections officer

NOUN
jailer
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Nanos began his career in the El Paso, Texas, police department before joining the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in 1984 as a corrections officer, according to a biography on the department website.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce called ICE’s actions “bush-league policing” in an interview on Sunday, after federal agents mistakenly arrested a local corrections officer.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2026

Documentation provided to NBC6 shows that Lindsey arrived at the facility in the Big Cypress Swamp on July 6, employed as a corrections officer through GardaWorld Federal Services, contracted out to provide security.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2025

He walked all the way back to his dorm, only to have a corrections officer come by soon after and ask him if he was “good.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

They point out there has never been a conviction of a police or corrections officer over an Indigenous death in their care.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2024




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