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corrections officer

NOUN
jailer
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Born Halroy Candis Williams on Dec. 14, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, Williams was working as a juvenile corrections officer when he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mr. Saad responds by conceding that “the welder, the trucker, and the corrections officer are not suffering from suicidal empathy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Mike, 40, feels "stagnant" in his current job as a corrections officer and misses the sense of "belonging" he had in the military.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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




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