correctional officer
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In one dialogue shared on Matter Neuroscience’s Instagram, Shane, a correctional officer in Texas, chats with Chris, who works at sandwich shop and DJ studio in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 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
Is correctional officer the job someone applies for when they have made all the right life choices?
From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025
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
