prison officer
Jailer in uniform
A prison officer is a person employed to supervise and guard inmates in a prison or jail.
The term is more common in British English, where American English typically uses correctional officer or prison guard.
Prison officers maintain security, enforce rules, and may participate in rehabilitation programs: The prison officer escorted the inmate to the visiting room.
Supervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- jailerPrison guard
- gaolerPrison guard, British spelling
- custodianGuardian of a place
keeper · turnkey · screw · warder · supervisor · overseer · patroller · watchman
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- convictJailed offender after trial
- detaineePerson held in custody
- cellBasic unit of life
confinement · sentence · rehabilitation · yard · block · wing · tier · intake
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkpointInspection station on route
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
perimeter · watchtower · searchlight · alarm · fence · barrier · escort · radio
Authority to direct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
compliance · sanctions · punishment · segregation · solitary · write-up · infractions · lockup
Institution of learning
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- defensive tacticsStrategies for warding off threats
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
- first aidInitial injury treatment
riot control · firearms · baton · pepper spray · de-escalation · self-defense · physical fitness · in-service training
warden
Supervisory custodian of place
custodian · keeper · turnkey · screw · warder · supervisor · overseer · patroller · watchman · sentinel
inmate
Confined facility resident
cell · confinement · sentence · rehabilitation · yard · block · wing · tier · intake · release
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkpointInspection station on route
lockdown · perimeter · watchtower · searchlight · alarm · fence · barrier · escort · radio · badge
control
Authority to direct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
rules · compliance · sanctions · punishment · segregation · solitary · write-up · infractions · lockup · privileges
academy
Institution of learning
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- defensive tacticsStrategies for warding off threats
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
first aid · riot control · firearms · baton · pepper spray · de-escalation · self-defense · physical fitness · in-service training
- jailersjailer, gaoler, warden, warder, turnkey
- essential workersdoctor, nurse, paramedic, EMT, firefighter
- UK Prisonsjail, gaol, Dartmoor, Strangeways, Wandsworth
officer, prison, imprison, imprisonment, prisoners, imprisons, imprisonments, imprisoner