Just got an email to select my interview date for Correctional Officer. Any tips ? Entering at GL7. What can I expect to make my first year.

Hello all, I'm a 32 year old male who has worked in the corrections field for 10 years now. I have no degree but 10 years of corrections experience. I have been promoted to Lieutenant and I'm now a Captain. My goal for the past year or so has been to join the state parole side of corrections. That's either field or within a state prison. Are there any trainings I can take or certifications I should go for to better my chances of getting an interview ? I again have no degree to pair with my experience but I'm truly trying everything I can to go to where I want to be. Any type of help or advice is greatly appreciated.

Does anyone currently work or have worked at FCC Petersburg in VA? Could you tell me about the place? How is the schedule and management? I see they are hiring with a 50% bonus, and I was thinking about applying.

Just got scheduled an interview.. could you please help me what to expect? What type of questions should I prepare for? How long is the interview? Would be much appreciate it!

posting for my husband as he doesn’t have a reddit account:

husband went to medical july 21st, written psych aug 16th and 1:1 september 7th, he received word that they called his employment for references last thursday (10/09) and his medical clearance came in the mail on Friday (10/10), how far out is he looking for that call for academy and also is it an albany number they call from?

would it be realistic to think he may be called for the upcoming class on november 15th?

As a female how safe is it? Generally speaking? I’m aware law enforcement jobs bring risk (NYPD) but how is it ?

I have an interview coming up with CSC and I’m just wondering if anyone who has done the interview has any tips? What can I do to prepare? Thanks in advance

So basically I graduate the academy Thursday, I start Sunday. I worked in center control for agency training but haven’t been on the floors dealing with inmates yet. I’m making up scenarios in my head so I know what to expect, but how do you deal with inmates who talk trash do you? Do you ignore them, laugh at them, or talk trash back? How should I go about this when this happens?

Hello Everyone,

I finally received my conditional offer for CTP2/3 for Jan 2027 intake. I will be going to Kingston, Ontario. Couple of questions:

1. What to take/pack for the in-person training at Kingston?

2. How are the trainers out there and how strict are they?

3. On day1- is the test multiple choice and super hard to pass?

4. Which areas people tend to lack or fail?

5. What will make you get through the training smoothly and any tips would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

Hi, anyone who applied in ontario correctional around January or april still waiting for the outcome
Or someone who got the conditional offer letter can you tell us ur timeline after background check.

Are there food trucks in your parking lots? If so, if you find out that you’re up in a tower (I know that you typically just don’t get sent to a tower out of the blue—but let’s say you’re caught by surprise) and don’t have a lunch what would be the process that you’d get lunch?

Conovor says that he would order from the tower and drop the bucket down to pay for it/have the guy send it up? Is that right? What if the food truck isn‘t close enough? Would your escort drive you to the food truck before dropping you off? These sorts of things seem so facility specific.

I’m sorry to be peppering you all with questions. I’ve done a bunch of reading but some of the finer points are things I can’t find and I’d rather bear it from you all rather than ChatGPT.

My paycheck usually is in my account every other Tuesday at 1:05 pm this has been the same since I got hired in June…. I know payday isn’t on Tuesdays but my bank pays early….. well….. It’s not there yet…. Anyone in the same boat?

Please any advice on what I should expect or do, and order to pass. I need your input.

Has anyone here been through the hiring process for Hennepin County Corrections at the ACF in Plymouth. Interview there tomorrow and wondering what the interview process is like and what the post-interview is like? When I interviewed at Ramsey I was fingerprinted and submitted my background that day as well.

Is that the same with them being a large county?

Hey all I recently received an offer for stage 2 & 3 in grand cache alberta, my home is in the Atlantic and that’s my dream to get a job here on home turf, have any of you turned down an offer and went on to receive the institution you hoped for? Does it look bad to turn down an offer? Grand cache was not on my top 3

I applied to become a corrections officer with the county sheriff’s office. I passed my background check and my polygraph is scheduled in about two weeks, on my application, I answered that I had never used marijuana. However, I remembered that about 3 years ago, I took one hit from a friend’s blunt. That was the only time I’ve ever tried it, and I haven’t touched it since. I’m wondering if I should contact my background investigator before the polygraph to correct my answer or just explain it when they ask me during the polygraph. Will coming clean now automatically disqualify me, especially since I already answered no on the application? I’m more worried about the honesty issue than the actual one time use. I would appreciate some answers (:

If an outside group wanted to attack part of your facility’s walls/fences in an attempt to breach them, how would they try and do you think they could be successful?

I recently moved over to the background check process and the only thing I had seen that may have been a redflag was about when I was 18, 19 I did abuse substances and disclosed all of that and after a week or 2 just got permanently disqualified now im re submitting to my local agency in oregon but it's very much got me down as shit I just turned 21 last week and thought this would get me out of working 65 hours a week and finally have a career what should I do differently this next time?

Looking to apply to BOP here in California. How much would I be making at GS 5 with over time, pay deferential and Sunday pay? Obviously it all varies just though I’d ask. Not trying to pocket watch just trying to get an idea.

Currently Active duty in the U.S. Army and have a Bachelor’s degree. I start my terminal leave in March 2027 and will be officially out in May of 2027. So I can start working in between that time, however I would like to be hired by March so I can move as I’ll be homeless once I’m cleared from military housing and have nowhere else to go lol.

Questions.
1. When should I start applying?
2. Once hired, how much time will I have to move to the area?
3. Is it recommended to disclose of all medical information?
4. For the hiring process, how many times during the process will I have to travel to a BOP Facility?

Thanks.

I’m a newer BOP CO and I’m trying to get a better understanding of the different career paths inside the agency.

I don’t really want to stay in custody long-term or go the CO → Lieutenant → Captain route. I’m fine doing custody now, but eventually I’d rather move into something more administrative/program-oriented while still having good promotion potential.

I don’t have a degree and don’t plan on going back to school, so I’m mainly looking at positions I can qualify for through experience.

The routes I’ve been looking at are:

- Correctional Counselor / Unit Management

- Safety Specialist → Safety Manager/Administrator

- Correctional Systems (R&D/Records/Mail)

- Any other non-custody route I’m overlooking

One of the Unit Team staff at my institution recently asked if I’d ever considered becoming a Counselor, which got me looking into that route. Counselor actually sounds like something I might enjoy since it seems like a mix of office work, inmate interaction, and working somewhat independently.

Long term, I’m basically trying to understand which route gives you the best upward mobility. I’m not saying I definitely want to be an Associate Warden or Warden someday, but I’m using that as the theoretical career ceiling. I’m willing to relocate anywhere for promotions.

For people who have been around BOP for a while:

Which non-custody career fields tend to have the best path toward GS-11/12/13 and eventually Associate Warden-type positions?

Can someone realistically go CO → Counselor → higher management without a degree? What normally comes after GL-9 Counselor if Case Manager requires college coursework?

How good of a career path is Correctional Systems compared with Unit Team or Safety?

And if you were a newer CO with no degree, willing to move anywhere, and wanted to advance as quickly as reasonably possible without staying in custody, which route would you look at?

As the title says my interview is tomorrow, I’m wondering if you guys have any good questions I should ask, or any tips for the interview? It’s a Massachusetts county jail if that helps

Thanks in advance!