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Prisoner Transport Officer
Job Description
Executive Protection Transport (EPT) is seeking dependable, professional, and physically capable Prisoner Transport Officers to safely transport individuals in custody for government and correctional agencies. Officers are responsible for maintaining continuous custody, security, accountability, and prisoner welfare from pickup through final transfer. Primary responsibilities include safely operating prisoner transport vehicles; conducting pre-trip vehicle and equipment inspections; assisting with prisoner searches; inspecting and applying authorized restraints; securely loading and unloading prisoners; maintaining required separation of male, female, adult, and juvenile prisoners; monitoring prisoner behavior and welfare; conducting headcounts and restraint checks; maintaining chain-of-custody documentation; communicating with dispatch and agency personnel; following approved routes and rest-stop plans; and completing transport logs, transfer records, medical documentation, and incident reports. Officers must follow EPT policies, Fulton County requirements, applicable DOT and FMCSA regulations, Jenna's Act, and all lawful instructions from authorized government and correctional personnel. Officers must remain alert, professional, and prepared to respond appropriately to medical emergencies, escape attempts, contraband discoveries, vehicle breakdowns, behavioral incidents, and other unexpected events. Selected candidates must successfully complete EPT's required prisoner transportation training and competency evaluations before being authorized for transport assignments. Training includes custody control, prisoner searches, restraints, use of force and de-escalation, continuous custody, chain of custody, loading and unloading, prisoner separation, defensive driving, CPR/AED/First Aid, emergency response, GPS navigation, communications, report writing, vehicle operations, and professional conduct.
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What they do
A Correctional Officer, Detention Officer, or Jailer supervises people being held in correctional facilities, including those awaiting trial, in detention, and inmates who are serving sentences. Maintains order and security within a jail or prison, conducts inspections and searches, enforces regulations, and supervises activities and visits.
$52,606 / year median in Georgia
+5% projected growth