Minimum Security Prison Structure

I work for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons at Fci Danbury, Ct. Danbury was up and running in the 1940’s and was originally a men’s minimum security prison. But, in 1994, the prison transitioned from a men’s to a women’s prison. The grounds contained a minimum security prison and also a women’s low security prison. In 2014, the grounds went into another transition and also made additions. The Low security prison was converted into a men’s prison. The female minimum security stayed the same, and a Female Satellite Low was opened. This organization has structure with a chain of command with sub-structures within the structure as well.

At the top of our structure within the prison, there is the warden, in which she is in charge of all departments and is basically a CEO of the prison. Then next in charge is the Associate Warden who is next in line if something happens to the warden. For the correctional services side of the chain of command, the Captain oversees the correctional services. For example, he is responsible for the housing units, special housing, and anywhere else where there are corrections officers working that particular post. The next in charge is the Operations Lieutenant, who is in charge of the Officer’s on posts,

They also assist the Operations Lieutenant in their day to tasks as well. The final groups are the correctional officers in which we have Senior Officer Specialists, Senior Officers, and Corrections Officers. The Senior Officer Specialists are not supervisors, but are off the label first line of contact. They are the people that junior officers look up to for advice and guidance. It is an unwritten rule that officers ask for direction from the Senior Officer Specialists before going to the Lieutenant. Senior Officer Specialists also act as training officers when new officers are hired at