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Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Application Deadline: November 16, 2020
The position is in a legal office that oversees the legal operations associated with the U.S. Penitentiary, Federal Correctional Institution - Medium, and the Federal Correctional Institution-Low, at FCC Yazoo City, Mississippi, and the Federal Correctional Institution, in Aliceville, Alabama. The incumbent will be expected to provide advice and guidance to all levels of staff at these correctional facilities, including members of the Executive Staff. The position requires frequent professional communication with defense attorneys, prosecutors, federal courts, and agency officials. The incumbent will need to develop a thorough knowledge of all aspects of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy and practice as he/she may be required to appear in District Court on short notice to explain and advocate the agency's rationale for its correctional management decisions.
This is a primary law enforcement position. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. §3307, the maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a BOP correctional institution. An age waiver to this requirement may be requested for preference eligible veteran candidates. The duties of this position may at times require frequent and direct contact with individuals in confinement who are suspected or convicted of serious criminal offenses. The duties of this position require experience and knowledge of the on-the-job responsibilities of a primary law enforcement officer working in a detention facility. A prerequisite requirement for this position is the completion of Institution Familiarization and the satisfactory completion of a mandatory course in Introduction to Correctional Techniques.
Because of the nature and mission of this position, it requires hands-on understanding of the operating problems encompassed in working within an institution. The incumbent may be called on to perform as a law enforcement officer in a correctional environment during training, emergency situations, times of staff shortages, and under any other type of correctional operating crisis. Specific correctional responsibilities may include custody and supervision of inmates, responding to emergencies and institution disturbances, participating in fog and escape patrols, and assuming correctional officer posts when necessary. The incumbent may be required to shakedown inmates and conduct visual searches in their work or living area for contraband. The incumbent must be prepared to use physical control in situations where necessary, such as in fights among inmates, assaults on staff, and riots or escape attempts.
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