Correctional Sentence Classification Specialist

Florida; Crawfordville (FL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Health and life insurance

Tuition-free college courses

Retirement plans

Job summary

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS is seeking a CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE TECHNICIAN - F/C for Wakulla Correctional Institution. The role focuses on accurately assessing and classifying inmates based on needs, risks, and behaviors to ensure proper housing and program placement within the system.

The position supports safety and rehabilitation efforts, impacts inmate reintegration, and requires reporting to the designated Florida office.

Qualifications

• Must possess a High school diploma or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Look at commitment documents to understand sentencing rules, update sentence information, and make sure release dates are correct. Check computer calculations and manually calculate jail time credit, informing staff of any changes.
• Work with Public Defenders, State Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Court Clerks to fix mistakes in commitment documents and clear up any confusion about sentences. Follow up to make sure all needed documents are received and processed.
• Search the inmate information system to find and fix errors in inmate identification and number assignments, making sure the correct sentence details are entered in the OBIS system.
• Review new commitments after inmate intake to decide if a new inmate number is needed or if they can use their original number. Make necessary changes to sentence details and recalculate release dates, informing the Central Office of any updates.
• Work with Central Office staff to identify repeat offenders and document post-release supervision violations, creating a detailed paperwork trail for accountability and making changes to policies and procedures related to sentence structure issues,

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS is seeking a CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE TECHNICIAN - F/C for Wakulla Correctional Institution. The role focuses on accurately assessing and classifying inmates based on needs, risks, and behaviors to ensure proper housing and program placement within the system.

The position supports safety and rehabilitation efforts, impacts inmate reintegration, and requires reporting to the designated Florida office.