- Layers of the earth's atmosphere. TROPOSPHERE. The troposphere is the portion of the Earth's atmosphere that extends from the surface of the Earth to a height of about 3.7 miles (6 km) at the North Pole or the South Pole and 11.2 miles (18 km) at the equator.
A corrections officer is an officer responsible for the custody, safety, security, and supervision of inmates in a prison or any other correctional facility. Traditionally, terms such as jailer, jail guard, prison guard, and turnkey were used to refer to a corrections officer.
There are more than 400,000 correctional officers currently serving in county, state and federal detention facilities around the country. Everyday these professionals demonstrate the strength of character, mental acuity and teamwork needed to safely manage more than 2.2 million incarcerated criminals.