A day in the life of a prison officer

Jade is a Supervising Officer at HMP Manchester and previously served in the Armed Forces. She joined the Prison Service in 2020 through the Unlocked Graduates scheme. In January 2023 we followed Jade carrying out her duties on an early shift at HMP Manchester. The video was shot over one day and filmed via GoPro and hand-held camera. An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you. Apply now ⬇️ *Chapters* 0:00 Intro 0:14 Driving to work and thinking about my day 1:16 Getting through security, and shift patterns 2:20 Leading the morning briefing 3:38 Searching prisoners 5:53 Supervising prisoners to work or education 6:27 Prisoners working in the bakery 7:23 Engaging with prisoners and building relationships 9:25 Support you receive as a prison officer 10:32 Serving lunch 11:04 Sensing danger and dealing with incidents 13:28 Ending the shift 14:07 Thinking about becoming prison officer?