Articles
Tuition Assistance Helping You
A college degree is not a requirement to become a corrections officer at the MDC. And it's not a requirement for keeping your job once you're hired. Many of our corrections officers have long, successful careers while only completing a high school level education. In...
Physical Requirements to Help Our Team
The job of a corrections officer can be physically demanding. Circumstances may arise that need both quick thinking and steady nerves. Other situations may need physical quickness, strength, and dexterity. At the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), we have strong...
Improving Well-Being as a Corrections Officer
The role of a corrections officer is demanding. Physical fitness, proper training, and pride in the task at hand all play an essential role in maintaining a safe environment for fellow officers and inmates. Contrary to the typical Hollywood belief that correctional...
Women on Our Team – Highly Respected Team Members
At Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, women make up an essential part of our correctional officer staff. We have made it a priority to hire females as correctional officers. National data backs us up here. Hiring female correctional officers creates an...
Pride Pays – The Importance of Community Building
As a Corrections Officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, you are far more than a "guard". You become part of a dynamic and supportive community that watches out for each other. The staff at MDC are also more than colleagues. We are a team that is dedicated to...