“It's different every day. It just doesn’t stop, it’s 24/7.” Correctional officers in federal prisons work hard to keep us safe. They work in shifts around the clock during days, weeknights, weekends and holidays.

In this episode of our podcast, we continue our three-part miniseries, Behind the Badge, with Don, a correctional officer in his 16th year of service with the Correctional Service of Canada. Follow along with Don who takes us on a tour of the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution in the latest episode of Prisons Inside/Out.

“It wasn’t until I was in uniform that I realized how important this job is.” The work that Correctional Officers do can be challenging but also rewarding. They work hard to keep Canadians safe but also have a positive impact on the lives of those in our care and custody.

Over the next several weeks, we’ll meet some of them in a new three-part series, called Behind the Badge. In part one, we meet Victoria, who has worked inside a maximum-security prison for the last two years. Tune in to this episode to hear her story.

Join us for this episode where we talk with two very special guests: CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly and CSC Deputy Commissioner of Indigenous Corrections, Kathy Neil. We’ll hear from them about the path that led to their successful careers, the challenges they overcame, and talk about what it’s like being a woman leader in corrections in their own words.