Today kicks off the start of Corrections Officer Week, where KUAM News got an inside look at the women who dedicatedly work at the Department of Corrections.

Out of the 168 officers at the Department of Corrections, 35 are women. Corrections Officer 2, Tricia Gogue has been at DEPCOR for 10 years. She showed us the daily routine of being an officer in the women's facility. "The ladies wake up. We do standing headcount face to face, we start...we do breakfast we do medication, fresh air, telephone calls , sick calls, forensic sick calls. It’s very busy in the morning," she explained.

The women work 13 hours a day, 5 days a week. You never know what to expect out of the day, especially when receiving new inmates.  

"They could be high or drunk or combative basically because they’re getting arrested nobody wants to be here," he said.

Corrections Officer 1, Passion Mendiola, had an unexpected encounter with an inmate when she first started the job. "One prisoner has already assaulted me and so that was the greatest lesson I've learned because I always keep my head up now," she said.

While the job is demanding, these women do it with purpose. "[The] greatest lesson of working here is knowing that I’m helping these prisoners and make a difference when they get released," she told KUAM News.

"Us correction officers care about you we’re not only like a counselor or correction officer we’re also like  a big sister or anyone you can look over to empower you and make a difference in your life," she added.

DEPCOR will be hosting a job unfair on May 7 and 8 at the Guam Premier Outlets from 11 am to 5 pm. Interested applicants must bring a valid drivers license, a copy of a high school diploma and a resume is optional. Applications will be available on site.