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For correctional officers
Institutions run around the clock, the post changes what the shift is like, and the roster can change with a phone call. Here is how BlueShifts fits that week.
The rotation
Federal institutions and provincial jails both run continuous rotations, most often twelve hours on a compressed cycle. Save the pattern once and the rest of the year is drawn for you, including the months you have already worked.
When the roster changes
Holdovers, swaps and short-notice changes are the norm rather than the exception. Those go on top of the saved rotation as events, so the pattern underneath stays intact and you can still see what the year actually looked like.
Outside work
Where your institution permits outside work, it is recorded the same way any other job is: under the employer who hired you, with the hours, the rate and whether the money has arrived. What is permitted is between you and your employer.
Court and training
Hearings, escorts and mandatory training all land inside the rotation. Each sits in its own category with alerts before the day.
What stays on the device
Everything. There is no account and nothing is uploaded — which matters more in a custodial setting than almost anywhere else.
A good starting setup
- Your institution's rotationSaved once, forward and back
- Changes as eventsHoldovers and swaps on top of the pattern
- Court and TrainingTheir own colours, with alerts
- Outside workEmployer, rate, hours and payment status
- Everything on the deviceNo account, nothing uploaded
Designed by an officer, for officers
Twenty years on the job went into deciding what this app tracks. Everything stays on your phone unless you choose to share it.
Scan to install — or hold it up for the officer next to you.
