Corrections officer,^[1] also called the correctional officer,^[3] was the title of an officer in the^[1] New Republic Correctional Corps. Lieutenant Lant Davan held the position aboard the New Republic Correctional Transport Bothan-5.^[2] When the prison ship was infiltrated near the Dilestri system^[4] around 9 ABY,^[5] Davan faced the infiltrators, only to be killed by a knife throw from the Twi'lek mercenary Xi'an.^[6]

A corrections officer donned a blue uniform with a New Republic insignia on the left shoulder. Their white shoes^[6] that resembled those of an Imperial stormtrooper^[7] and their belt displayed an officer's disk upon the buckle. The white helmet of the officer, which featured a black tinted visor,^[6] was the same type of helmet as the ones used by the Alderaanian consular security^[8] and could include the officer's designation printed in Aurebesh on the side. Corrections officers could possess a A-180 blaster, holstered on their belt, and a tracking beacon.^[6]

Behind the scenes[]

A corrections officer first appeared in "Chapter 6: The Prisoner," the sixth episode of the first season of Jon Favreau's live-action television series The Mandalorian, which was directed by Rick Famuyiwa^[6] and released on December 13, 2019 on Disney+.^[9] The position was later identified in Joe Schreiber's junior novelization of The Mandalorian Season One, released in 2021.^[1]

Appearances[]

• The Mandalorian Junior Novel (First identified as corrections officer)
• The Mandalorian Junior Novel audiobook (First identified as corrections officer)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga
• The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (First appearance)
• The Mandalorian — "Chapter 21: The Pirate" (Appears as a corpse)
• Star Wars: Hunters (First identified as correctional officer)

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