Corrections Jobs and Careers

Instead of giving 2% or 3% raises, Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers approved an across-the-board $5K raise last year and are proposing $2K in 2023

Youth workers at the detention centers will now be re-classified as COs under the new plan

Our experts address how short staffing, training cuts and a lack of stress management impact correctional officers and facility security

Explore this year’s most compelling recruitment messages from correctional agencies all vying for the best talent – vote for your favorite

List ranks occupations by level of stress, driving home the importance of hiring responders who can remain calm during high-stress situations

A new correctional officer writes about the sense of welcoming felt from fellow COs

"It's a people job. If you enjoy people, those inmates are people all day long. If you treat them fairly and with respect, you get respect"

Attorneys and lawmakers are drafting legislation to stem the flow of people into jails around the state and expedite criminal justice procedures

A deputy said many are tempted by better pay and safer working conditions at Target department stores

The program changes testing from a written exam to a "training and experience" questionnaire

Sign-on bonuses of $10,000 for new hires and $25,000 for deputies who join from other jails were OK'd

Colette Peters wants to change hiring practices to find candidates who want to "change hearts and minds"

The guard will assist with perimeter security, entry and exit security and issuing supplies to inmates from secure stations, among other things

California Correctional Center in Susanville has remained open because the town sued, saying they face economic devastation if they lose more than 1,000 prison jobs

About 6,400 officers were available to work at the city’s jails in July