THe Merced Sun Star
CHOWCHILLA — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced this week the intent to hire close to 7,000 correctional officers over the next three years because of increased attrition rates.
According to the department, the current rate of attrition is approximately 1,800 annually, mostly due to retirement. In order to achieve the three-year goal, around 4,000 applications need to be submitted each month, said Greg Bergersen, Valley State Prison public information officer.
Valley State Prison, a men’s facility east of Chowchilla, is one of many prisons throughout the state that will be hiring. “In the next three years the department is really on a hiring need,” Bergersen said.
The last correctional peace officer recruitment campaign took place between 2006 and 2007. “Currently, we have a strong need for correctional officers to work in the Susanville area, which would be High Desert State Prison and the California Correctional Center, and Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City,” Bergersen said.
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