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The plan includes $5K retention and signing bonuses for personnel in the jail that has 14 of its 36 positions vacant
Corrections can be a rewarding career. You will never stop learning and every day is different
Lieutenant (Ret.) Gary Cornelius discusses steps you can take to maintain officer morale while providing quality supervision of inmates and enhancing the careers of staff.
The incentives are part of a strategy to reduce the number of vacancies in the ranks of officers at its prisons and state-run pretrial detention facilities
Transformational leadership is an empowering theory of leadership that is a stark contrast to our standard paramilitary model
Teamsters Local 633, which represents nearly 400 officers, said a staffing shortage is a major problem that must be addressed by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu
The department says the increases were targeted at facilities with the highest vacancy rates
Staff shortages are at a crisis stage with as few as two COs overseeing as many as 190 inmates on a single floor at times
House Minority Leader Jim Ward has called for an immediate 10 percent pay increase
Karma Lilly Little was surprised by corrections officers at her 7th birthday
Representatives said staffing shortages and the potential for inmate unrest are serious enough that pay raises can’t wait
All corrections officers will receive a pay increase of $2,080 annually, which breaks down to $1 an hour
The DOC has begun finding jobs for prison staff, but the future of the 100-acre complex remains unclear
Before the legislation, COs had to wait for workers’ compensation to come in if they were hurt during an inmate attack or riot
Delaware’s correctional officers will see their pay increase by about $5,000 next year
The DOC has estimated that it could run a new prison with 43 percent fewer workers, generating savings to pay for the new facility over time
The fee hike would only apply to people with jobs — about 50 percent of the population
Discussion of suicide within the profession was a taboo topic because corrections employees were not supposed to appear emotionally vulnerable or fragile
Nationwide, at least 22 states have closed or announced plans to close 94 state prisons and juvenile facilities since 2011, and only a handful have been sold or repurposed
Director Scott Frakes said annual turnover rates have fallen from 32 percent to 26 percent over the last four months
When correctional officers are unsure about the protection of speech, existing case law should be examined
The Vaughn T. Correctional Center’s security superintendent has been reassigned as well
When there are communication failures between the project manager, the vendors, the team and executive leadership things get ugly
While experienced criminal justice professionals have dealt with administrative transitions, some newer practitioners may feel a bit anxious about their career future
Officials said a total of eight officers have quit, with three leaving immediately
The Oklahoma DOC said 30 percent of officer positions are left unfilled, partially due to low pay
Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said closing two prisons is better than the alternative option of a 10 percent across-the-board department cut
The hearing comes before Thursday’s deadline set by the corrections department to announce which two of five possible prisons will be closed
Quality writing, demonstrated need and staying within the financial parameters are critical in determining whether or not you win an award
The union wants a bill passed that would make compensation similar to police and firefighters injured on duty
All too often, COs become reliant on overtime and yet they still feel like they’re living paycheck-to-paycheck
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed terms include doubling employee healthcare costs, a 4-year wage freeze, and the ability to subcontract work at any time
Two awards recognize the agency’s leadership in hiring military veterans
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