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The pilot program started last year in hopes of bringing in more candidates. Candidates must still pass a physical agility test
Eliminating the post-high school education requirement was approved in an effort to grow the department’s applicant pool to counter a staffing decline
“The staff shortage is extreme and creates a dangerous cycle,” as officers are often forced to work overtime, which leads to burnout and high turnover, the union says
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial, and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
A universal truth about corrections is the difficulty in filling open positions
With the annual cost to house a prisoner in the United States well over $31,000 and rising, why wouldn’t the nation’s facilities examine both environmentally conscious and cost saving options?
Considerations for safety and security must supersede any changes that relate to saving the almighty dollar
We have a lot of questions and Sheriff Jamey Noel has the answers.
Lincoln Hills workers have long complained they have to contend with violent offenders while being short-staffed
The incident shows ‘the very real and dangerous’ conditions officers face in mental health units
The sentence triggered criticism that a star athlete from a privileged background had gotten special treatment
The conflict affects all Ohioans, not just the 50K in state prisons and their families
Inmates are in grave danger of having their constitutional rights violated in a violence-plagued jail
Other tracking mechanisms exist — such as biometric scanning — but a radio frequency identification system takes less of a bite out of jail facility budgets
Pain medication prescribed to the man in 2008 for a back injury turned his life upside down
They each face up to 15 years in prison
The arrests are the latest development in a series of overlapping public corruption investigations
Advocates said in the letter that the death has revealed ‘serious and widespread deficiencies’
Critics say juvenile offenders have better outcomes when they’re placed in age-appropriate facilities
Dangerous violence has continued even after a move to new facilities last September
Calling corrections a “stepping stone” is comparing corrections to some entry level position in which any move outwards is considered a move upwards
The Sheriff’s Office declined to release any documents related to its investigation
Neither case poses a broad challenge to the death penalty
Family members, friends and corrections officials gathered at the memorial site situated in the main courtyard
That should be the reaction to an investigation by the state Senate Law and Justice Committee into a DOC fiasco
It won’t be easy to restore confidence or extend change across the Department of Corrections
The National Alliance on Mental Illness agrees jails have become the de facto largest mental-health institutions
The female employee’s husband was hired shortly after the sexual contact started
The six bills, four of which were amended before being endorsed, were the product of a 10-month effort
Daniel Pigg was accused of absconding from probation
Without proper amount of staff, corrections solely becomes reactionary
This unit brings with it new challenges, personnel, opportunities and old habits
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