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CO trainees who complete the 10-week academy will have a starting salary of no less than $50,712
The state also announced there will be pay grade and salary increases for current officers and additional steps for pay raises
Recommitting to our oath can help us stay stronger and healthier and survive this job long enough to retire in good physical and mental health
Listen in as we answer questions and prepare our future CO’S by sharing with them our career experiences
The last few years his career has been overshadowed by reports of brutality of inmates
The officer was convicted of depriving 25-year-old Jason Echevarria of his civil rights
DJJ now has fewer than 100 prisoners, who are among the worst youthful offenders
Correctional officers and other treatment and support staff put themselves in harm’s way to advance a mission of protecting the public, staff and inmates
The Armed Career Criminal Act applies retroactively to defendants whose convictions are final
A single person can receive up to $194 a month in food stamps and a a parent with two children could get $511
State lawmakers have said there could be up to 2K layoffs and retirements
The mold complaints are among the causes of tension between corrections officers and management at the jail
A correctional officer has to be a good listener, counselor, social worker, diplomat, tough guy emergency medical technician and a hero
Anthony Gangi and Guest Gary York discuss the journey of a CO career from the day they fill out the application to retirement
Listen in as we bring corrections out of the past and into the future
Are there any tricks that can help you determine if the statement you are reading is false?
Staying positive is priority number one when working in corrections
Court documents say he had a heroin syringe in his arm and a loaded .22-caliber handgun in his pocket
Correctional officers would start paying toward their eventual benefits under the proposed contract
The program was launched to instill discipline and a sense of camaraderie among veterans at the prison
Some employees are represented by unions and their pay is determined by collective bargaining agreements
COs found cellphones and makeshift weapons after a riot that injured a warden and CO
In this fast-growing county outside Nashville and more than a dozen states, probation for misdemeanors is a profit-making
An inmate allegedly tried to warn the CO that others were after her
Officers often are working alone in a unit with 100-plus inmates and only have a radio and set of keys
So who will voters put their trust in?
More than a third of the jobs for corrections officers are vacant at several state prisons
Because of the incident, authorities canceled Monday evening visitations and programs
State officials have blamed low staffing levels and excessive overtime as factors
The largest percentage of mentally ill people behind bars are not in state prisons, they’re in jails
A CO on his way to work helped complete the arrest and prevented what could have been a far worse outcome
If you as a prison employee are involved in illegal activities with inmates you may be the cause of a fellow employee or an inmate being injured or killed
A blanket ban on solitary for low-level and juvenile offenders, in my opinion, is not an optimal choice nor is it conducive to public safety
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