Recruitment
The Recruitment section is dedicated to strategies and best practices for attracting and hiring qualified candidates in the correctional field. This directory offers articles and resources on effective recruitment techniques, workforce diversity, and the challenges of staffing correctional facilities. Understanding the recruitment process is essential for building a strong, capable team that meets the demands of the correctional environment. For more on career development, explore our section on Corrections1 Career Resources.
The Sgt. Mickey Hutchens Act allows law enforcement, including prison and parole staff, to buy up to four years of retirement time tied to training or education
With turnover rates soaring and lawsuits looming, continuous training offers a cost-effective path to retention, morale and safer correctional facilities
A 20% drop in prison staffing nationwide has left safety, rehabilitation and lives at risk — and leaders scrambling for solutions
Michigan Department of Corrections officials say targeted recruitment helped graduate the largest CO class since 2015
Traditional recruiting messages no longer resonate with today’s workforce. Here’s how agencies are using storytelling, digital engagement and technology to connect with candidates
As it works to improve prison healthcare, ODOC is contracting nurses, increasing off-site medical trips and holding town halls with inmates to address healthcare gaps
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Corrections officer vacancies have fallen from 10.5% to 4.8% after recruitment events, military outreach and lowering the age requirement from 21 to 18 expanded the applicant pool
Mobile devices offer a potential productivity boost for corrections staff, but their risks to institutional security demand careful integration and trust-building policies
Check out the police recruitment videos inspiring the next generation of officers — plus, find out which video readers voted as their favorite!
Corrections professionals reflect on the toughest challenges of 2024 and the innovative solutions shaping the future
The Virginia SkillBridge Program enabled Phillip Williams to transition from military service to a civilian role as a probation and parole officer
Correctional Officer Gloria Balderas said her father, a sergeant with CDCR, inspired her to have a career in corrections to create a future for her and her daughter
The Virginia Department of Corrections has modernized the way they handle workforce background investigations
The Mercer County Jail is 18 corrections officers short; the warden said he has staff members who don’t even show up for work
Staffing at MDC Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits trial, has increased by about 20%; before the hiring surge, the facility was operating around 55% of full staffing
The PaYS program is designed to help active-duty soldiers transition to civilian life by connecting them with job opportunities in sectors such as corrections
Discover how a toxic work environment can undermine safety, morale and productivity in corrections — and learn strategies to foster a positive workplace
If you were able to interview former President Trump or Vice President Harris, what questions would you ask?
Stability and accountability are urgently needed to address the deep-rooted issues facing our front-line personnel
“Adding inmates to an already stressful environment is problematic, and it could get somebody seriously hurt,” National Correctional Employees Union Director Bill Doyle said
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is looking to fill about 80 vacancies for correctional officers and a few dispatchers
Instead of closing prisons, the union supports pay increases and revisions to the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act
After extensive deliberation and strategic planning, the Delaware Association of Chiefs of Police (DACP) announced a collaborative partnership with All-Star Talent and Guardian Alliance Technologies
The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said the closures of Great Meadow Correctional and Sullivan Correctional are primarily due to staffing challenges
New York DOCCS determined it could safely close Great Meadow and Sullivan correctional facilities as both prisons are operating with incarcerated populations below capacity
The judge acknowledged the city’s good faith efforts to fix understaffing by recruiting more COs with better pay and incentives but emphasized that more needs to be done
The union’s president said in a letter that COs are being forced to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts and, at times, with “far less than the required numbers of officers”
Ala. DOC partners with college to help future COs meet physical, educational requirements at no cost
Participants who complete the ACTIVATE program may earn up to nine free college credit hours, as well as gain preparation for the academy and a career with the ADOC
