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This topic provides valuable insights into the challenges and solutions related to staffing in correctional facilities. From recruitment strategies to retention policies, it serves as a resource for anyone involved in managing prison staffing.

“This has got to be the most we’ve sworn in at once in at least 10 years,” Jail Commander Nate Uhlorn said
Inmates are being transferred to the Penitentiary of New Mexico even though PNM’s staff vacancy rate is more than 40%
The Hazelton complex is currently down over 80 correctional officers, which creates risk for both COs and inmates, the union president said
“It’s the same things that I’ve been discussing over the past however many years now, it’s the safety, it’s the staffing, and it’s the facility, and the things that are not being done to progress,” Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner said
Instead of the test for Erie County facilities, individuals can complete an online “training and experience” application that awards points for different levels of educational attainment and work experience
Despite a substantial funding hike, enduring staffing challenges persistent in the state’s juvenile justice system
The Santa Fe County Jail also saw “immediate results” from ramped-up recruitment efforts that included flyers and weekly rapid hire events this summer
As three COs were subduing the inmate, he managed to escape their grasp and punched an officer in the eye
One union called the potential action a “slap in the face for the heroes who put their lives on the line every day”
By lowering the age requirement to age 18 for COs, the J. Reuben Long Detention Center has under 20 openings; last year, the jail was facing 50 open positions.
A state corrections spokesperson stated that staffing shortages are exacerbated by the remote locations of many state prisons, which are typically difficult to staff
One union called the potential action a “slap in the face for the heroes who put their lives on the line every day”
The chef said he’s been trying to help the county fix its jail food problem, which is so severe correctional officers have worried it could spark a riot
When the facility lost two of four correctional officers in September, it was no longer able to operate
Lack of staff and training impedes policy adherence in the facility, according to 162-page report by federal monitors