Recruitment

Unraveling the impact and proposing solutions for a healthier workplace culture

Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center wants to add 26 detention officers and increase pay to combat overtime expenses and reduce officer burnout

State DoC commissioner tells lawmakers having enough COs is the key to stopping violence and managing rehabilitation programs

Consultant's report says on dozens of occasions Henderson Jail COs have worked two weeks or longer without a day off

Low staffing, high inmate population are leading to fights, fires and other disciplinary problems in the Orleans Justice Center

The plan includes $5K retention and signing bonuses for personnel in the jail that has 14 of its 36 positions vacant

Officials cite salary increases for new COs and differential pay as reasons for increased interest in corrections careers

Jail staff will show visitors the booking area, administration offices, housing units and the jail kitchen

Corrections can be a rewarding career. You will never stop learning and every day is different

COs, inmate activists ask for better conditions amid concerns over reduced social time, extreme heat and retaliation fears

The new contract, which requires union and legislature approval, also includes a $1,200 health and wellness stiped in 2023 and 2024

If training academies can facilitate and promote commitment to the occupation, it could be possible to slow the surge of correctional officers leaving the occupation each year

Even after $100M in recent funding more is needed to increase pay to reduce chronic staffing shortages and make overdue repairs

Good training strategies make for competent employees who are in their element at work and less likely to look for greener pastures

In Georgia, the state began a series of pay raises, with corrections officers getting $4,000 and state troopers $6,000