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• Ga. officials hope pay raise will slow correctional officer turnover

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  During exit interviews, low pay and benefits are always listed as the top reasons COs leave the agency

• The challenges facing jails and prisons in 2021

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  Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning

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• SC Corrections seeks $100 million to fix long-term facility issues in state's prisons

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  Filling more than 1,300 security vacancies and competing with county jails and hospitals for talent is also a focus in the budget request

• Roundtable: How COVID-19 challenged corrections in 2020

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  The coronavirus impacted all aspects of correctional facility operations – from staffing to officer wellness

• What every agency needs in a social media recruitment plan

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  Upgrade your agency’s social media game and use it to recruit women and diverse applicants

• Fla. prison system, COs clash over shift changes

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  The Florida Department of Corrections is moving forward with the switch from 12-hour to 8.5-hour shifts at 17 prisons

• 3 types of interactions between the trainer and the 'new boot’

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  The relationship between any field trainer and a recruit should start by them building a rapport with each other based on mutual respect

• Why correctional turnover is so high

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  Much of what makes corrections so dangerous can be easily fixed, if only society understood the importance of incarceration

• Do correctional leaders understand what job satisfaction means to line staff?

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  In 2009, the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a study to enhance hiring, retention and leadership development by providing correctional leaders with evidence-based workplace insights. Over 2,000 line staff and 500 administrators responded, but their views on job satisfaction and their work environments were vastly different. In this tip, Lexipol co-founder Gordan Graham shares why leaders must understand how line staff perceive job satisfaction in order to improve correctional officer recruitment and retention.

  For more tips from Gordon, click here.

• 5 correctional recruitment videos that work (and why your agency should make one)

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  A well-produced and thoughtful video can become an important multipurpose tool for every agency

• Why we need to change corrections at its very C.O.R.E. to improve recruitment and retention

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  Correctional staff are greatly under-utilized with performance expectations diminished to an abhorrently low level

• 15 tips for improving correctional officer recruitment in 2020

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  Recruiting best practices correctional leaders should implement this year

• Roundtable: Critical issues in corrections in 2019

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  From staff shortages to high-tech contraband, correctional officers faced many threats this year

• Union: Alaska's correctional system in 'crisis' due to staffing shortages

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  Randy McLellan, president of the Alaska Correctional Officers Association, claims severe understaffing has created a dangerous environment for staff

• Tier Talk Podcast: How to look for the positive in corrections

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  Highlighting the positive aspects of the work of correctional officers is key to improving officer recruitment

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