Recruitment

The report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, and vacant posts

Deputy Toya Adams worked her way from the jail kitchen to a sheriff’s deputy

About 6,400 officers were available to work at the city’s jails in July

The board of supervisors wants to speed the process of filling more than 350 vacancies for deputies, nurses and mental health clinicians

Jail had a 44 percent vacancy rate in June - double the rate from the prior year

Early career CO annual pay to increase from $41,288 to $46,654 in a facility that has a 52% vacancy

The warden has placed the staff, inmates and community at risk, said union leader Jonathan Zumkehr

Sheriff Jim Hammond said the money will go toward the recruitment and retention of qualified COs

State correctional officers are expected to receive a 30% raise while probation and parole employees should see around 20% added to their pay

We may not be able to resolve all the root causes of staff shortages in corrections, but there are steps that can help alleviate the problem

The city committed to paying hiring and retention bonuses for correctional officers

"It's like saying you can only play for the Phillies if you grew up in Philadelphia," said Mayor Jim Kenney

Despite efforts to improve recruitment and retention, the vacancy rate in jail positions continues to grow

With more than 150 out of 347 detention officer positions vacant, the sheriff's office is turning to an "experiment"