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 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
The Anamosa prison needs more than 30 correctional officers and nurses to be safe based on an assessment done more than a decade ago
Turn Key Health gave the jail trust a one-month deadline to increase the number of detention officers at the overcrowded 13-story facility
The state has struggled in recent years to attract and retain COs and its facilities remain chronically understaffed
Advocacy groups warned that privately built prisons won’t address chronic violence and severe staffing woes
During exit interviews, low pay and benefits are always listed as the top reasons COs leave the agency
Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning
Filling more than 1,300 security vacancies and competing with county jails and hospitals for talent is also a focus in the budget request
The money is coming from dollars already allocated to the department, but hasn’t been spent yet due to vacancies
The coronavirus impacted all aspects of correctional facility operations – from staffing to officer wellness
Gov. Mike DeWine previously authorized the National Guard to help staff state prisons
While direct supervision is nothing new, some people still don’t understand the benefits of the concept
The population reduction will allow the number of direct staffed posts to be decreased by eight per day
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The surge led to a staffing shortage so dire that officials brought in employees from other prisons
Staffers who have potentially been exposed may be permitted to continue working if they display no symptoms
Recommendations include that officials screen inmates daily, increase medical staffing and investigate instances of retaliation and threats over inmate concerns
The Florida Department of Corrections is moving forward with the switch from 12-hour to 8.5-hour shifts at 17 prisons
Officials said they do not have a timeline on how long the guardsmen will stay to help operate the Miami Correctional Facility
The relationship between any field trainer and a recruit should start by them building a rapport with each other based on mutual respect
The Alabama Department of Corrections will not release data revealing how many staffers are in self-quarantine
The Department of Justice said a severe staffing shortage helped create what the DOJ alleged last year were unconstitutional conditions in Alabama’s men’s prisons
Staffing problems, limited PPE and a lack of compliance with state directives by management has created a “perfect storm” for COs at Lansing Correctional Facility
A corrections officer said a lack of PPE and inadequate staffing is taking a toll as the COVID-19 crisis enters May
Report calls for new strategies for reducing sexual harassment by inmates against female staff
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Correctional staff are greatly under-utilized with performance expectations diminished to an abhorrently low level
Recruiting best practices correctional leaders should implement this year
Legislators are attempting to pass bills that would raise CO overtime pay and address staff safety
The department created a new position with reduced qualifications and training in an effort to address understaffing
Mandatory overtime is destructive for the physical and emotional health of COs, as well as the safety of facilities
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