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 study analyzed data on the number of COs and the number of prisoners in each state to determine the states with the least staffed prisons
Secretary Jeffrey Macomber called the class “a stride toward fulfilling the ’30×30' pledge to increase the proportion of women in correctional cadet roles to 30 percent by 2030”
The workers have been vocal about the working conditions and the amount of mandated OT they have been working due to extreme understaffing, with some working 16-hour shifts four to five days a week
Are we doing enough in corrections to create a welcoming and supportive environment for new staff members?
State Representative Thomas Albert addresses key issues impacting COs in Michigan
Conducting exit interviews to find out why people quit is key to addressing the issues that cause good employees to leave
Even the most robust recruitment program won’t solve correctional facility staffing challenges if there’s no plan to retain personnel
With understaffing in correctional facilities a nationwide problem, here are some best practices facilities can implement to improve recruitment
North Carolina researchers reviewed nationwide prison management practices to develop solutions to recruitment and retention challenges in corrections
The current climate has only added to long-standing recruitment challenges
Nearly 50 corrections officers resigned in the last two-plus years and another eight were dismissed
The nurse helped save the life of a CO who was attacked in the medical unit of the jail in September
Officials agree on extra funds to boost employees’ pay and deal with overcrowding, but some are unhappy with the strings legislators have attached to the new funds
The 2014 report documented abusive sexual contact between staff and prisoners, profane and unprofessional sexualized language and harassment
Officials say the commander that runs the prison has been fired for a “loss of confidence in his ability to command”
The bill is part of the Alabama Department of Corrections’ plan to try to hire and keep more officers on a staff that has one-third of the officers needed statewide
In the last year, the prison system has seen 1,329 correction officers leaving state prisons -- a 42 percent turnover
Legislators introduced a bill to increase officer pay 5 percent and authorize bonuses to help with hiring and recruitment
The minimum age to become a CO in the state could soon be lowered from 19 to 18
The House voted for a general fund budget that includes funding for more officers as well as a boost in officer pay
The Oklahoma sheriff and most employees resigned over poor conditions including carbon monoxide discovered at the jail
Nearly 300 prison employees were displaced and 5,000 inmates relocated across Florida
Low salaries, frequent overtime shifts and poor working conditions have created a statewide epidemic
The increase comes as the state struggles to hire and retain prison workers
The COs were acquitted of felony charges of aggravated assault
Every officer in the jail, deputies on the road, EMTs and paramedics will wear cameras
Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs
The rate of detainee assaults on staff has increased by 258 percent in the past decade
The girlfriend of the man accused of fatally shooting five people says he has been fascinated with the idea of killing
COs aren’t getting approval for outside work because the office that approves outside employment is closed
COs are considering leaving their jobs if the shutdown isn’t resolved
If the shutdown doesn’t end soon, federal employees are considering looking for new jobs
COs at an Ohio correctional institution have worked their regular shifts for nearly a month without pay because of a border wall funding standoff
