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 judge acknowledged the city’s good faith efforts to fix understaffing by recruiting more COs with better pay and incentives but emphasized that more needs to be done
The union’s president said in a letter that COs are being forced to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts and, at times, with “far less than the required numbers of officers”
Ala. DOC partners with college to help future COs meet physical, educational requirements at no cost
Participants who complete the ACTIVATE program may earn up to nine free college credit hours, as well as gain preparation for the academy and a career with the ADOC
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
The state’s new corrections commissioner acknowledges that they will face many challenges before the system gets better
NY federal inmates awaiting trial have been denied visits with families and lawyers due to staffing shortages worsened by the shutdown
The prisons only hold around 10 federal prisoners at any given time so there really hasn’t been much of a change
Corrections officers along with other federal workers believe the shutdown violates the Fair Labor Standards Act
COs in South Carolina are among those across the nation struggling with the shutdown
While prison staff is going without pay, inmates continue to collect their government paychecks for prison jobs
Prison workers last got paid Dec. 29. The first payless payday is slated for Jan. 12 if the shutdown continues
Michigan Department of Corrections is looking to fill about 700 vacant corrections officer positions at its 30 prisons
Understaffing is putting Colo. COs at risk and creating opportunities for prisoners to attack
The lawsuit asks for the Texas prison system to step up their training so officers know to ensure adequate medical treatment in the future
The bill, which would increase staffing at state prisons, would be named for fallen CO Joseph Gomm
From inmate mental healthcare to officer recruitment and retention, the corrections profession faced many challenges in 2018
One officer alleges she was transferred from HR to work with inmates because a brain disorder made her untrustworthy with confidential information
As we enter the final year of this decade, these challenges should serve as a roadmap to identify opportunities to improve the field of corrections
The current practice of mandating overtime does far more harm than good, especially in the long-term
The contract calls for a 40-cent raise retroactive to Nov. 1, and a 75-cent raise for both 2019 and 2020
The proposed legislation will require state officials to study health care staffing in prisons and issue a report on the issue twice each year
How automated scheduling can help correctional facilities balance employee needs with staffing demands
A previous request for 150 new officers had an estimated cost of over $10 million
Pa. legislature recently adopted a new bill that says state officials must give three months written notice to employees that it intends to close a prison
The four defendants are among 18 inmates charged in the riot in which one CO was and three other staffers were held hostage
The hiring of nearly 20 new officers will help address the longstanding understaffing issues at the jail
Jim McVean just retired after a career with the Michigan DOC of more than 25 years; his son recently celebrated his 10-year anniversary
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