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
The Oregon Department of Corrections is struggling to hire new employees as nearly one-fifth of its workforce becomes retirement eligible in 2018
In an effort to help combat high turnover rates, Florida could soon lower the age requirement for COs in state prisons from 19 to 18
Under the contract, COs on the job two to four years will see their base pay increase by about $2,900 a year
The department has faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers following two deadly prison riots in a two-year period
There are nearly 500 openings for corrections officers across the state, and many are saying pay is one of the biggest reasons for the vacancies
Officials say low pay, the nature of the job and work schedule deter people from applying for jobs in the corrections system
The state is currently experiencing a critical shortage of corrections officers, with about 700 spots to fill
The state continues to struggle to hire and retain COs, forcing current officers and other prison staff to work long hours
The ruling brings an end to a years-long dispute over a pay increase between the county and its COs
State legislators saw the frustration and fear in the eyes of corrections staff after visiting prisons in the summer
According to a report, staffing turnover rates increased in the three agencies under the department
The CO shortage at one of Missouri’s prisons is so dire that the DOC is busing in workers from other facilities
In June alone, York County Prison employees worked more than 21,000 hours of overtime, costing the county over $790,000
The teacher tearfully called on Gov. Greg Abbott to charge the inmate she says raped her at the facility, which has has a 25 percent vacancy rate for COs
We asked our members what they would like see change in their facilities in the coming year
Anne Precythe, Director of the Missouri DOC, said pay is a major factor in the state’s inability to hire and retain more COs
The South Carolina DOC has been hiring COs across its 21 facilities since January, but about 655 positions remain unfilled
Sheriff Randy Pryor said their jail’s staff isn’t big enough to keep up with the rising inmate population
The staff shortages are forcing COs to work long hours and operate with skeleton crews
Rep. Jeremy Faison said the failures are egregious to Tennesseans and people in prisons
A universal truth about corrections is the difficulty in filling open positions
Oklahoma Department of Corrections decreased its number of needed correctional officers overall by 12 percent since July
Secretary Gregg Marcantel told the Legislative Finance Committee that vacancy rates for corrections officers at three state prisons are running more than 40 percent
Deputy Corrections Secretary Mark Myers says the department cannot keep “running officers into the ground”
Florida’s prisons are so “chronically understaffed” that an emergency should be declared to keep corrections officers and inmates safe
Union is attempting to stop the transfer of workers from a shuttered juvenile offender facility to the county jail, saying it’s an unfair situation to properly trained staff
County efforts to boost hiring at jail are stymied by elaborate recruitment process, wave of retirements
It’s time to recognize that protections for correctional officers make prisons safer for everyone
If the Crawford County jail adds six new full-time positions, it won’t happen until next year
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