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.
Correctional Officer Gloria Balderas said her father, a sergeant with CDCR, inspired her to have a career in corrections to create a future for her and her daughter
The Virginia Department of Corrections has modernized the way they handle workforce background investigations
The Mercer County Jail is 18 corrections officers short; the warden said he has staff members who don’t even show up for work
Officials said Billings has outgrown its jail throughout the past decade; that issue has been exacerbated by a chronic lack of detention officers to staff
Good training strategies make for competent employees who are in their element at work and less likely to look for greener pastures
In Georgia, the state began a series of pay raises, with corrections officers getting $4,000 and state troopers $6,000
To address staffing concerns, the county gave deputy probation officers a 12% raise and authorized bonuses to incentivize working in the juvenile hall
Larch Corrections Center officials said the facility is planned to close in October, giving enough time to help 115 staff members find other jobs
Individuals who receive the bonus must maintain uninterrupted full-time employment with a Florida law enforcement agency for two consecutive years
With the $3,000 increase, Florence County COs will make more than $43,000 a year
The lawsuit argues the changes to a law effectively strip the sheriff of his control over the prison and “curtails the power of an elected official (the sheriff)”
New COs will start off earning $25 an hour this year, and up to $26.50 per hour by 2025, per the terms of a new bargaining agreement with Cuyahoga County
Part of California Men’s Colony state prison will close due to declining inmate populations
In the wake of a staffing crisis and reports of increased violence and drug use, a state agency report called for Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls to be closed
The pilot program started last year in hopes of bringing in more candidates. Candidates must still pass a physical agility test
Making prisons more “normal and humane” will also create better work environments for correctional officers, the Bureau of Prisons director said
Eliminating the post-high school education requirement was approved in an effort to grow the department’s applicant pool to counter a staffing decline
Morgan County Jail Capt. Richard Moat said he believes the jail is a place where lives can be changed daily
Good training helps with morale, boosts employee self-confidence, improves job performance and improves staff retention
The current class of roughly 89 recruits in the Correction Department Academy will graduate May 19 under the reduced timeline
CO staffing is running at 80% of its full complement to protect and secure the 500 or more inmates at Westmoreland County Prison
Officials want the St. Louis County Council to approve $1.6 million from the general fund to hire an additional 27 correctional officers
“Alarmingly low morale” and continuous long overtime shifts cited by COs
Morgan County commission approves position eliminations and an 8% increase in pay for full-time COs
CO trainees who complete the 10-week academy will have a starting salary of no less than $50,712
Charlie Bracey saved an inmate’s life and a year later was disciplined for allegedly failing to respond to the attack
The state also announced there will be pay grade and salary increases for current officers and additional steps for pay raises
Bill passed to lower minimum hiring age brings a new detention deputy to Lexington County
Last year, a bill was signed into law to lower the minimum age for detention deputies from 21 to 18
Currently, DACA recipients can become troopers, game wardens, COs and serve in the Wisconsin National Guard
19-year-olds can join at a salary of up to $68K with a $2,500 signing bonus and become eligible for the state’s 100% tuition reimbursement program
ADOC commissioner gave update on state’s plans to build two prisons, as well as the agency’s severe staffing issue
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