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 Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office and union say earlier entry helps build careers while tackling persistent staffing shortages
By opening the door to younger applicants, the Massachusetts DOC aims to create long-term career opportunities and address immediate staffing needs
Corrections officers are urging state leaders to finalize a hybrid pension plan they say will improve recruitment and retention in prisons
Long hours, dangerous conditions and remote, rural locations have meant fewer officers and a system plagued with increased killings and violence
The report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, and vacant posts
The guard will assist with perimeter security, entry and exit security and issuing supplies to inmates from secure stations, among other things
Deputy Toya Adams worked her way from the jail kitchen to a sheriff’s deputy
Shortage of corrections officers also has forced the jail to stop accepting new arrestees except those charged with violent crimes, including domestic violence
Advocates say understaffing at Northeastern New Mexico Correctional Facility is leading to dangerous conditions and abusive treatment of inmates
About 6,400 officers were available to work at the city’s jails in July
The board of supervisors wants to speed the process of filling more than 350 vacancies for deputies, nurses and mental health clinicians
“We’ve lost some deputies, very good deputies, to other agencies because of the amount of overtime that we’re requiring them to work,” officials said
Jail had a 44 percent vacancy rate in June - double the rate from the prior year
Funds would go specifically to the sheriff’s office and corrections department, which are experiencing vacancy rates of 20% or more in some operational areas
Prison leaders added that adopting more advanced surveillance technology will not only curtail chronic shortages but also streamline information and communications for both inmates and staff
The warden has placed the staff, inmates and community at risk, said union leader Jonathan Zumkehr
One teacher says he now spends a quarter of his work week on a security shift
The bond issue is a key funding piece for the $1.2 billion construction price tag
In March, the prison board placed the jail in a state of emergency due to low staffing levels and two top leaders retiring
The 4,000-bed prisons will be much larger than any of the state’s 13 current prisons for men
Critics of the construction plan argue the state is ignoring the bigger issues — prison staffing levels and leadership — to focus on buildings
Sheriff Jim Hammond said the money will go toward the recruitment and retention of qualified COs
State correctional officers are expected to receive a 30% raise while probation and parole employees should see around 20% added to their pay
How long has it been since someone has taken a good look at the way you are utilizing your staff?
The city committed to paying hiring and retention bonuses for correctional officers
The Juvenile Justice Intervention Center is budgeted for 104 positions, of which 48 are currently vacant
“It’s like saying you can only play for the Phillies if you grew up in Philadelphia,” said Mayor Jim Kenney
Despite efforts to improve recruitment and retention, the vacancy rate in jail positions continues to grow
With more than 150 out of 347 detention officer positions vacant, the sheriff’s office is turning to an “experiment”
More than 1,400 officers a day are listed as out sick on any given day
“I don’t think we should be rewarding government when families across Connecticut are struggling,” Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly said
The bill would allow those interested in a CO job to apply if they have an associate’s degree
The partnership between Veterans Florida, the Florida Department of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Defense is the first statewide training program in the nation for service members
