Understaffing

The city's newly appointed prisons commissioner says he is taking the allegations seriously and is ready to act

An emergency resolution is quickly moving through Racine County government that would drastically increase pay for essential staff

The videos reveal a range of security issues that are putting officers at risk

Prisons are so understaffed, said an anonymous CO, that inmates have been recruited to help monitor other prisoners on suicide watch

"The Department of Prisons is at a tipping point," said City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart at a news conference Tuesday

The settlement request comes more than three years after the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in 25 years

The vote comes less than a week after juvenile correctional officers walked off the job in protest

Many said they had no plans to return to work until the department greatly enhanced staffing levels

There have been 27 staff assaults at Cuyahoga County Jail since the beginning of the year

About half of the federal prison's CO posts were filled by workers whose regular duties do not include monitoring inmates

"The pervasive level of disorder and chaos in the facilities is alarming,” a new federal report says

The Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association has filed a grievance with the county and plans to take further action with the state

There are currently 858 correctional officer vacancies statewide

Turn Key Health's CEO said improvements had been made, including the jail administrator's efforts to address detention staffing shortages