Understaffing

A recently released city report shows that more than 1,200 COs have been assaulted this year

One of the most significant early changes involves moving administrative staff back "behind the fence"

The move is intended to relieve strain on NYC's failing jails

"I don't know how you can look at yourself in a mirror," said Judge Patricia Cosgrove

Staff morale is at a 30-year low, and even the sheriff is working shifts to keep the jail running

No corrections officer or sheriff's department employee who worked inside the jail wrote a letter on Ken Mills' behalf

A contract agreement says that the jail needs at least 698 officers to function properly; it has 547

The inspector general suggested using Nebraska National Guard members to fulfill some prison duties

AWOL officers or those who call out sick for more than one day without documentation will face suspension for 30 days without pay

Newly-hired detention center officers would earn about $21 an hour, up from the current $18 per hour starting wage

A female staffer was severely beaten last week in one of two security incidents at the facility south of Boise

"My officers fear for their safety," said union rep. Jeff Haantz

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