Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel is voicing his concerns over the state of corrections in PA, and he certainly doesn’t mince words: “You say you want change, but you keep passing the same bills.” Speaking to legislators during a …
Talk to law enforcement officials in Ohio and they will tell you that finding qualified applicants for correctional officer jobs at area jails has not been easy. For example, applicants in Green, Warren and Miami counties are failing to pass …
It’s no surprise among correctional officers that juveniles within the juvenile justice system are at a high risk for suicide. But what is not widely appreciated is that correctional officers and other professionals within the juvenile justice system must play …
Turnover rates for correctional officers are a problem throughout many of the nation’s jails and prisons, and Boone County, Missouri is no exception. But a new pilot program may be the answer they’ve been looking for. The Boone County Sheriff’s …
Charles Ryan, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) recently requested $60 million, $18 million of which would go toward hiring 296 new correctional officers for ADOC’s maximum custody units, home to the state’s most violent inmates. The funding, …
California is being proactive when it comes to ensuring that the correctional facilities of the California Department of Corrections are being properly staffed, both now and over the next 3 years. The California Department of Corrections recently announced its plans …
If you ask John Wetzel, the Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections, he’ll tell you he wants to see a much smaller prison population. Wetzel, who currently oversees the more than 50,000 inmates in PA’s prison system, says that corrections …
It is no surprise that the working environments for correctional officers can be stressful and demanding, although many correctional officers find this atmosphere both stimulating and challenging. Correctional officers must be prepared to accept less-than-ideal working environments and conditions as …
It’s no secret that correctional officer jobs are some of the most challenging, with overcrowding problems, difficult working conditions, and stressful – even dangerous – environments being a reality of their profession. As such, high turnover rates due to burnout …