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Posted: 10:52 AM Jan 25, 2012
Nevada Prisons Face Recruitment Staffing Woes
A state prison official says the Nevada Department of Corrections struggles with hiring and keeping correctional officers because of pay, elimination of incentives and competition from higher paying jobs elsewhere.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A state prison official says the Nevada
Department of Corrections struggles with hiring and keeping correctional officers because of pay, elimination of incentives and
competition from higher paying jobs elsewhere.
During a hearing Tuesday, Deputy Director Sheryl Foster told the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice that her department currently has 200 vacancies, many because of
"recruitment issues."
As part of budget reductions, lawmakers last year extended a freeze on merit and longevity pay, reduced premium holiday pay, and eliminated travel expenses for new correctional employees who must
commute more than 25 miles to their jobs.
Foster says correctional officers in rural areas often go to work for mining companies for higher pay. In Clark County, they often find higher paying jobs with local governments.
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Be aware if your applying for this job get ready to move to las vegas. Everything the NDOC has done in the past 5 years is in prepration to relocate NDOC in Las Vegas. As for the pay, some Officers are making less now than they did 3 years ago when they started.
Well Mike, sounds like we are similarly qualified... Great job attaining that BA. So good to know that your 4 years of education have enabled you to put together such complex sentences. Good luck out there, or shall I say in there; better check that attitude before an NDOC inmate does it for you. I hear there wont be many CO's around to cover ya...
So holding a criminal justice degree and the last 4 years training and studying for this job make me still unqualified or not really dedicated to it?? Some people should really think before they speak.
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