Officials: Major understaffing in Idaho prisons raises risks
REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) Prisons in Idaho are so understaffed that correctional officers often end up working mandatory 16-hour shifts, leaving them just eight hours to sleep, eat and see their families before returning to duty, a prison official said.
Idaho Department of Correction Director Josh Tewalt told Board of Correction members about the staff shortages during a meeting Wednesday, saying roughly one-quarter of correctional officer positions are vacant.
“We ve seen a very alarming new trend in our staffing that is cause for concern for us,” Tewalt said, noting that there are about 180 vacant positions statewide. Most of the vacancies are in the five-prison complex south of Boise, where 156 correctional officer positions are vacant.
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A reasonable jury could find that CoreCivic caused plaintiff’s prolonged detention by failing to notify the Marshals of his continued detention without a hearing and by discouraging and preventing him from seeking outside help, a panel of three judges said.
A CoreCivic official said the company is confident a jury will find CoreCivic wasn t responsible for Rivera s prolonged detention without a court appearance. CoreCivic does not have legal custody of detainees and is not responsible for the arraignment or tracking the arraignment of detainees, Ryan Gustin, company public affairs manager, said in a statement.
Rivera had numerous resources at his disposal to challenge his legal custody, the statement said, including telephones that he used to call family members, mail, attorney visits and legal reference materials. Rivera also never submitted any verbal or written grievance about this issue, Gustin said.