This is how South Carolina is fixing the correctional officer shortage
Recruiting and retaining prison workers is a growing issue for the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10% drop in prison staffing in the next 10 years.
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Recruiting and retaining prison workers is a growing issue for the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10% drop in prison staffing in the next 10 years.
Find employees at correction facilities are working in concert with inmates? >> no, i don't find it common at all in my three decades chasing violent fugitives being in and out of jails. not at all. unfortunately it does happened and apparently happened here. it is not a common thing. you would think with this inmate trying to escape back in 2020 as well that you would have had a large bold red letters tried to escape or whatever and transporting him by herself was a little strange but i'm sure things are going to change within that sheriff's department. >> bill: thank you. it's come to a conc...
We're there, just a well-being check, to make sure he's okay. how are you doing? sergeant poway. are you okay? are you having any issues? >> no. >> everything is good? >> yeah. >> as far as how it was handled, did we handle it quick enough for you? >>yeah, i thk an hour, hour and a half after i wrote the kite he was out of here, so, yeah, i was pretty surprised how fast it happened. >> the kite that you wrote got our attention immediately with the standards the correction facilities have to abide by. any suggestions of inappropriate conduct, we look at real serious and that's the main reason...
>> if you are an illegal alien in you call the police to snitch on the ms 13 gang member do they do for you for snitchingou? >> no. that is a false narrative going on in the united states. law enforcement does not do that to victims of crime and we get a lot of cooperation from the community they report crimes all the time against themselves and neighbors we have i.c.e. officers that work at correction facilities they communicate and share intelligence which is something we should be doing. >> so you say the sheriff is not telling the truth? >> here is why he is wrong. the fact that they don't...
Just a well-being check, just to make sure he's okay. >> hey, zack. >> how you doing? >> good. just want to make sure you're doing okay. are you having any other issues? >> no. it's been quiet since -- >> the pod is good. >> yeah, yeah, a good pod. >> as far as how it was handled, did we handle it quick enough for you? >> yeah. i think an hour, hour and a half after i wrote the kite he was out of here. so i was pretty surprised how fast. so yeah. >> the kite that you wrote got our attention immediately, with the new prea standards that the correction facilities have to abide by, any suggestion...