State leaders request additional funding to solve worker crisis
Leaders of state agencies testified on the need for higher pay to solve worker shortages, but salary raises may not be enough, expert says.
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Leaders of state agencies testified on the need for higher pay to solve worker shortages, but salary raises may not be enough, expert says.
HOUSTON (AP) — A multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches, poorly applied restraints, a staffing shortage and an environment where correctional officers became complacent created the conditions that led to the May escape of a Texas inmate, resulting in the deaths of five people, according to two reviews of the incident that were released Thursday.
Two reviews of the May escape of a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints helped lead to his getaway
Two reviews of the May escape of a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints helped lead to his getaway
Gonzalo Lopez fled a prison bus in May, killed a man and his four grandsons during three weeks on the lam before being gunned down, authorities say.