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The National Institute of Justice has found the very debilitating effects of working as a correctional officer “stem from two primary sources: the demands of responding to critical incidents within the correctional facility (and) organizational stressors ranging from understaffing shifts to toxic environments.” The study found the suicide rate of
In a recent Allegheny County Jail health care staff survey, there were 10 responses that spoke to the dangers of health care staff being forced to pre-pour medications on a previous shift, which they feel violates licensure and puts the resident at risk. Jeffrey Leonatti, president of Reliant Staff, which
A survey published last month found that a majority of correctional officers at the Allegheny County Jail feel undervalued, undertrained and overworked. The findings were the focus of a board meeting last month which adjourned early after participants broke out in a protest song.
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s recent report on suicide prevention at Allegheny County Jail stated the following: “Staff shortages are a major challenge at the Allegheny County Jail. The jail has 148 health care positions budgeted, 43% of these positions were vacant as of Sept. 19, 2022, 69.5
Officials have had trouble staffing the facility. Some community members worry the staffing change could have a negative impact on health care for incarcerated people.