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At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had
Prisons across the U.S. are reporting staffing shortages as correctional officers retire and quit in droves due to fear of contacting the virus, bad working conditions and vaccine mandates,
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many corrections systems into crisis.
Correction officers are retiring and quitting in droves, while states struggle to recruit new employees.
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the labor market have pushed many prison staffing systems into crisis.