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| Problems with staffing persist in prison system, Corrections report says |
| By omaha.com- Paul Hammel |
| Published: 01/12/2016 |
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LINCOLN — Despite increased marketing of openings and attempts at better engaging workers in their jobs, the state prison system still has high worker turnover and large numbers of job vacancies. A recent report from the Nebraska Department of Corrections says the turnover rate in prison security and housing unit staff has risen to nearly 29 percent — more than double what the agency says is considered “healthy and normal” and 10 percentage points higher than five years ago. Job vacancies in the department overall rose to 224 as of Sept. 30, compared with 190 as of March 31. And, while fewer workers were being ordered to work mandatory overtime, the corrections report said that was partly because of a change to 12-hour shifts at the Tecumseh State Prison following a prison riot there in May. Read More. |
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