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| Correctional officers say pay not keeping up with peers |
| By tallahassee.com- Jeff Burlew |
| Published: 04/09/2014 |
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State correctional officers called Tuesday for higher wages, saying a lack of raises over the years is pushing experienced officers to find work elsewhere and leaving prisons more dangerous for staff and inmates. Sgt. Thomas Johnson, who works at Marion Correctional Institution, said he’s worked with highly trained officers over the past six and a half years he’s worked for the Florida Department of Corrections. “During that time, I’ve seen many of my dedicated officers with a decade or more of experience leave the department for (other) opportunities due to the huge gap in wage parity,” he said. “And it is extremely difficult to replace that type of leadership and experience.” Read More. |
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Most public employees in Florida are underpaid. The two most glaring are teachers, who must have a degree and often more specialized education, and correctional officers. While their jobs are not considered as dangerous as those of street patrol officers, there is risk, whether it is as an officer on the yard or a teacher in the classroom. In both cases, budget cuts have created a higher, more dangerous ratio, which is never good for anyone--not the teacher or the students, nor the correctional officer and the inmates.