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| Audit blames Juvenile Justice turnover on low pay, long hours |
| By northwestgeorgianews.com- Walter C. Jones |
| Published: 05/23/2014 |
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ATLANTA — Nearly half of the corrections officers in the state’s juvenile facilities have left for better jobs each year since 2010, according to a state audit released Thursday that blames low pay, long hours and agency management. With a $200 million budget, the Department of Juvenile Justice operates a network of 27 lock-up facilities, such as the two in Augusta that together hold 138 juveniles or the one in Savannah with 99 children and teens. A 2012 beating death at the Augusta Youth Development Center brought to light the systemic problems within the agency. The high turnover rate costs taxpayers in extra hiring and training expenses, results in less experienced officers and makes it a challenge to have enough supervision for the number of juveniles in the system, according to the report from the Department of Audits & Accounts. Other states and other correctional systems in Georgia have lower turnover. Read More. |
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