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72 new ADOC officers deployed to understaffed Alabama prisons
By wsfa.com- Jennifer Oravet
Published: 07/18/2014

Seventy-two new corrections officers will be deployed into the state's prisons and correctional facilities next week.

This graduating class is a product of the Alabama Department of Corrections recruitment effort to better staff prisons and diversify its workforce.

The process started in April with 91 recruits. Thursday 72 officers took the oath of office. A memorable moment the newly sworn employees and their families, in a year that's been anything but for ADOC.

Deputy Commissioner for Women's Services and Training Dr. Wendy Williams says injecting new employees in the system is good for everyone involved.

"It's good for the morale of the facilities to see the help on the way. It's also good to see them performing based on what they were trained to do," Williams said.

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