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| Flood Of Correction Officer Applicants Shows Flaws In System |
| By courant.com- Jon Lender |
| Published: 04/02/2015 |
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An avalanche of 9,757 applicants for only a few hundred prison jobs has exposed weaknesses in Connecticut's standards for hiring new correction officers, and has prompted a debate between the officers' union and the Department of Correction about how to fix the problem. One hotly debated issue is whether service as a veteran of the armed forces should count for more than it does under the current selection standards. Those standards give equal weight to having served in the military and having earned "some credits," but no diploma, from a two- or four-year college. "It is disconcerting and extremely disappointing to know that the vast majority of the women and men, who have applied for a position at the DOC and have served our country with honor and distinction, are ignored, overlooked or pushed to the back of the line," said Moises Padilla, vice president of Cheshire Correctional Complex Employees Local 387. Read More. |
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