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| New prison chief said overcrowding at root of troubles |
| By enewscourier.com |
| Published: 06/01/2015 |
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's new prison chief has been on the job less than two months, but he says it's clear that overcrowding is the overall problem that covers many of the systems other challenges: security risks, staffing levels, officer turnover and culture. "It is readily acknowledged for almost two decades the state has struggled to adequately resource the prison system," Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn said. "When you should have 10 officers for a particular area or function, and you only have six or you only have five then it's obvious to be at least those five officers are having to do the work of 10 ... It raises our security risk," Dunn said. Dunn in April took the helm of a prison system with well-documented troubles. State prisons in January housed 25,102 inmates in facilities designed to hold 13,318, putting the system at 188 percent capacity. The crowding level has contributed to risky conditions for those on both sides of the prison bars. Read More. |
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