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Tennessee prisons to pay officers $1,000 'retention bonus'
By johnsoncitypress.com- Bill Haslam
Published: 11/12/2015

NASHVILLE — Tennessee prison administrators plan to give current officers a $1,000 bonus before the end of the year as part of an effort to bolster retention among a department that corrections officers say has been severely understaffed.

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Derrick Schofield announced the decision Tuesday, according to a staff memo obtained by The Tennessean. The move affects 3,300 officers, representing a possible $3.3 million price tag.

Schofield writes in the memo that the bonus is a one-time payment.

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