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| Report: Understaffing, Contraband Problems Among Areas Florida Prisons Still Need Work |
| By health.wusf.usf.edu- Sascha Cordner |
| Published: 01/13/2016 |
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The Florida Department of Corrections continues to undergo staffing troubles, roofs need repairs, and salary parity is still a main concern among correctional officers. That’s according to a recently completed study looking into the operations of the prison agency. CGL—an independent consulting firm—conducted the study, at the request of the state. Brad Sassatelli with CGL says using focus groups, they found two areas of primary concern for correctional staff. “1) The salary was the number one issue they mentioned, but 2) the lack of number of staff to support them, and the fact there were a large number of TEAs—untrained staff—in the institutions, which raised their concern for their own safety because they had staff working with them who really didn’t know the procedures and how to respond,” he said. Read More. |
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