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Prisons culture study shows worker concerns about pay, safety and leadership
By journalstar.com- JoAnne Young
Published: 06/02/2016

A culture survey of state Corrections workers, released Wednesday, confirmed those employees have concerns about pay, employee safety, inmate culture, communications, leadership and training.

Written surveys and interviews with workers showed employees feared retaliation, were shown a lack of respect and received inconsistent communication from leadership, said Sharon Rues Pettid, former state chief human resources officer, and now a state special projects leader.

Pettid said 471 of 2,200 employees were surveyed across 13 department locations.

When Corrections Director Scott Frakes took on the challenges of the department in February 2015, he learned that a culture of fear existed, he said.

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