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| SC Corrections Department seeks to fill vacancy void with recruiting campaign |
| By wmdt.com- Jennifer Flueckiger |
| Published: 09/06/2016 |
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RICHLAND COUNTY, SC A magnetic board inside the S.C. Department of Corrections recruiting office lists every institution the agency runs – and how short they are on manpower at each one. It gets updated every day. On a recent weekday, the agency was about 535 staffers short, down from 728 in January. The small boost in staffing still means dorms are often on lockdown to protect the safety of inmates and correctional officers who are vastly outmanned. Inmates, who are usually free to roam inside their dorms during the day, are restricted to their rooms. But the Department of Corrections is aggressively working to change that. In recent months, the agency has launched an intensive recruiting effort. They’ve streamlined the hiring process and invested in marketing the agency through billboards, ads on the radio and in newspapers. A television commercial is also in the works. Read More. |
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