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More than 250 correctional officer vacancies in Tennessee public prisons
By wbir.com- Dave Boucher
Published: 07/18/2017

More than 250 correctional officer positions within the Tennessee Department of Correction are vacant, representing 10.7 percent of the workforce.

But department leaders are optimistic ongoing recruitment incentives and an updated payment structure will help find and keep officers.

The 261 vacant positions at the 10 public prisons in the state represent only correctional officer posts, not the entirety of the nearly 6,000-person department.

Department Commissioner Tony Parker characterized the vacancy rate as "a little high."

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