April 26th, 2023 by WCBC Radio
AFSCME officials held a press conference late last week addressing an extreme staffing shortage throughout the state’s correctional system in Maryland. Across the state, a correctional officer shortage of 3,400 officers has caused a detrimental effect on existing employees and inmate management. AFSCME President Patrick Moran addressed the issue succinctly.
Locally, NBCI is short 60 employees while staffing at WCI is down 73 people.
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