Staffing Issues Point To Culture, Pay

Maryland’s state corrections system is suffering under a staffing shortage that continues to put pressure on both corrections officers and inmates. Higher wages being offered at federal facilities and a variety of other things keep people from applying for positions, according to Maryland Senator Mike McKay. He recently visited the local prisons with state corrections secretary Carolyn Scruggs…

“Hollywood has done its best to demonize anyone in public safety. That’s number one. Number two – because people cannot go home when they are scheduled to go home, the chances of you missing a kid’s birthday party, or your anniversary, or just to be perfectly honest, to have two days off a week.”