From the West Alabama Newsroom– The effort to address overcrowding — and severe staff shortages — in the state’s prison system continues to move forward. The Alabama Department of Corrections has added 60 new corrections officers to its ranks. It’s part of a three-point plan to improve conditions at state prisons. ADOC Commissioner John Hamm says the best way to…
The Alabama prison system is raising salaries for correctional officers — increasing starting pay to more than $50,000 annually — in an effort to lure workers and address an ongoing staff shortage.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The effort to improve conditions in state prisons continues — as the Alabama Department of Corrections adds dozens of new officers into the system. Trevonterrious Randall of Birmingham is one of seventy new corrections officers that have graduated into the ranks of the DOC. Families and friends looked on as the new officers received their…
