CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An annual fiscal report reveals staffing shortages at Tennessee correctional facilities, although lower then before, remain high, despite recent pay raises and hiring incentives.
Yesterday, the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Corrections subcommittee conducted a hearing on the state of job vacancies in the state’s prisons and those operated by CoreCivic.
Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada said the state has seen a 29% decrease in job vacancies at prisons since February, when higher salary packages began to be offered…