The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hasn’t been able to shrink its 28% vacancy rate for correctional officers over the last two years.
About 430 state correctional officer positions are vacant, DCR said in a state budget informational briefing Thursday — despite the department’s efforts to better advertise those jobs.
“We have a very robust recruitment campaign going on now where we’re doing TV (and on) Skyline, and we also are looking at our retention efforts as well,” said DCR Deputy Director of Administration Melanie Martin…