A “floating crew” of correction officers is being sent to the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to bolster staffing. (Photo: Tennessee Department of Correction)
Despite a major increase in prison officer salaries, the Tennessee Department of Correction is hitting personnel shortages, forcing it to bring in a “floating security crew” at state facilities.
A five-person group of correctional officers volunteered to assist staff in March at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, which has capacity for 1,776 male inmates, including juvenile offenders convicted as adults, the department confirmed…