The current vacancy rate in the Corrections Department is nearly 25%, and the department had 4,000 openings, its CFO told a state commission.
sets aside more than $31 million to “assist the FDC at facilities for nine months or until the FDC determines it no longer needs National Guard assistance.” It said they wouldn’t be used for the direct supervision of those incarcerated “except where such supervision occurs as a normal part of manning control stations or when required in an emergency situation pertaining to safety and security.”
Tallent told the commission that the current vacancy rate is 24.1%, and the department had 4,000 openings. “I appreciate this added step being taken so we can train our new staff and safely operate our facilities,” Aaron Leavins, warden of the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, said in a statement.
“The best case scenario, even if the governor went through with this plan, is that we would be back in the exact same position nine months later,” Driskell said. Driskell said she and other Democrats worried about having National Guard members at prisons when they may be needed during a hurricane emergency.
Driskell also warned that National Guard members may not have the same training as the correctional officers.
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