In a desperate move to keep yards open, and not locked down due to the staff shortage, the DOC is offering overtime pay to parole officers. They’ve tried everything from bonuses to hiring teenagers, and this is the latest effort. A guard can now make more money flipping burgers at McDonald’s than at the prisons. Many guards are openly recruiting their fellow officers to work at lucrative security and demolition companies.
Parole Officers Pull Overtime Duty at Perryville to Keep it Running
