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Thursday, March 02, 2017

Prison staffing woes continue as officers, medical personnel quit

DOVER — Thirteen correctional officers have resigned and 12 more have filed for retirement since the Feb. 1 inmate uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center left one officer dead and others injured.

In addition, the DOC’s medical contractor, Connections Community Support Programs, has had 29 employees choose to separate since the hostage incident.

A spokeswoman for the Delaware Department of Correction noted that DOC employees are entitled to retire after 25 years of service.

And the loss of 29 employees from the medical contractor doesn’t mean it is understaffed, said DOC spokeswoman Jayme Gravell.

“There are not 29 vacancies,” she said. “Connections maintains a pool of per-diem workers who fill in when necessary.”

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

makes one wonder what is going on there

Anonymous said...

This is like someone falling ass over tin cup, coming up bloody, and wide eyed saying, I'm okay!

Anonymous said...

that makes no sense 404

Anonymous said...


Sounds like they're voting with their feet!

And the medical staff can be maintained but probably by jacking the pay up which will squeeze the medical company who will want more $$ from the state. Plus, it's small population Delaware; there is a finite pool of doctors and nurses willing to work with prisoner patients.

Gov. Carney will be covering shifts on the cellblock while they try to fill the staff gaps.

Anonymous said...

and the medical that does work at prisons don't want to be there and consider the inmates sub-human.

Anonymous said...

The Hellhole don't deserve ANy employees !!!

Let the prisoners run it and kill each other,like in other
countrys.........Keep guards on the outside !!!

Just back up a truck every day to take out the bodys !!!

Anonymous said...

This state don't even pay Nowhere enough money to work there

Way behind other states .........Keep the crummy jobs !!!

Your State is CRAZY if you think anyone will work there !!