Across the country, state corrections departments are struggling to recruit and retain enough staff to operate prisons safely and effectively. The Safe Inside project brings together findings from a 50-state analysis to help state leaders understand challenges and identify steps to strengthen the corrections workforce.
Field Notes are brief, timely updates, read in five minutes or less. They highlight one aspect of staff recruitment, staff retention, and working and living conditions in state prisons.
Get updates on new insights, reports, and progress from the Safe Inside initiative.
This project was supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05377-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
This work is supported in part by Arnold Ventures. Safe Inside is conducted in partnership with the Correctional Leaders Association.
