Low pay, understaffed shifts, and dangerous conditions: New data shows a worsening prison staffing shortage crisis

The Marshall Project looks at how poor working conditions, long work days and violence lead prison staff to quit, causing wide-ranging consequences for employees and incarcerated people.

Weihua Li for The Marshall Project, Shannon Heffernan for The Marshall Project
Posted 3/26/24

The Marshall Project looks at how poor working conditions, long work days and violence lead prison staff to quit, causing wide-ranging consequences for employees and incarcerated people.

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