Comments on: Staffing Issues Temporarily Close Century Work Camp; Inmates Moved To Main Prison

By: Christopher Dozier

Christopher Dozier — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 03:16:11 +0000

How about the courts quit sending people to prison for things that in Alabama or Georgia you would never get sent to prison. The whole system is screwed up. Not to mention it’s ALL about money. Needs to be privatized.

By: INETA J WHITE

INETA J WHITE — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:59:29 +0000

To All the Men and Women Employed by the Department of Corrections, All of those who are retired, and all the staff who are planning on retiring or quitting, I started my Career with DOC on 1991, when the Pay was $16k a year, the Female Officer had just Won the Class Action Suit against the Department for Women to receive the same pay as the Male Officer, We Was exposed to more violent attacks, Sexual Harassment, over looked for Promotion, and made to work position that gender Specific, all kinds of discriminating practices all within the Department of Correction. Now for this generation, some of the just don’t have what it takes to due that Job, so they Cry like like the man with the 9 year old son would be doing. My point is, the Department of Corrections new for 15 to 20 there was going to be a decline in staffing there institution. They fail to put together a ” Competitive Pay plans for its officer then and now. When our society change, and hardened Criminal was sentenced longer, the Pay should have automatically increased. And sense they didn’t implement a higher pay grade, most the generation X and the Millennials will not work for anyone, it has nothing to do with Pay, they are so use to having there way at home and on the job. When I was assigned has a Housing Officer for two (2) Open Bay dormitories, Complaining did get you anyplace, accept on 12 to 8 shift. And all the Millennials that’s Crying about the Pay, y’all wasn’t whining when you where as a C.O.T. Making the same amount of money Certified Officers where Making, and some of we trained you to be a good officer not a Cry Baby or Coward. I work at two major institutions here in Florida, Now what’s your excuse besides the money?

By: RayeG

RayeG — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:41:30 +0000

Tim Barberi….
Absolutely…..I make a good bit more than they are offering…so sad

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:41:15 +0000

Working for the Department of Corrections, whether as a civilian or an officer, is a tough job. The DOC is an imposing institution. That doesn’t mean they’re bad but it has to be run a certain way to function correctly. That’s not easy for the employees because most jobs can afford to give their employees more freedom and space at work, but prisons simply can’If you slip up even a little bit, like leaving your pool communication device unsupervised even for just a second, just to name one of endless responsibilities that must be handled perfectly every time, can pose a security risk.

Then there are the inmates. In my opinion, the majority of them are decent people paying for a bad mistake. However, some of them are really dangerous. If you don’t think being in close proximity with genuinely dangerous people is demanding work you’re simple wrong. It’s psychologically taxing and if you get complacent or lazy even briefly it’s dangerous.

It’s not an easy job. It’s often brought up that the security officers mistreat the inmates. I’m not saying this never happens but when stronger inmates attack a weaker inmate who do you think risks their life to break it up and protect the weaker inmate? The security officers.

By: Tim Barberi

Tim Barberi — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 05:02:00 +0000

@concernedcitizen… I am a retired Sargent… I retired back in 2016… One could take offence to “My 9 year old son could tell criminals to behave and threaten them with pepper spray.”… Obviously you have never been inside a prison or you’ve been there wearing blue… I’ve work with some of the best trained and some of the best Administrations the state has to offer… I have also gone toe to toe with some of the most violent criminals in the state… It’s not a job for just anyone… If you really think that all these brave men and women, that put there safety and well being at risk everyday, do nothing but tell criminals to behave and threat them with pepper spray, go walk through that gate, and then come back and then we will talk about it… I would recommend, the next time you come across an CO outside the prison, you say, THANK YOU. I pray for these people every day… Some are my friends, some I’ve know for well over 26 years and there was never any question who’s side they are on… Throwing money at a problem is what the state is good at… Maybe… All of this can be solved, if criminals would stop breaking the law… And…. Kids today…. Most of them…. Have ZERO work ethic… And let’s not forget that criminals are just poor misguided victims… It’s not their fault… AND… Law Enforcement are the bad guys… As far as Century goes…. Ya also need to look at when it was first opened… A large amount of the staff that was hired the first few years it was open are now either retired or fixing to retire… Thinking back…. A lot of this started when Rick Scott became our governor…. He attempted to privatize the an entire region and hand it over to some of his private prison buddies… Luckily our union stepped in a made sure it didn’t happen… That’s when DOC’s spanking began… Budgets were drastically cut… New rules on how we used our leave… Drastically cut staffing, training, building maintenance, the works… Did I mention no pay raises just about the entire time he was in office??? This is all being done by design… I believe, there is more going on that meets the eye…Believe it or not… When I first started… We had staff on top of staff… The state was actually shutting down some prisons… Things that make ya wonder….

By: Denise Wright

Denise Wright — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 01:09:38 +0000

They (FL lawmakers & DOC Secretary) care absolutely nothing about the staff. How dare they pretend to think they know what’s best for us or about the time we spend with our families. Let’s be real, it’s about MONEY! for them and their special interest. If they really cared, they would raise our salaries to compensate for the verbal abuse we’re subjected to on a daily basis, the physical fatigue we suffer from extended workdays and the mental stress of constantly being threatened for not staying over. Those are the main reason why they cant recriut & retain staff.

By: Denise Womack

Denise Womack — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:44:00 +0000

In response to concerned citizen:
If you think your nine year old could do the job then by all means volunteer him but I bet when those child molesters get their hands on him, you’ll thinl otherwise. You’re just another misinformed person who has no earthly clue what its like to work at a prison. You and every other citizen should be grateful for those who have the fortitude & courage to go in those gates day after day. Better yet, how about you come and see if you got what it takes to do the job.

By: Idjuts

Idjuts — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 23:30:19 +0000

One thousand dollars, Chump change for that sort of work.

By: lmn

lmn — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:48:17 +0000

A thankless job. As well as being treated poorly by inmates you are treated the same by your superior officers. Forced to stay when you are falling down tired. Threatened consistently about being written up. Worst job I ever had. I would never go back and my son just left. So glad he got out quickly.

By: Dave Coleson

Dave Coleson — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:24:31 +0000

Good. I hope they keep closing prisons until the pay law enforcement and corrections a competitive wage. I hope it drives up the crime rate and all these “defund the police” people eat their words and come crying back for police and prisons. Then, they need to demand they be paid a higher competitive wage.