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Texas prison system pitches broader pay raises for guards to tackle high turnover In an effort to stem the tide of correction officer turnover and tackle trenchant vacancy problems, Texas prison officials are pitching a broader salary hike for guards in the state's 104 lockups.

After $9 million in hiring bonuses, Texas prisons still face 14 percent guard vacancy The Texas prison system handed out more than $9 million this fiscal year on bonuses to aid recruitment as they grappled with extensive officer vacancies, but department data shows the cash outlay has hardly moved the needle. Seven months after the state launched a concerted effort to bring down the....

Corrections Officer Laid to Rest “We will not let Joseph Gomm die in vain. We want to ensure that every person who works in corrections can come home safely, and that we can keep our institutions and communities safe."

Officers-in-training weigh in on TDCJ raises for starting guards HUNTSVILLE - For Shanna Brown, the news was a welcome surprise. Less than two weeks on the job, and she'd already gotten a raise - along with the rest of her cadet class. "It was an extra blessing," the mother of three said with a smile last week between classes at the Texas Department of Criminal J...

Plagued by staffing shortages, Texas prisons bump up officer starting salaries 12 percent Amid rising turnover and vacancy rates for correctional officers, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice this week announced a sizable salary bump for new guards in the state's 104 lock-ups.

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Convicted killer of prison guard from Central Texas executed The convicted killer of a corrections officer from Central Texas was executed Thursday evening in Huntsville after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour appeal.