New Hampshire Union Leader

Corrections staff highest paid state workers, thanks to massive OT

Thanks to a chronic workforce shortage and growing demands within the state prison system, seven correction officers and their superiors received more take-home pay than the state’s highest-paid ...
Politifact

Pay scales set for wardens but not rank-and-file prison workers

Part of Rick Scott's campaign pledge to trim $1 billion from the state's $2.1 billion prisons budget -- a promise we are monitoring here-- is "paying competitive market-based salaries for corrections ...
Omaha.com

Nebraska prison problems: State, corrections union reach agreement for higher pay

LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts and the state prison workers union announced an agreement Friday on wage hikes and a new pay structure aimed at resolving staffing problems in Nebraska prisons. Be the ...
TheLadders.com

Washington State Department of Corrections

How Much Do Washington State Department of Corrections Employees Make? The average compensation for a Washington State Department of Corrections employee is $85,000 per year. Ladders estimates are ...
LAist on MSN

Newsom closed 4 prisons and trimmed payroll. Corrections spending is still over budget

California’s $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Some groups want him to ...
Omaha.com

Report says Corrections Department is 'starving' for funding, suggests better pay to combat high turnover

LINCOLN — The first report by a new overseer of the state prison system says that Corrections Department staff describe their agency as “starving” for funding, while problems with overcrowding and ...