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Reducing Corrections Staff Turnover Through Evidence-based Strategies

Each year, the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs via the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides reports detailing jail inmate and prisoner statistics and staffing levels. These reports underscore a pressing issue in correctional settings: as the population under supervision grows, there's a dwindling number of staff to manage them. 

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