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Cumberland County jail staff urge commissioners to address chronic understaffing and forced overtime
Summary
Several Cumberland County Jail employees and union representatives told commissioners that the jail is chronically understaffed, citing specific counts of holds, unfilled shifts and health impacts; they urged expedited contract negotiations and higher pay to retain staff.
Multiple Cumberland County Jail employees and union leaders used the meeting’s public‑comment period to tell commissioners the jail is operating with persistent short staffing and prompted forced overtime that union members say is unsustainable.
Giovanna Peruzzi, the labor representative for the jail employees affiliated with the National Correctional Employees Union, said since the board last met the jail recorded 85 “holds,” meaning staff were kept past scheduled shifts, and eight shifts ran below minimum staffing levels. “My members are exhausted,” Peruzzi said, and she warned that…
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