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Oregon DOC tells budget panel it has 248 security vacancies, pilots new trainee roles
Summary
At a March 11 Public Safety Subcommittee hearing on House Bill 5004, Oregon Department of Corrections officials said 248 statewide security vacancies are straining operations and outlined recruitment steps including correctional specialist trainee positions and added HR staff at high‑vacancy facilities.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Corrections told the Public Safety Subcommittee on March 11 that it currently has 248 statewide vacancies in its security series, including about 200 correctional officer positions, and that those shortages are forcing changes to daily operations and increasing overtime.
"Currently, we have 248 statewide vacancies in the security series with 200 of those being correction officer positions," Josh Heiberger, assistant director of operations for the Oregon Department of Corrections, said during the hearing on House Bill 5004, the department's budget bill.
Heiberger and Director Mike Reese said five facilities account for roughly 84% of the department's…
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