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County jail employee tells council transports strain corrections staff: 'Enough's enough'
Summary
A county jail range instructor told Northampton County Council that corrections officers are covering dozens of hospital and court transports while staffing levels remain depleted, creating long mandated shifts and overtime burdens.
A Northampton County jail employee told the county council during public comment that corrections staff are carrying out a growing number of inmate transports while the jail remains significantly understaffed.
Sean Bobiak, who identified himself as a range instructor and a county jail transport officer from Bethlehem, said the jail is 70 staff positions short and that his department has…
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