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DOC officials say hiring incentives are increasing recruit class size but vacancies and overtime remain concerns
Summary
At the June 11 Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety hearing, DOC leaders described progress from a $400,000 incentive for hiring and retention and reported the largest recruit class since 2020, while also noting roughly 106 correctional officer vacancies and historically high overtime expenditures.
The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety pressed the DC Department of Corrections on staffing, recruitment, vacancies and overtime at its June 11 budget hearing.
Chair Brooke Pinto framed the staffing discussion around safety and said the committee "look[s] forward to discussing with director Faust today other barriers they may be having to recruitment and hiring." Director Tom Faust said the Mayor's FY26 budget provides $400,000 "to support ongoing efforts to bolster recruitment, hiring, and retention of DOC officers through our Bonus Retention and…
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