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Corrections staff urge council to extend $5,000 retention bonus to jail employees; speakers describe staffing crisis
Pierce County Council · December 9, 2025
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Summary
Corrections staff and union leaders urged the Pierce County Council to provide a $5,000 retention bonus for jail corrections employees similar to one approved for street deputies, citing high overtime, low staffing, training gaps and morale problems.
Multiple speakers at the council’s community forum asked the Pierce County Council to consider extending a $5,000 retention bonus to corrections staff similar to a bonus the council approved earlier for street deputies.
Shan Linavango, president of the Corrections Guild at the Pierce County Sheriff’s…
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