Guam senators warn performance-based budgeting must account for DOC staffing shortfalls

Mar 6, 2026

At a March 9 oversight hearing, DOC leaders and senators told the Committee on Public Safety that chronic officer shortages, high caseloads and facility constraints make a standard performance-based budget difficult to apply; staff requested pay adjustments and more recruitment support.

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The Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management and Guam National Guard heard March 9 that chronic staffing shortages and a heavy pretrial population complicate applying performance-based budgeting to the Department of Corrections.

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