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DOC says staffing and retention are top priorities as vacancies persist
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Kristen Calvert told the Appropriations panel the Department of Corrections has 1,121 authorized positions, hired 214 in 2025 and is focusing on retention programs after seeing vacancy rates of about 12.7% overall (15.7% in facilities).
Deputy Commissioner Kristen Calvert told the Appropriations Committee that staffing and retention remain the department’s top priorities as it prepares its FY27 budget. "Current staff is 1,121 positions," Calvert said, and she noted the department hired 214 people in 2025 but still reports elevated vacancy rates: "Overall staff vacancy rate for the year was 12.7, facilities... 15.7, and the field was 8.7."
Calvert and finance staff described turnover as a continuing challenge. Calvert said attrition was “22 and a half…
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