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Wayne County corrections staff report higher workloads amid staffing increases and ongoing construction
Summary
Board members said added mental-health and reentry staff have increased officers' workloads while construction and renovation are creating logistical challenges for operations.
Justin Huber told the Wayne County Corrections Planning Board that adding mental-health and reentry personnel has increased work for officers, who are also managing logistical problems from ongoing construction and renovation. "The increase in mental health and reentry staff has created an increase in work for officers that are already dealing with logistic issues due to construction and renovation," Huber said.
Board members discussed "different ways of doing things" to adapt operations to the combined staffing and facilities pressures but did not record a formal operational change. The exchange highlighted the need to consider officer workload and operational flow when adding program staff and conducting construction.
No specific staffing ratios, overtime costs, or timelines for construction impacts were provided during the meeting; the board raised the concern as part of its Goal 1 (Continuum of Service) review.
