Staff & Operations
Federal Prisons Hemorrhaging Staff as Corrections Officers Flee to ICE for Better Pay
James Calloway
Southern Prisons & Staffing — Houston
James reports on criminal justice in the South and Midwest for Jail411 from Houston. He covers Texas and Florida prisons, prison staffing, and heat-related conditions.
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