Prison town economies suffer due to Florida corrections crisis

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2 жыл бұрын

The Florida Department of Corrections is in crisis, caused by a staffing shortage that has led to prisons closing. The ABC Action News I-Team uncovered how those closures are already having a negative economic impact on Florida’s small towns.

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@jontucker1925 2 жыл бұрын

Economic slavery

@josemirabal8648 2 жыл бұрын

Good. Rely on criminals for money

@zrexx9428 3 ай бұрын

Its like when they defend illegal wars by saying they create jobs

@thestonedsailor6072 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a secret guys. Pay them better...

@michaelpalm2210 Жыл бұрын

A starting CO in Massachusetts makes $68,000. Lots of overtime, you make $90K easy. Thats the problem. Florida doesnt pay public servants well. I would move to a better paying job ASAP if I worked for Florida DOC

@totalwar57 2 жыл бұрын

Florida is too cheap to invest in its own employees. FDOC needs 20k officers to properly staff all facilities. Not 18k. FHP needs 3600 troopers to properly patrol Florida’s state highways. Not 1800. FWC needs 2400+ officers to properly enforce Florida wildlife laws and state parks. Not the barely 1000 officers currently employed. All three agencies make less than $40k per year. Compared to the local counties in some places where the starting pay is $60k or more. It’s a no brainer.

@jaketapper8910 2 жыл бұрын

It really is ludicrous how low FDOC is paid. Florida is not a cheap state and making less than $40k a year in Florida as a CO is disgraceful.

@collinparsons3363 2 жыл бұрын

Florida should hire all the unvaccinated workers who were fired from blue states. However, those people can't necessarily afford to move there.

@michaelpalm2210 Жыл бұрын

Exactly! A starting CO in Massachusetts makes $68,000. Lots of overtime, you make $90K easy. Thats the problem. Florida doesnt pay public servants well. I would move to a better paying job ASAP if I worked for Florida DOC

@joniellis7553 Жыл бұрын

Tell them to stop breaking the law.

@debragarrett 2 жыл бұрын

Economic Slavery that’s 😞

@lateblossom 7 ай бұрын

Rural living is hard. Just generally hard.

@GarlicBreadJesus 2 жыл бұрын

I hope to move to Florida and work in their DOC in the near future!

@DifferentDose 2 жыл бұрын

Duh, get a better job or go to a better country then!!!

@angusseletto1511 4 ай бұрын

Why is the American economy so reliant on Prison for their incomes.Surely theres a way to boost their economy other ways.The U.S relies too much on punitive profits.Its Sad and DISCUSTING ❤

@spencerspencer5712 2 жыл бұрын

It's not about jobs it's about the loss of the free prison slave labor ,without inmates these towns have nothing!!

@gw5331 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@diodelvino3048 8 ай бұрын

Pretty much, one of the things ive always hated about my home is the damn for-profit prisons, all those little towns around Gainsville are prison towns where most of the jobs are prison related its depressing. Police in North Florida are so damn aggressive, they love harassing people