Governor DeSantis issued an government order on Friday to activate the Florida National Guard to assist the Florida Department of Corrections in state prisons.
In a press release launched by the Governor’s workplace, DeSantis mentioned the order was issued in an effort to scale back time beyond regulation and supply non permanent aid to correctional officers. During the 2022 legislative session, Governor DeSantis authorised pay will increase for corrections officers in hopes of accelerating recruitment and retention.
DeSantis mentioned the pay will increase and incentives have proven indicators of success, with the FDC gaining practically 640 new officers in contrast to shedding over 450 officers in the identical period of time earlier than.
According to DeSantis, the manager order will tackle officer vacancies on a short lived, short-term foundation whereas the FDC continues to deal with staffing shortages.