Hudson County Jail Struggling With Staffing Issues, Report Says

HOBOKEN, NJ — The inmate population is going down at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny. But a decreasing number of correctional officers are willing to take on the job, a report says.

The Hudson County Corrections Department has about 100 unfilled corrections officer positions, NJ.com reported Wednesday.

Jail administrators are relying heavily on overtime to keep the prison staffed. A major issue is that the county can’t find enough qualified applicants, an official told NJ.com. A correctional officer starts at $35,000 in Hudson County, which an official said “increases fairly rapidly” and is “competitive with most other counties.”

There are currently about 500 inmates and 530 ICE detainees at the prison, a 31% decrease from five years ago, NJ.com stated. (Read the full article)

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