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Staff vacancies require corrections officers to work at least 16- or 24-hour shifts, and the mandatory overtime takes a toll.

Jenkins' uniform has nine blue stripe patches. Each represent five years of service in the Department of Correction.

Following years of decline, the state's prison population jumped by 8% in 2022, and signs indicate it's still on the rise.

DOC officials said they are not able to share any further information on this change because of security concerns.

The state's private prisons see higher numbers of deaths and sexual assaults while providing less opportunity for support and education.

Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.

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