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by Chris Davis
PARCHMAN, Miss.--While the number of prisoners is growing in Mississippi, that does mean something good for those outside the walls-more jobs.
Corrections says they want you if...
PARCHMAN, Miss.--While the number of prisoners is growing in Mississippi, that does mean something good for those outside the walls-more jobs.
Corrections says they want you if...
you’re over 18, have a valid driver’s license, social security card, high school diploma or GED and no felony record.
Screenings will be Tuesday at South Mississippi Correctional Institution and next Tuesday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.
“We are not just looking to hire but to offer individuals a career,” said Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps, who started at Parchman in 1982 as a correctional officer. “In addition to promotional opportunities, the benefits include low cost medical and life insurances, paid training and enrollment in the state retirement system.”
A press release we got from MDOC outlines the requirements:
Applicants also undergo a math quiz and report writing and physical agility exercise, including completing a one mile run or walk within 30 minutes.
In addition to the academy training, trainees get four weeks of on-the-job training at an assigned correctional facility. The starting pay is $1,833.80 per month.
MDOC currently has an estimated 1,704 correctional officers, of which approximately 64 percent are female.
Applicants can apply online from the Mississippi Department of Corrections website, http://www.mdoc.state.ms.us/ or the Mississippi State Personnel Board website, http://www.mspb.ms.gov/ or by contacting the Personnel Services Division (601) 359-5696 to receive a paper application.
Screenings will be Tuesday at South Mississippi Correctional Institution and next Tuesday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.
“We are not just looking to hire but to offer individuals a career,” said Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps, who started at Parchman in 1982 as a correctional officer. “In addition to promotional opportunities, the benefits include low cost medical and life insurances, paid training and enrollment in the state retirement system.”
A press release we got from MDOC outlines the requirements:
Applicants also undergo a math quiz and report writing and physical agility exercise, including completing a one mile run or walk within 30 minutes.
In addition to the academy training, trainees get four weeks of on-the-job training at an assigned correctional facility. The starting pay is $1,833.80 per month.
MDOC currently has an estimated 1,704 correctional officers, of which approximately 64 percent are female.
Applicants can apply online from the Mississippi Department of Corrections website, http://www.mdoc.state.ms.us/ or the Mississippi State Personnel Board website, http://www.mspb.ms.gov/ or by contacting the Personnel Services Division (601) 359-5696 to receive a paper application.