Oklahoma is looking to hire 18- and 19-year-olds to work in prisons to help tackle a shortage of 500 workers
Justin Wolf, an Oklahoma DOC spokesperson, told KOCO-TV that the agency is working with lawmakers to try to change the law so that it can hire employees from 18 years of age.
Oklahoma DOC is set back because it can't hire 18-year-olds, Wolf told KOCO-TV. The current minimum age limit to work in prison is 20 years old, according toWolf told KOCO-TV that the agency is offering career development opportunities and lifelong careers by hiring teenagers. The 18- and 19-year-olds wouldn't be hired for jobs involving weapons, any posts that involve security threat groups, or specialized management jobs, Wolf told KOCO-TV.
State Rep. Justin Humphrey, chair of Criminal Justice and Corrections, told KOCO-TV that the agency is possibly at a point where it has to"declare a state of emergency" because of the very low number of correctional officers. "I feel like 18 is too young but I will tell you, where we're at right now, I have backed up and said I'm willing to look at a proposal," he told KOCO-TV.has hit small and large businesses across the US as employers scramble to hire and retain workers.
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