The county has just 17 guards to manage more than 100 inmates.
CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. — As deputies process prisoners at the Clallam County Jail, they Are increasingly feeling handcuffed by a severe staffing shortage.
Among the deputies is Jeffrey Erskine who wanted to become a minister, but found his calling inside jail cells.
“I knew there was a lot of need here so this is where I came,” Erskine said.
Erskine is one of just 17 deputies working at the jail right now. The county needs to hire 10 more deputies to be considered fully staffed.
That means other
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