12 Responses to “Escambia County Hiring 50 New Employees To Staff New Correctional Facility”

1. David on February 2nd, 2021 4:56 pm

   @ Mike
   That was my intended spelling for the illiterate and the spelling police that have no more to do than find fault…no literal or original thoughts.
   Look in the mirror prima donna .
   What an obtuse individual !

2. Mike on February 2nd, 2021 1:19 pm

   lol @david mathmagicians? sounds interesting! you have no clue how spelling works!!!

3. David on February 2nd, 2021 9:35 am

   You guys are mathmagicians, business managers, counselors, whiners and complainers.
   You have no clue how the system works.
   We dont have jobs,,you complain, we have jobs..you complain.
   Complain about how much a job pays…means you are lazy and want free money.

   Those EBT cards must be nice…free everything..
   Thanks for the education on how to run a county…which is a business.
   Thanks to those who want to work and being thankful.

4. Skee on February 2nd, 2021 7:35 am

   This pay is an embarrassment. Not to mention the president trying to raise wages to $15.

5. Jason on February 2nd, 2021 1:25 am

   @ Willis:

   Corrections Officer (Certified) — $16.63+
   Corrections Officer Trainee/School — $15.12
   Detention Assistant — $11.64+
   Emergency Medical Technician — $13.75+
   Licensed Practical Nurse — $16.63+
   Paramedic — $17.96+
   Registered Nurse — $40.28+

   Keep in mind that a student or non-certified Correctional Officer is being paid to attend the training Academy and the cost of the school, state certification test and uniforms are being paid for by the employer.

   When you add the perks of insurance and retirement to the pay plan — not many of our local employers still offer these perks with the small out of pocket expense to the employee.

6. Concerned on February 2nd, 2021 12:39 am

   State of Florida employees, go to this job. FDOC is dying and telling lies. Go to the county. Better treatment, better pay and less lies. FDOC is telling you eight our shifts will work. They are lying this has never worked in the past and it won’t work now. Nothings changed. I know, 20 plus years with the state personally. Eights don’t work for families!!

7. Willis on February 1st, 2021 8:52 pm

   Jason your so in tune, how far off would I be if I said they’ll pay nearly $15 hrs.

   Roughly the same as staying home and saying you can’t find a job

8. Jason on February 1st, 2021 5:08 pm

   Lets correct some information:

   Neither the ECSO or the Gas company were at fault for the explosion that destroyed the old jail facility. At the time of the explosion that Board of County Commissioners were in full control of the jail facilities. In fact, Sheriff Morgan had warned them in writing about concerns of continued flooding of the facility and the BCC ignored the warning. Additionally, no one from the maintenance section or the jail ever contacted the gas company about the gas smell.

   This new facility does not have the capacity to hold the number of bodies that were once held by the old facility destroyed in the explosion. As such, the jail will be at or near full capacity — if not exceeding capacity — once it opens.

   Florida Statute 318.18 outlines how penalties assessed for a traffic ticket is dispersed. You will find that vast majority of what is collected is NOT returned to the local level as general revenue.

   Court fines that are assessed are generally returned to some degree to court operations. However, in most criminal cases these fines are often reduced to liens and seldom collected. One of the reasons why “general revenue dollars” must still be budgeted for court operations versus it being funded by user fees.
   The same can be said for the dollars collected from those of probation status.

   The daily subsistence fee or fees for provided services are returned to the general fund to offset the cost of jail operations. IMHO, these fees are cheap cheap cheap and should be raised in order to cover more of the “user costs” associated with jail operations. Just because a fee is charged, doesnt mean its collected. Like court fines, these fees are often reduced to liens.

9. Ronda Moore on February 1st, 2021 12:43 pm

   If you arrest 50 misdemeanors a day, each pays 900 fine plus 1 year of probation at 50/month, you will have 140 million in 5.5 years. Without looking at booking fees, rent paid by inmates per day to get underwear and shirt for court. Without considering those on probation longer. Without the traffic citations.

10. Anne on February 1st, 2021 11:36 am

    With a REAL Law Enforcement Officers as Sheriff Simmons and Chief Deputy Lyter wonder if the ECSO will be “gifted” the Jail by the Escambia County Commission?

    Feel that this new facility will be at Max Occupancy almost immediately.
    County really needed to buy that entire block then tear down that grubby old strip mall and build a larger jail and have the surrounding area for county offices and facilities. Yes, even the “counselors” could be onsite. Guess certain BOCC folks could have pushed that thru if not bending down for special interests.

11. Stumpknocker on February 1st, 2021 10:26 am

    Hmmmmm didn’t see social workers on that list.

12. D W on February 1st, 2021 7:29 am

    THANKS TO OUR ECSO / GAS folks the GOOD People of ESCAMBIA had to PAY for THIS