Pros
Officers can make a living, though at what cost to themselves?
Cons
Pay is 50% below market value for anyone other than an Officer. Benefits are expensive and not very good to begin with. No raises, very small bonus except for the warden (20%+). Very dangerous facility. 33 staff assaults in 2018. Half needed to go to the hospital, At least 3 needed surgery. 2019 is on pace to easily break the 2018 record. Employees feel that management doesn't care about them, but it all leads back to the warden and/or corporate. Several managers have been wrongfully terminated by the warden with approval from corporate, a few others have left voluntarily before they could be fired. The bottom line is that the warden sank this place and is doing anything she can to save herself. It wasn't enough and she's finally leaving. Any hope of getting Leavenworth back to where it used to be was gone a long time ago. Staffing is a major problem. More people were quitting than could be hired. We brought in help from other facilities but it used to be 4 at a time, now it's over 20.
