Staffing America's prisons has become one of the hardest challenges in the corrections system. Recruitment is down, keeping staff is difficult, and facilities across the country are looking for answers. Yet it’s an issue the public knows very little about.

Andy Potter spent 30 years as a corrections officer before founding One Voice United, an organisation that represents corrections staff in criminal justice conversations. 

In this episode, he talks about what's driving the staffing shortage, what it means for the people working inside prisons, and what he thinks needs to change.  He argues that this is more than a prison HR problem - it’s really a public safety crisis and why more people need to be aware of it.Field Notes is the podcast that dives into the details behind some of the most interesting ideas in improving public safety. In this series, hosts Jennifer Doleac, Julie James, and Kevin Ring are talking to the researchers, practitioners and innovators from all sides who are actually making America safer, wrestling with some of the hardest problems in our society. Field Notes is an Indio Media Production for Arnold Ventures

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