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Work, pay affect jail turnover Many use corrections work as stepping stone By GINA KINSLOWGlasgow Daily Times “Where our turnover is, is when we get these 22 or 23 year olds who come in here and want to do police work and when they get in here they see how rough it is,” Riordan said. “It’s a pretty rough old job.”
Cox has also had several deputy jailers move on to careers in law enforcement. They’ve gone to work for the Barren County Sheriff’s Department and the Glasgow Police Department from working at the jail. Sheriff Chris Eaton has four deputy sheriffs who got their start in law enforcement by working at the Barren County Detention Center. Working at the jail, Eaton said, is a good place for someone seeking a career as an officer to get their foot in the door. Among Eaton’s deputies who started at the Barren County Detention Center is Steve Runyon. “I got hired under Ronnie Scott when he was jailer,” Runyon said. “I was wanting to further my career in law enforcement. The jail was a good starting point.” Runyon said working at the jail taught him how to communicate with people in stressful situations. Another reason behind the high turnover of deputy jailers is the age at which employees can retire. Strode pointed out that employees who work at the Warren County Regional Jail cannot file for retirement benefits until they have put in 27 years. Those who work for law enforcement agencies can retire after serving 20 years, he said. One solution to the high turnover of deputy jailers would be to have a larger budget. Cox said if he had more money he could afford to pay the deputy jailers a better salary. “If I could do that, they wouldn’t be as (likely) to leave,” he said. Higher salaries would help, but Cox said there are still going to be some deputy jailers who will leave because they simply don’t like the job. 
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