A friend of mine just applied for a position at a correctional facility here.
There is a hiring freeze in Delaware but the DOC is so understaffed that they are not being included.
But it is going to get worse - the warden just declared all tobacco to be banned by inmates and employees anywhere on the grounds - inside or out. All tobacco products will be contraband starting Friday. An employee that forgets and has cigarettes or snuff or chewing in pocket or purse can be subject to dismissal.
The guards are already threatening to quit. They tried it 10 years ago and the problems with the inmates were practically to the riot level.
Maine did that to the prison in this state. We have had 10 suicides since last spring.