ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, seeking to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated by ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, seeking to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated by the ...

Some other states, including Florida, Maine and New Jersey, allow 18-year-olds to become correction officers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to allow 18-year-olds to become state correction officers might be the smart idea she says it is. After all, 18-year-olds can join the armed forces without parental ...

Some other states, including Florida, Maine and New Jersey, allow 18-year-olds to become correction officers. The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant.