Mental Health in Corrections: Understanding the Dynamics for Correctional Officers
The harmful effects of incarceration are well-documented and researched, but the detrimental impact on Correctional Officers (COs) working in these same high-stress conditions for most of their lives, often goes unnoticed. Research conducted by The National Institute of Justice, led by Dr. Natasha Frost, has shown that COs experience stress primarily from two sources: organizational stressors like understaffed shifts and toxic…