The Northeast Correctional Complex In Mountain City Has Hired Some New Worker To Help Out The Understaffed And Overworked Personnel. Tennessee Department Of Corrections Spokesman Robert Reburn, Said A Recent Hiring Event Lead To Eight Would-Be Corrections Officers, With Four Of Those Applicants Having A Job By The End Of The Day. Starting Salary For Correctional Officers Is $32,500 With A Nearly $2,000 Automatic Increase After A Year Probationary Period. Five Thousand Dollar Sign-On Bonuses Are Also Being Paid. There’S Still About 100 Positions That Need To Be Filled.