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Corrections officers are getting harder to find CORRECTIONS FOCUS: BURLINGTON COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS LOCAL 249 n BY MITCHELL KRUGEL Burlington County Corrections Officers Local 249 is currently dealing with a problem that corrections Locals across the state are no doubt also facing. Burlington County recently had several officers retire, leaving the number of officers at 168, down from 242 two years ago. Again, like many corrections facilities in New Jersey, officers are working 12hours shifts two, three, four ^\