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As of 2011, the highest-paying state for corrections officers was New Jersey, where the average salary was $69,840 a year. California ranked second at $66,540, followed by Massachusetts at $57,450, New York at $56,900 and Alaska at $55,380.
William Heirens may be the longest-serving prison inmate in the United States. He has been behind bars for 63 years. At 81, Heirens is diabetic and uses a wheelchair. He says his 1946 confession to the Lipstick Murders was coerced.