The turnout for job fairs in the area was low last week as the Georgia Department of Labor attempted to  o help Hays State Prison find new guards.

In Summerville, only four people are said to have applied. At the fair in Lafayette, there reportedly were only 15 applicants. The jobs start at $26,754 a year, with state benefits.

Warden Rick Jacobs told AM1180 on Wednesday that the prison has the minimum number of guards employed right now required by the Department of Corrections.