The mother of a Corrections Officer at Bertie Correctional Institution, who authorities say was killed by an inmate, says she hopes her daughter's death shows the need for more officers and better training.

Investigators say Meggan Callahan was beaten to death by an inmate with the fire extinguisher she was trying to use to put out a trash can fire on April 26 at Bertie Correctional Institution.

Callahan's mother, Wendy Callahan, told The Charlotte Observer that she wonders if her 29-year-old daughter would still be alive if North Carolina hired more officers.

Statewide, about 16 percent of prison officer jobs are vacant. Rural prisons like Bertie Correctional Institution have even more trouble staying fully staffed. About one in five positions at that prison are empty.