IntroductionBurnout was first devised in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger (as cited in Kristiana et al., 2016) to refer to a loss of idealism and enthusiasm to work. It is presently a major mental health problem among employees and a cause of economic loss and psychological agony. According to Casio (2018), the term 'motivation' originated from a Latin word "movere" meaning 'to move'. It is, therefore, defined as an inner passion created by needs, wants and desire to drive employees to put all their psychological and physical energies in their work so as to realise anticipated organizational objectives.Current observation of correctional officers in Kenya portray psychological problems due to indicators such as drug and substance abuse, apathy, job negligence, absenteeism, sick offs and cases of conflicts with prisoners and colleagues (MOHA, 2013).According to International Labour Organization (2016), when the physical and mental wellbeing of employees is compromised, the results are absenteeism, increased turnover, low productivity and a negative organizational image.The objectives of this study were to establish prevalence of burnout, find out levels of job psychological motivation and assess the relationship between burnout and job psychological motivation among correctional officers at Kisumu Maximum Prison in Kenya. Literature ReviewThe correctional department's main objective is to rehabilitate and reform prisoners in order to realize the departmental goal of reducing crime and recidivism. This is in line with Kenya Prison Service (KPS) mission statement