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It Doesn't Have to be This Way

By Michael Blankenship

Idaho?s state prison system is eliminating 24 more staff positions, bringing the number cut in the past two years to 102, and imposing far-reaching furloughs on all prison staffers in the coming year to cope with state budget cuts. Because of shifts of workers from one job to another and non-filling of positions that become vacant, there have been few layoffs, the Idaho Department of Correction reports. ?This has been a difficult process especially for the employees whose jobs have been impacted,? said Corrections Director Brent Reinke.  ?While almost all of them still have jobs, many of them have had to take pay cuts and demotions.? In the fiscal year that starts July 1, all prison security staff will have to take 32 hours of unpaid furlough, while all other department employees must take 80 hours...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on April 20, 2010 (boomark / email).