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| 3,000 prison employees receive layoff notices |
| By krem.com- Jake Whittenberg |
| Published: 06/26/2015 |
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The Washington State Department of Corrections is issuing layoff notices to around 3,000 corrections officers and prison staff in anticipation of a partial state government shutdown. DOC says counties will be required to hold any offenders in their already max-capacity jails because no prisoner transports will be possible. The state's prisons will essentially be put on lockdown if government shuts down, causing concern among corrections officers. "It's a safety issue," said Sgt. Michael Boe, a corrections officer at the Monroe Correctional Complex. Boe and others know that when inmates lose privileges during lockdown situations, it can often cause a hostile environment. Read More. |
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