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| New state prisons boss ready to listen |
| By wausaudailyherald.com- Patrick Marley & Jason Stein |
| Published: 05/31/2016 |
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MADISON - At an hour of uncertainty, the new head of the state's prisons has come out of retirement to lead, but also to listen. Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher has returned to an agency under federal investigation and under frequent criticism from local governments and its own officers, whose thinning ranks have led to staffing shortages and safety worries. To overcome these challenges, Litscher, 71, is turning to an old tactic: restarting talks with front-line prison workers and acting on some of their concerns over issues such as pay. A former school superintendent, Litscher said he hopes to rebuild trust within the prison system and with the public. "I personally have to be out there. I have to be in the communities. I have to be in the institutions. I have to be the one who's emphasizing it because good, bad or indifferent, I have to be the face of the institutions carrying this message," he said. Read More. |
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