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Pinal County raises prison pay
By The Arizona Republic
Published: 08/22/2006

PINAL COUNTY, AZ - Pressure from state, federal and private prisons has pushed Pinal County to issue pay raises and offer signing bonuses in Florence's highly competitive corrections employee market.

Saturated with prisons and jails, Pinal County will issue $1.15 million in pay raises and offer signing bonuses of $1,000 to new entry-level employees and $3,000 to experienced new hires.

"We have to be competitive within the market, since we're in the same central area as the federal and state (prisons)," said Pinal County Supervisor Sandie Smith. "If we're not, you'll find that you train them and then lose them right next door...Read more.

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