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| Arizona considers more transfers |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 06/20/2007 |
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PHOENIX, AZ - Arizona has nearly filled vacancies in the ranks of its corrections officers but still lacks space for thousands of inmates, keeping the state in the market for prison beds in other states, Corrections Director Dora Schriro said Tuesday. Pay raises have helped the department hire new officers and retain experienced ones, dramatically reducing the vacancy rate and providing savings on overtime that officers formerly had to work, Schriro told a legislative oversight committee. However, Arizona's shortage of beds puts it on the verge of sending more prisoners out of state as growth of the inmate population continues to jump each month, Schriro said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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