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| Staff urges fewer cuts |
| By Herald Tribune |
| Published: 04/16/2008 |
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FLORIDA - The state could have to close a prison, and some probation officers could see more than a 50 percent increase in the cases they handle if budget cuts proposed by the Legislature are adopted, officials said Tuesday. A group of employees with the Department of Corrections gathered at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to reconsider their cuts. As the Legislature puts together a budget that is about $5 billion less than the previous year, budget bills proposed by both the Senate and House would eliminate more than 600 probation officer positions from the department. That is about a third of all probation officers in the state. The Senate is also proposing to cut more than 1,200 prison jobs. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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