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| COs might work longer days |
| By The Herald-Mail |
| Published: 01/23/2009 |
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MARYLAND - Officials are considering longer work days for Maryland correctional officers, a decision some say would put the workers at risk. Unions representing those officers and some members of Washington County's delegation in Annapolis say the 12-hour shifts would make prisons, including the three south of Hagerstown, less safe. Correctional employees currently work eight-hour shifts. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed budget, which was released Wednesday, includes a move to 12-hour shifts for all corrections employees, including correctional officers and support staff. That change is expected to save the state $8 million in overtime costs. Similar proposals have been made in the past, but received little support in Maryland's General Assembly or from labor unions.The proposed budget also includes about $1.7 million in cuts for Roxbury Correctional Institution and an additional $1.3 million in cuts for Maryland Correctional Training Center. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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