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| Mount Olive needs fewer officers |
| By Mannix Porterfield |
| Published: 04/29/2009 |
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Fewer officer vacancies appear on the work charts now than a few months ago but those still on the job are putting in some overtime to meet critical shift assignments at Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein confirmed Tuesday. For years, the Department of Corrections has struggled to maintain full rosters, not only at MOCC, but at other penal institutions across the state. “You know how that goes, up and down, peaks and valleys,” Rubenstein said. In recent months, the Fayette County prison has seen officer vacancies run as high as 46, as it competes with federal penal facilities and coal mines that offer an improved pay and benefits package. As of Tuesday, the prison was 38 officers shy of the preferred number. Rubenstein was responding to a man identifying himself as the uncle of a MOCC officer with a report to The Register-Herald that MOCC was 65 officers short and that the prison had paid out $70,000 in a single month in overtime. “I’ve never seen it at 65,” the commissioner said. “We actually have made a little bit of a dent. Now, I’m seeing about 43 vacancies, and about 38 of those are correctional officers. I’m sure, like any of our facilities, we have a couple who basically are on military duty and things like that. It’s not 65. I don’t where that number is coming from.” The unidentified caller also told the newspaper it looks as if officers won’t get the $1,000 pay raise July 1, the final installment of a three-part, $5,000 incremental increase. The first two years gave them an extra $2,000 in pay. Lawmakers return May 26 to resume their session with primary work focused on the new budget. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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