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| Bureau of Prisons taking applications for employment in Fresno County |
| By Eddie Jimenez , The Fresno Bee, fresnobee.com |
| Published: 05/04/2011 |
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A federal hiring freeze that stalled the opening of a Mendota prison has ended, bringing the institution a step closer to housing inmates. That is welcome news for Mendota officials, who are thrilled at the prospect of the nearly 330 job opportunities and the boost to Fresno County's economy that the prison will generate. "More dollars will be circulating around the county," Mendota Mayor Robert Silva said Tuesday. A target date for the prison's opening has not been set, a prison official said. "The prison has been stagnant because of the freeze," Mendota City Manager Krystal Chojnacki said. "We're hoping soon they'll start receiving the first round of inmates." Applications are being accepted for jobs that include correctional officers, secretaries, nurses, physician assistants and vocational training instructors, said Ian Connors, executive assistant for the Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota. Inquiries about jobs available at the prison can be emailed to MEN/recruiter@bop.gov. Construction began on the $250 million Mendota prison in February 2005. Officials at the time anticipated completion by 2008. That timeline started slipping when federal funding stalled. Last summer, the Bureau of Prisons announced that it planned to open the medium-security Mendota prison in early 2011. The prison is built to hold 1,152 inmates. Read More. |
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I like that we are going to have the prison near Mendota and I want to know where to apply