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| Many Prison Officers in Eastern Iowa “Don’t Feel Safe” |
| By easterniowagovernment.com - Mark Carlson/SourceMedia Group News |
| Published: 07/06/2011 |
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More than 100 correctional officers at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville “don’t feel safe,” according to veteran officer Marty Hathaway, who serves as President of AFSCME local 2985, the union that represents the workers. According to Hathaway, 59 positions have been cut over the last two years, leading to concerns about overall prison safety. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon about 15 corrections officers stood in support of the Union representatives calling for changes. Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan said Governor Branstad and Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin are to blame for the reductions. “We’re 40-50 officers short at Anamosa, 40-50 short at (Iowa State Penitentiary),” said Homan. ”It’s time to quit playing games with these correctional officers lives.” Homan blamed a 2005 prison escape in Fort Madison, in which two convicted murders scaled the wall, on similar job reductions. “That escape was facilitated by not having (enough) staff on duty,” he said. “We are back to that situation again.” Read More. |
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