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| Correctional Officers Applaud Senate for Killing Prison Privatization |
| By sacbee.com - Teamsters Local 2011 |
| Published: 02/15/2012 |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida correctional officers today praised the Senate today for voting down a bill that would have privatized more than two dozen prisons. The Senate vote of 19-21 killed the legislation. Yesterday, Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, introduced an amendment to turn the privatization bill into a study, which would have effectively killed it. That amendment failed by a vote of 21-19. "Florida Department of Corrections officers are extremely thankful to the senators who stood up for us," said Brian Cliffint, a sergeant at New River Correctional Institution. "The privatization proposal would have put thousands of FDOC employees out of work and seriously harmed our communities and our families." Cliffint was among the dozens of Teamsters who traveled to Tallahassee today to lobby against the bill. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of correctional officers have visited the Capitol to oppose plans to privatize 27 correctional facilities and work camps and to close 11. Read More. |
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