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| Safety Measure Change At State Prisons |
| By wlns.com - Nick Perreault |
| Published: 04/02/2012 |
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Perimeter patrols at more than 20 Michigan prisons have now been cut. Surveillance cameras and motion detectors are now doing the jobs once done by officers in vehicles. It's an effort to save the state $13 million dollars. For years many Michigan prisons have had 24 hour vehicle surveillance around the perimeter of the property, but not anymore. "26 of our 31 correctional facilities that had these perimeter security vehicles, previously they ran nonstop 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day regularly starting today, we are going to run those randomly," said Russ Marlan, Spokesperson MI Department of Corrections. Russ Marlan says the random vehicle patrols means 130 positions will be eliminated and the vehicles will now be driven by other officers already on duty, like desk sergeants that will now be armed. But Mel Grieshaber, who represents roughly 7000 correctional officers in the state, says eliminating those positions is more costly than cost effective. "For correctional officers, staffing equates to safety, so we are always looking at that, we don't have anything else, correctional officers are the first line of defense and we are the last there are no two ways about it", said Mel Grieshaber, Executive Director Michigan Department of Organizations.> But Marlan says the department is taking precautions when it comes to safety. Read More. |
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