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| State gives pay increases of 15% to some corrections officials |
| By jsonline.com- Jason Stein |
| Published: 05/27/2014 |
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Madison — The state Department of Corrections gave at least eight high-level workers up to 15% in pay increases over the past year, including four who collected three raises or bonuses in six months. The significant raises for the prison psychologists were among those uncovered in a new review of salary increases in the state prisons agency by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In some cases, those raises were simply given for switching from one work location to another, a tactic aimed at stemming a loss in experienced psychologists, a spokeswoman said. Gov. Scott Walker's administration has repeatedly made such transfers to evade state rules limiting workers' pay increases, including eight wardens who received up to 13% raises for switching from one prison to another. The raises for a number of top officials within the prisons department contrast with those given to rank-and-file guards, whose take-home pay is still down sharply since 2010. Read More. |
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First of all, they are not "rank and file guards"! They are Correctional Officers!! Give them the respect they earn, just like Police Officers,Sheriff's Deputies and Judges!! I can't comment on the pay scale as I make comparable pay to the Psychiatrists without their advanced degrees but then I have 32 years in too. To retain the specialists your going to have to pay. To retain the Officers ,you have to pay,that's the way it is.