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| Pennsylvania Prisons Put Under Hiring Freeze |
| By nbcphiladelphia.com- Marc Levy |
| Published: 06/11/2014 |
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The state has instituted a hiring freeze at Pennsylvania's prisons to save money, and the corrections officers' union said Tuesday that such a step adds to the safety risks for a skeleton prison workforce if it drags on for much longer. Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel issued an internal memo on May 27 imposing a department-wide hiring freeze beginning immediately and lasting until at least July 1. In a copy obtained by The Associated Press, Wetzel wrote that the hiring freeze is solely to save money and it is the first step in dealing with tight finances resulting from the state's growing budget shortfall. "The implementation of this hiring freeze is not taken lightly as we understand the need for staffing critical positions," Wetzel wrote. "We will re-evaluate the hiring freeze after we review the impacts of the freeze and evaluate the projected expenditures against the actual enacted 2014-15 appropriations. Read More. |
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