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| Prisons continue to struggle with overtime costs |
| By thonline.com |
| Published: 09/08/2014 |
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CARBONDALE -- Some state prison workers in southern Illinois are making nearly $200,000 per year as the state continues grappling with overtime payouts topping $60 million, according to a newspaper report. The prison system has made strides in paring overtime costs, reflected in the fact that 178,000 fewer overtime hours were worked over the past two fiscal years, Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Tom Shaer told the (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan. Still, he said, the department only saved $2 million. "We agree those are still significant numbers and that's why the topic gets a lot of deserved attention," he said. Shaer said factors that limited the extent of savings included a court ruling to pay wage and overtime rate increases the administration had suspended because of a lack of funds. Under that ruling, the average wage rate for overtime went from $40.69 to $44.48 per hour for correctional officers. Read More. |
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