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| Budget Amendment Would Boost Guards' Pay |
| By newsleader.com |
| Published: 01/28/2015 |
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RICHMOND – Joined by a group of prison guards, two legislators Tuesday called for a budget amendment to increase the salaries of correctional officers in Virginia. Democratic Dels. Patrick Hope of Arlington and Kaye Kory of Falls Church said officers at the state's correctional facilities deserve a pay increase and better working conditions. The lawmakers said their proposed amendment to the state budget would boost correctional officers' salaries by 5 percent. The last pay increase officers received was in 2007, Hope said at a press conference. He said he has seen firsthand what the officers must endure and the dangers they face dealing with potentially violent offenders. Read More. |
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