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| Prison inmates will shovel snow at T stations again this winter |
| By boston.com- Adam Vaccaro |
| Published: 01/21/2016 |
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Prison inmates will once again help shovel snow at T stations this winter to help keep the city moving after major storms. Inmates will clear mounds of snow from parking lots, sidewalks and station entrances and exits as part of an agreement forged between transit officials and the state’s Department of Corrections. During the 2015 Snowpocalypse, the T sought and received inmate assistance as it scrambled to get out from under the record-setting snowfall that slowed Greater Boston’s mass transit to a crawl. This year, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will pay up to $65,000 for the inmates’ help, a sum that will cover compensation and any overtime pay for correctional officers who supervise the workers. Read More. |
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