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| MDOC tries to avert budget cuts; inmate numbers drop |
| By hattiesburgamerican.com- Jimmie E. Gates |
| Published: 03/28/2016 |
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Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher is a familiar face at the state Capitol during this legislative session, advocating for a pay raise for his guards and probation officers at the same time lawmakers' initial proposal for the agency is to cut its budget by $19 million. "My people are the most underpaid correctional officers in the country," Fisher said. "We've got to do something about that. We have a 47 percent turnover rate. From day one, my priority was to get these people a pay raise." The Senate Appropriations Committee's recommended cut for MDOC's upcoming budget year, which begins July 1, includes the 1.5 percent reduction ordered by Gov. Phil Bryant for almost all agencies because of the state's projected revenue coming in lower than expected. Read More. |
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