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| Use of mandatory overtime prompts concerns at women’s prison |
| By theoaklandpress.com |
| Published: 05/25/2016 |
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YPSILANTI >> The use of mandatory overtime amid a shortage of female corrections officers has prompted concerns at a women’s prison near Ypsilanti. Mandatory overtime has heighted stress at Huron Valley Correctional Facility, which earlier was the focus of complaints about potential overcrowding and pushed some officers to quit, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday. Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz said there are 35 vacant corrections officer positions at the prison, which is close to 10 percent below full staffing levels but still seen as an improvement from 46 vacancies a year ago. The department must use mandatory overtime to assure the prison is adequately staffed, Gautz said. Meanwhile, the department is working to train more female corrections officers because male officers aren’t allowed to work in residential areas of Huron Valley. Read More. |
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