Post by CC on Jul 9, 2009 8:07:35 GMT -5
Nevada corrections boss asks for furlough leeway
The Associated Press
Posted: 07/08/2009 12:16:05 PM PDT
www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12784766?nclick_check=1
CARSON CITY, Nev.—The director of the Nevada Department of Corrections has asked for another month to find ways to give guards and other staff members a furlough mandated by the state Legislature.
Lawmakers ordered state employees to take one day off each month without pay—the equivalent of a 4.6 percent pay cut—starting July 1.
The furloughs will save the state an estimated $333 million.
But Corrections Department Director Howard Skolnik is asking for extra time to schedule the furloughs so public safety isn't jeopardized. He says Nevada prisons are already understaffed.
Among possible solutions he is considering are shutting down parts of prisons and moving inmates to a smaller area that can be supervised by fewer guards and a rolling lockdown that would keep inmates locked in their cells for longer periods.
The Associated Press
Posted: 07/08/2009 12:16:05 PM PDT
www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12784766?nclick_check=1
CARSON CITY, Nev.—The director of the Nevada Department of Corrections has asked for another month to find ways to give guards and other staff members a furlough mandated by the state Legislature.
Lawmakers ordered state employees to take one day off each month without pay—the equivalent of a 4.6 percent pay cut—starting July 1.
The furloughs will save the state an estimated $333 million.
But Corrections Department Director Howard Skolnik is asking for extra time to schedule the furloughs so public safety isn't jeopardized. He says Nevada prisons are already understaffed.
Among possible solutions he is considering are shutting down parts of prisons and moving inmates to a smaller area that can be supervised by fewer guards and a rolling lockdown that would keep inmates locked in their cells for longer periods.