New Mexico Prison Closure to Impact 300 Workers

MILAN, N.M. — The upcoming closure of the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan is set to relocate approximately 1,200 inmates to other facilities and leave some 300 employees without work. The facility, which is run by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) of Nashville, Tenn., is scheduled to close in late September.

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Illinois Prisons See Spike in Overtime Pay

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — According to a new report by the Associated Press, Illinois prison staff made approximately $62 million in overtime pay in the fiscal year ending in June 2013. Though prison officials say this number has already dropped by roughly 22 percent since July, the figure still marks a 34 percent increase over the previous year, and is the highest since 2007.

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Illinois Prisons See Spike in Overtime Pay

SPRINGFIELD — According to a new report by the Associated Press, Illinois prison staff made approximately $62 million in overtime pay in the fiscal year ending in June 2013. Though prison officials say this number has already dropped by roughly 22 percent since July, the figure still marks a 34 percent increase over the previous year, and is the highest since 2007.

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