Joint Finance Committee members quizzed Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr on staffing issues at correctional facilities across the state.
Members highlighted a number of conditions that make hiring new corrections officers difficult, including relatively low pay and dangerous work conditions. A January report also showed that overtime costs at Wisconsin’s prisons jumped $7.5 million in fiscal year ...
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