Category: Corrections
- 01/26/12 Fallen Corrections Officer Remembered Killed in the line of duty, Sgt. Barbara Ester was loved by everyone who knew her.
- 01/19/12 Prison Privatization in Florida Puts Public at Risk State moves closer to putting prisons in the hands of lobbyists and for-profit corporations.
- 11/02/11 A Safety Net About to Unravel in Ohio Issue 2’s passage would wipe out protections for public workers, including the state’s corrections employees.
- 10/25/11 CNBC Puts a Spotlight on For-Profit Prison Firm Report cites assaults at privately run Idaho Correctional Center.
- 10/01/11 Florida Court Rebukes Governor’s Prison Sale Ruling blocks Gov. Scott’s plan to turn 29 state facilities over to private contractors.
- 09/18/11 Public Safety Congress Ends with Rousing Call-to-Arms Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders exhorts public safety officers to continue the fight for public services.
- 09/17/11 Pres. McEntee to Public Safety Officers: ‘This Is a Time of Real Opportunity’ Conference attendees aim to counter challenges faced by corrections and law enforcement employees nationwide.
- 09/16/11 AFSCME Public Safety Congress Opens Over 400 AFSCME-represented corrections and law enforcement employees gather for joint conference in Houston.
- 06/14/11 Prison Privatization as Political Payback Taxpayers wind up paying more when private contractors cut corners on safety, health and services.
- 05/19/11 Private Prison Savings Are a Hoax New York Times report shows prisons run by private corporations cost taxpayers more, not less.
