FILE – In this June 14, 2005 file photo a correctional officer walks near a gate, which is one of two entrances into Kern Valley State Prison, in Delano, Calif. This prison is one of 10 that a criminal justice reform group is calling for to be closed. (AP Photo/Ric […]
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Report finds Californian prisons delayed misconduct firings
A state prison watchdog says the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been delaying employee investigations that lead to firings and other discipline, driving up the state’s costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Prison employees have kept getting paid for months after they are accused of […]