May 23, 2009
California corrections agency to take biggest layoff hit
California's prison and parole system will lose about 5 percent of its sworn officers as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's layoff order takes hold over the next four months, according to administration figures released Friday.
Another 10 agencies, including one that serves veterans and another that collects taxes, are also cutting staff, but none come close to the 3,665 layoff notices delivered by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as part of Schwarzenegger's plan to eliminate 5,000 state jobs.
"And there definitely will be more layoffs coming," said Lynelle Jolley, spokeswoman for the Department of Personnel Administration…
LINK - SacBee.com (Sacramento Bee)
