June 21, 2008
CCA denies minimum wage charge
Representatives of Corrections Corporation of America denied accusations employees at a federal detention center in Pahrump will be paid minimum wage and the facility will overburden local emergency services…
…Stephen L. Holbo, a retired lieutenant with 30 years experience in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, charged CCA operates prisons at a much reduced cost, adding, "Mostly that reduced cost is due to paying correctional officers minimum wage, much below the cost of a more highly-trained and continually trained government correctional officer."
The federal detention center is expected to employ 200 to 250 individuals with an annual operating budget of $25 million to $40 million. Assistant Federal Detention Trustee Scott Stermer told a small crowd at the Bob Ruud Community Center during a public hearing in June 2007 the contractor chosen will be required to pay at least $17.45 per hour to the lowest paid detention officers…
LINK - PahrumpValleyTimes.com
