August 26, 2009
Prisons, youth programs brace for cuts
Employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation were informed that layoff notices would be going out this week to 1,300 workers statewide, including about 1,200 in the Division of Juvenile Justice and 100 in adult programs, spokesman Seth Unger said.
A memo from department Chief of Staff Brett Morgan noted that juvenile and adult facilities in San Joaquin County would be impacted, as would juvenile facilities in Amador County. However, no specific details were available Tuesday on how many employees in the counties might be affected.
Layoff notices were also going out to prison employees in Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, according to the memo…
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