April 20, 2011
Re: SacBee Editorial: “Brown regresses on prison contract”
Letter to the Editor from Chuck Alexander:
Politics of the Editorial Board aside, it's grossly irresponsible of the Bee to print a list of "highlights" concerning CCPOA's proposed contract which are blatantly false...
[see .pdf file of letter attached at the bottom for full text]
The SacBee.com Editorial:
While he was governor, Gray Davis approved a plum contract for the state's 30,000 prison guards that effectively gave the California Correctional Peace Officers Association management control over the state's prison system.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger worked to wrest back control of the prisons from the CCPOA. But now that he is governor, Jerry Brown is reversing those hard-earned reforms on behalf of a major campaign contributor.
If this were a movie, we'd call it "Contract Giveaway: The Return of Gray," starring Jerry Brown...
LINK - SacBee.com
