Like many states during the recession that followed the banking crisis of 2007, Alabama was forced to make budget cuts for many of its departments, including its correctional system. During fiscal year 2011 to 2013, as reported by AL.com, the state slashed more than $12.6 million in salaries. Coupled with cuts in recruitment and retention programs,
Excessive Overtime Pay For Correction Officers Prompt Concerns Over Undermanned Prison System
Correction officers are accruing alarming levels of overtime — and overtime pay — at the country’s understaffed, overcrowded correctional facilities.