Ahh, the joys of privatization: Prison shenanigans in Michigan
from the Detroit Free Press:
LANSING — An employee of contractor Aramark Correctional Services has been caught having sex with an inmate and prisoners who work in kitchens are getting easier access to knives, less than six weeks after state employees were laid off and prison food services were privatized, the head of the union representing corrections officers says in a letter to the department director.
Tom Tylutki, president of the Michigan Corrections Organization, said in a letter Monday to Michigan Department of Corrections Director Dan Heyns that security across Michigan prisons has been weakened.
“There are over-familiarity complaints, contraband issues, tons of no call/no shows, and a complete disregard to the handling of critical tools such as knives,” Tylutki said in the letter.
“The untrained Aramark employees’ behavior is compromising the security of our prisons, and it places staff and prisoners in danger.”
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The state’s decision to eliminate about 370 state jobs and award a $145-million, three-year contract to Philadelphia-based Aramark has been marked with ongoing controversy. .....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20140115/NEWS06/301150088/Aramark-Correctional-Services-prison-workers-security-Michigan
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