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Correction Union Leaders Criticize Nursing Home Plans

Taking prisoners who have been remanded to the Department of Correction and placing them under private supervision imperils public safety.

 

Leaders of the AFSCME unions representing nearly 5,000 front-line prison employees today questioned the state’s plan to open a private nursing facility for inmates and mental health patients in Rocky Hill.

AFSCME Local 387 President Moises Padilla, AFSCME Local 391 President Jon Pepe and AFSCME Local 1565 President Luke Leone issued this statement in advance of a public forum scheduled for Dec. 20 at Rocky Hill  School:

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“Taking prisoners who have been remanded to the Department of Correction and placing them under private supervision imperils public safety. It violates the trust of victims and the public. We urge legislators, including those who represent Rocky Hill, to table the concept and to address the concerns of all stakeholders, including front line state prison employees.”

Locals 387, 391 and 1565 comprise Council NP-4 Corrections Bargaining Unit. The unit includes correction officers, treatment and rehabilitation officers, parole officers, maintenance staff and more.

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Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) represents 34,000 employees and is the state’s largest AFL-CIO union. To learn more, go to www.council4.org

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