Dedicated to Corrections Officers, Policemen, & Firemen throughout the Garden State
As reported this week in NJ.Com, County Correctional facilities across New Jersey spent approximately $185.7 million on overtime for correction officers, who clocked in approximately 3.9 million hours at the time and a half rate between 2010 and 2012, according to a report by the New Jersey State Comptroller.
Out of the 21 counties…
Gannet News Services ran an article in today’s Asbury Park Press that discussed how the New Jersey Department of Corrections saved 2.6 million dollars in overtime spending by slightly "tinkering" with the Department’s overtime policies. As all corrections officers and supervisory personnel are aware, the minor tinkering that is discussed in the article is what…
