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avebury

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14. I know for state facilities it sucks.

Reply to global1 (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 06:48 PM

Jun 2015

They are so understaffed that the guards in Oklahoma routinely work overtime and have a hard time finding the time to take their earned annual leave. A couple of years ago, the State Legislature explored the idea of allowing them to sell back some of their leave since it built up faster then they could take it and there is a ceiling where you hit a use it or lose it stage.

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I think you are correct. Norquist was one of them. Can't remember the other name. I was so jwirr Jun 2015 #8

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+ 1000 !!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #13

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #21

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I'll take a wait and see attitude. Private prisons avebury Jun 2015 #9

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I know for state facilities it sucks. avebury Jun 2015 #14

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Believe me I was also thinking that. jwirr Jun 2015 #23

Correction... Glassunion Jun 2015 #26

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