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Sheriff urges pay parity for county correctional officers, warns against unintended effects of privileged‑contact bill
Summary
A county sheriff told the public safety committee that correctional officers across Massachusetts perform identical work but receive disparate pay due to county contracts; he urged parity and recommended sheriffs be consulted on a separate bill creating privileged contact between legislators and inmates.
A sheriff testifying before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security urged lawmakers to support House Bill 2627 to achieve pay parity for county correctional officers, and he asked that related bills be drafted in consultation with sheriffs. "Sheriff's office correctional officers do the same job all over the state as they are paid differently," the speaker said, adding the pay differences stem from separate county union contracts. He recommended amending the bill…
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