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Senate committees OK using eligible inmates on work furlough for state roadway maintenance, with oversight concerns noted
Summary
SCR 32 and SR 18, which request DCR and DOT collaborate to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance, passed committee; oversight commissioners urged protections including minimum wage and safeguarding release timing.
Senators on March 24 approved SCR 32 and SR 18 asking the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to use eligible inmates on work furlough programs for roadway and highway maintenance.
The Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the intent but expressed concerns about extending the furlough program to this use. Commissioner Taney said the program’s purpose is to…
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