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Committee approves 5% corrections pay raise and an amendment to extend it to private prisons
Summary
SB1035, which would provide a 5% salary increase for corrections officers and civilians, was recommended with an amendment extending the raise to employees at private prisons that house ADCRR inmates; supporters urged larger raises and labor groups pressed for safeguards that funds be used for salary increases.
The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to advance SB1035 with an amendment that extends a proposed 5% pay increase to employees of private prisons that house inmates under contract with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR).
Sponsor President Peterson described the bill as a top budget priority for the session and said the 5% increase is intended to be part of broader budget deliberations. Barry DeFeo, executive president of the Arizona Correction Association, urged…
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