BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A private company that operates Idaho's largest prison acknowledged Thursday that its employees falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its contract with the state.
The admission by Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America is the latest in a string of staffing problems alleged or being investigated at the Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise.
Earlier this year, the Idaho Department of Correction asked state police to investigate staffing discrepancies at the lockup.
Corrections Corporation of America confirmed an internal review concluded some employees at the prison falsified the number of hours worked last year, starting in May and running through November.
The records show hours when prison staff and guards were supposedly staffing security posts, but those positions were actually vacant. Workers involved will be reprimanded, and the company told the Department of Correction it will reimburse the state.
כתובתנו: המרכז לצדק חברתי ע"ש יעקב
חזן במכון ון ליר בירושלים, רח' ז'בוטינסקי
43, ת"ד 4070, ירושלים 91040
טלפונים: 054-7689181; 02-5605253
מייל: nomika@migvan.org.il
פקס: 02-5619293
AP | By By HANNAH FURFAROPosted: 04/11/2013 6:23 pm EDT | Updated: 04/12/2013 1:24 am EDT