California Corrections Teachers Protest Layoffs - 11/13/09 - Fresno News - abc30.com:
"Chowchilla, California (KFSN) -- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is planning to cut between 600 and 900 prison staff members across the state to deal with a more than one billion dollar budget deficit. But employees at the two prisons in Chowchilla say the proposed lay-offs come with too high of a price for the public. Dozens of staff members from the two women's prisons in Chowchilla rallied outside the gates of the Central California Women's Facility in hopes of sending a message to the community. John Plain said, 'The state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to severely cut the number of teachers who work in prisons and that will severely impact public safety, and we want them to know what's coming"
Watch video: http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/video?id=7116192
"Chowchilla, California (KFSN) -- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is planning to cut between 600 and 900 prison staff members across the state to deal with a more than one billion dollar budget deficit. But employees at the two prisons in Chowchilla say the proposed lay-offs come with too high of a price for the public. Dozens of staff members from the two women's prisons in Chowchilla rallied outside the gates of the Central California Women's Facility in hopes of sending a message to the community. John Plain said, 'The state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to severely cut the number of teachers who work in prisons and that will severely impact public safety, and we want them to know what's coming"
Watch video: http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/video?id=7116192