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Audit: California prison program illegally spent $1.3M
By Don Thompson, Associated Press
Published July 30, 2021
A California prison program that employs inmates illegally spent $1.3 million on goods and salaries, including $82,000 in artificial turf that has gone unused, as part of a pattern of “gross misconduct,“ state auditors said Tuesday.
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They recommended disciplinary action against California Prison Industry Authority employees who authorized the spending and also executives they said repeatedly circumvented state civil service laws to favor relatives and friends for jobs and promotions.
The “repeated violations of state laws governing spending and hiring constitute gross misconduct,“ auditors said. The executives “neglected their duties as stewards of CalPIA funds, failed to act in the best interest of CalPIA, and harmed prospective job applicants.”
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Audit: California prison program illegally spent $1.3M
By Don Thompson
(File)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California prison program that employs inmates illegally spent $1.3 million on goods and salaries, including $82,000 in artificial turf that has gone unused, as part of a pattern of gross misconduct, state auditors said Tuesday.
They recommended disciplinary action against California Prison Industry Authority employees who authorized the spending and also executives they said repeatedly circumvented state civil service laws to favor relatives and friends for jobs and promotions.
The repeated violations of state laws governing spending and hiring constitute gross misconduct, auditors said. The executives neglected their duties as stewards of CalPIA funds, failed to act in the best interest of CalPIA, and harmed prospective job applicants.
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