"I m at the point where I have very grave concerns about what s happening at the prison, particularly with morale, continued loss of correctional officers," a legislator said.
"If we could look at increasing the wage to something reasonable, that would be a very good start for this and help out these officers," the prison warden said.
Department of Corrections spokesperson Carolynn Bright said Monday the DOC was “disappointed” to learn of the union’s unanimous vote earlier this month to move toward a possible strike.