ECI guards to be exempt from state furloughs

WESTOVER -- ECI correctional officers are exempt from furlough days targeting other prison workers, although they can expect a slight salary reduction, according to officials at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

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The Officers at ECI are receiving the furloughs just like all the other workers. The big difference is that the workers get the day off with the pay cut and the Officers lose the the money and have to work too. Now you tell me who is getting the short end of the stick!