WA state Penitentiary employee accused of sleeping
Friday, February 17, 2012
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington Department of Corrections is investigating a mental health counselor at the state Penitentiary in Walla Walla who is accused of sleeping on duty.
Corrections spokesman Chad Lewis says there's been a whistleblower complaint and a state audit questioning the behavior of the counselor.
The Union-Bulletin reports (http://is.gd/LJd6FK ) he holds a second full-time job at the Oregon prison facility in Pendleton. He has an annual salary of about $46,000 a year in Washington and $54,000 a year in Oregon.
The Washington state audit also says the counselor has been reprimanded for playing video games on his state computer.
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Information from: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, http://www.union-bulletin.com
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