SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have spared the jobs of 19 corrections officers and other prison officials that had been on the chopping block.
Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Emergency Board voted Wednesday to scale back spending cuts for the Department of Corrections amid concerns about staff and inmate safety. The move is likely to spare the jobs of workers who supervise nurses and corrections officers, but the agency will still have to cut 21 managers. Most are likely to be administrators.
Board members did not spare jobs at other hard-hit agencies, however, including the state police and the Department of Human Services. Altogether, the board’s action is expected to eliminate about 170 jobs. The exact number of layoffs is unclear because some positions are vacant.
