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KY: CCA Otter Creek Women's Prison Plagued by Allegations of Sexual Assaults by Guards--State Does Imposes No Fine and Extends Contract

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

At the state women's prison "starting pay there is $18.18 an hour for workers with no corrections experience, and $19.17 an hour for those with experience. Starting pay at Otter Creek is $8.25 an hour." 81% of co's are male. Private prison plagued by problems, reports show By Stephenie Steitzer ? ssteitzer@courier-journal.com ? August 16, 2009 Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. ? A private women's prison in Eastern Kentucky that has been plagued by allegations of sexual assaults by corrections officers is chronically understaffed, leading to poor employee morale and security concerns, according to a state monitor's reports. The monthly reports provide a glimpse into life inside the Otter Creek Correctional Center, where at least five workers have been charged with having sex with inmates in the past three years...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 17, 2009 (boomark / email).