We honor the memory of AFSCME correctional officers and civilians who have been killed while on duty.We are facing a serious threat to badly needed federal
aid to our states that will help prevent even further cuts to the essential
services provided by AFSCME members.
Specifically, we are in danger of losing billions in
Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) funding. Last week, the House of Representatives stripped the FMAP
funding from the jobs bill. Our best shot now is to get FMAP funding included
in the Senate bill but doing so requires 60 votes and a great deal of work in
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IS DYS TREATMENT SYSTEM WORKING
Here is other case that something is going wrong in the treatment of our youth. See the enclosed article, this is a recent release from a treatment unit and just before going out the front door he was involved in assaulting a staff. The group worker who was doing his job restrained the CLIENT for threatening him. Guess what happen next?
Juvenile Corrections officer killed during escape
Pine Bluff AR. Feb 2 2010 A correctional officer at the Jack Jones Juvenile Detention Center was killed and a second injured Saturday night during an escape from the facility. Two of the three people accused in the death were arrested Sunday afternoon in Fort Smith.
Officer Leonard “Sandy” Wall of Pine Bluff was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m. Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center at Little Rock, said Sheriff’s Department Major Greg Bolin.