Union: Jobs at risk in South Florida prison privatization

Business Journal Friday 5th August, 2011

Jobs at corrections facilities that employ more than 1,500 people in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are at risk as the state tries to privatize prison facilities in South Florida, according to the Florida Police Benevolent Association (FPBA). The union, which represents corrections officers, says the proposal covers about 3,500 jobs i...

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