A shortage of Correction Officers at the Federal Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan is forcing officers to work three or four double shifts a week, according to Serene Gregg, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3148.
As a consequence of the low staffing levels, Ms. Gregg said the facility has been having trouble keeping contraband out of the facility. “Last week they found bullets, and inmates getting K-2 is a constant problem,” she said. “And you have to pick your battles because you have to worry if you end up in a physical altercation, will anybody be there to come to your rescue?”
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