The state’s budget cuts have hit the ranks of probation officers, with 66 of them losing jobs, 22 of those in South Florida.
BY JENNIFER LIBERTO
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
TALLAHASSEE — With the state budget tightening, 66 Department of Corrections probation officers lost their jobs last week.
The layoffs targeted those with less than a year of service and represented a 3 percent reduction in the probation officer force statewide, including 22 in South Florida. The cuts, made Thursday, stemmed from last year’s cuts in the prison system’s budget, which faces a $28 million hole in its balance sheet.
''I truly regret having to take this action, but we have no other options, given the current budget situation,’' said Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Walter McNeil ... Full Story