Many of the 90 employees of the Lakes Region Facility prison may soon find themselves without a job as the prison prepares to close its doors this June.
Paul Cascio, a lieutenant at the State Prison for Men and president of Local 255 of the New England Police Benevolence Association, which represents the DOC sergeants and officers, said that the DOC cannot afford the layoffs as there are already 100 vacant jobs in the state penal system.
“The risks to public safety are imminent and evident, so we would say that laying off people is not a good idea," Cascio said.