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" The convicts fix the cars/vans at Pontiac, and do a good job at it. They do get the parts at auto zone or napa. The problem is IDOC is too top heavy. A company that uncle Rod paid several 100,000 bucks to come in and look around even said so. As of today we still have 10x's the directors and staff up top than we did 10 years ago. Cut the top weight back to prior 1996 levels, and you 'd save money, to start with. It is always cheaper to pay overtime than it is to hire, simple fact. At Pontiac, we have 4 call in sick, and we hold 11. That tells me we are short basic staff. A fact being: uncle Rod is bogus, he'll be in court and be found guilty , and you pukes will vote him in a 3rd term. "

" Any body else concerned that they are out of repair money in the 3rd month of the year? Maybe if we spent less on arresting, prosecuting, and jailing these "dangerous" non violent pot smokers we could afford to pay people like "REAL AMERICAN" or hire more people to help them out and be able to fix vehicles. "

" to real American: Why are such honest questions so funny? "

" Why don't they just hire a mechanic? And he can go to autozone or Napa once in while to buy something. And they would probably have extra money not be in debt. We all seem to manage repairs on our cars. It is not rocket science. To me it might as well be, but to some who do that for a living it isn't. "

" You may be making good money in overtime but this is not by accident,the bean counters in springfield have this carefully planned out.Paying o.t. during peak periods of operation saves on hiring extra staff,paying extra retirement,medical benefits..ect.... the state saves all the way around. "

" Perhaps it is time for the prison system to quit allowing certain administration at the prisons to have free housing, including maintenance and labor. Perhaps it is time that high ranking administration at the prisons have to use their own vehicles, instead of state vehicles. The IDOC has millions squandered every year in 'perks' to high level administration who got their jobs through the 'political machine'. Maybe if the residents of Illinois not only demand these people get off the gravy train, but quit electing incompetent governors who, in turn, appoint incompetent administrators, Illinois would not be in such the mess it is. "

" By the way. I am a guard at the Pontiac Prison. I can tell you the reason they ran out of money is because of the massive overtime payments, they have to pay out every month. Alot of front line security staff, including me, will gross well above $60,000 this year. Some of us mad over $70,000 last year. "

" The vehicles may not crate a security problem. However, the dangerously understaffed prisons does create security issues. Didn't you Dems. elect Blago. to get us out of the mess Ryan created (with the help of the Chicago Dems.)? Um, approx. when will we begin to see this? "

" Sell the rec room equipent, let the inmates buy their own blankets and meals and route the money to repair the autos and building. If the inmates were outside they would have to buy their own so let them or their families buy them now !! "