OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The head of the state Department of Corrections says about 4,700 department employees will begin taking unpaid furloughs in March.
DOC Director Justin Jones says the furloughs will happen unless more funding is provided during a special legislative session or during the regular session that begins in February.
The furloughs will apply to all employees -- including prison guards. Jones says employees making more than $50,000 a year will take 12 furlough days between March and June while those paid less than $50,000 will take 10 days.
State agencies have been told to cut their budgets by 5 percent and Jones says that means about $2 million a month to the Department of Corrections.
