Formal proposals from various private firms will be released on Tuesday, according to the Herald. The union's lawsuit alleges the mechanism used by state lawmakers, inserting language into the state's budget instead of passing a bill, is unconstitutional.
"The Constitution requires certain things, and the Legislature didn't follow them," PBA attorney Kelly Overstreet Johnson told the court. "They slipped it in at the last minute through proviso language, and you can't do that... Even the Legislature has to follow the law."
The newspaper reports up to 3,500 correctional officers could lose their jobs if a private company takes over next year.
