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GMU has active inmates working on campus.
Inmate Hires Draw Union Protest:
"But when some Sodexo workers voted to go on strike, prison workers from the Fairfax County Jail were being brought in, possibly to take over their duties.
The prisoners are part of the Fairfax County Sheriff's Department work-release program, contracted by Sodexo directly through the sheriff's department.
According to GMU spokesman Dan Walsch, the university has been aware of the fact Sodexo has been using prisoners in this capacity for more than a year.
"This is not unique to George Mason," he said. "Other universities across the country participate in similar programs. These guys are nonviolent offenders who may have had a DWI, or not paid their child support, and we have not had any problems."
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=2199
Inmate Hires Draw Union Protest:
"But when some Sodexo workers voted to go on strike, prison workers from the Fairfax County Jail were being brought in, possibly to take over their duties.
The prisoners are part of the Fairfax County Sheriff's Department work-release program, contracted by Sodexo directly through the sheriff's department.
According to GMU spokesman Dan Walsch, the university has been aware of the fact Sodexo has been using prisoners in this capacity for more than a year.
"This is not unique to George Mason," he said. "Other universities across the country participate in similar programs. These guys are nonviolent offenders who may have had a DWI, or not paid their child support, and we have not had any problems."
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=2199