A group of six current and former shift supervisors at the Marion Adjustment Center in St. Mary's, a private prison in central Kentucky, have sued Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America, claiming the company forced them to work extra hours and wouldn't pay overtime, denied them meal and rest breaks, as well as required employees to attend training sessions without pay. The group is seeking a temporary injunction forcing CCA to compensate employees who work more than 40 hours a week. Attorney Tom Miller of Lexington says the lawsuit may also affect employees at the Lee Adjustment Center in Beattyville and Otter Creek Correctional Center in Wheelwright. Kentucky is in the process of removing its inmates from Otter Creek and, unless CCA finds a new client, the prison will close this summer.
