Big California prison guard raise doesn’t add up

Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent offer of a “large” raise to the California prison guards union is yet another demonstration of misplaced priorities in Sacramento and the outsized influence of public-sector unions.
According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, the proposed contract with the California Correctional Peace Officers Association proposes a 5 percent raise with only “weak justification.”
The LAO points out that since 2001-02, pay raises for Ca