Illinois Department of Corrections employees were allowed to work overtime on the same days they were on paid leave, raising concerns by the state’s chief auditor that prison employees were abusing overtime, according to an audit released Tuesday.

The report from Auditor General Frank Mautino’s office, covering a two-year period through June 30, 2024, noted the corrections agency was called out by the state for this same issue a decade earlier and “management has been unsuccessful in implementing a corrective action plan to remedy this deficiency.”

This marks at least the second time within a year that Mautino’s office has flagged a state agency under Gov. JB Pritzker’s purview for problems related to excessive overtime. In December, Mautino’s office disclosed eye-opening overtime issue

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