CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — A 46-page Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) state audit looking at internal procedures is raising some eyebrows.

Auditors spent 3,893 hours on the project, resulting in a total of 21 findings: 20 of them repeat findings.

A startling finding was that one worker who was owed $3,032 dollars in holiday pay, instead got $163,720 by mistake. Another finding looked at documentation for overtime totaling over $335,000. Auditors found discrepancies and missing documents. This finding has been reported in the last 5 audit reports.

State Auditor John Geragosian said that the audit, released last month, is for fiscal years June 2020 and 2021.

“I think the common thread in this audit is lack of accounting or accountability…for certain rules and regulations that the agency is supposed to follow,” Geragosian said.

He said that the DOC is always cooperative.

“In every one of our audits the agency gets a chance to respond to our findings and recommendations and there’s a discussion along the way,” Geragosian said.

Civil rights attorney Ken Krayeske has been waging legal battles with corrections on behalf of inmates for nearly 10 years. He says the problem with DOC audits is that, in his words, nothing ever happens after the audit work is done.

“Is anybody able to control the Department of Corrections and it’s lack of management?” Krayeske said.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn) said that he’s glad auditors did their job by pointing out issues that need attention, but he admits that there’s still work to do.

“I don’t like repeat findings, I like when they make a mistake to learn from the mistake,” Lamont said. 

Reports also showed improper use of corrections credit cards. Auditors reviewed 134 purchases totaling more than $44,000, and 6 purchases were made by someone other than the cardholder. This finding was also discovered in the last audit.

The DOC declined News 8’s request for an interview. However, they did provide a statement saying in part:

“As stated in the report, we are in agreement with their findings, and have begun to implement corrective actions in order to improve our internal processes.”