LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An overseer hired by the state after a series of problems said Wednesday that Michigan’s prison food service contractor will boost worker pay, staffing levels and training.

Ed Buss told reporters in Lansing that better staffing alleviates other problems, and overall performance of Aramark Correctional Services “needs to be much better.” Buss is a former chief of prisons in Florida and Indiana hired Gov. Rick Snyder to oversee Michigan’s contract with the company.

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