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Brownwood, TX

Jun 12, 2008

ACLU files TYC lawsuit on behalf of inmates

A class-action lawsuit was filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas on behalf of five girls currently housed at the Ron Jackson Unit of the Texas Youth Commission in Brownwood.

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R U KIDDING
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Jun 15, 2008
 

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ACLU DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GETTING THEMSELVES WHEN THEY START POINTING THE FINGER AT US ON OUR FACILITY. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING UNTIL YOU WORKED OUT ON THIS FACILITY THEN PUT YOUR DAMN OPINIONS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND. YES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT ALOT OF THESE OFFENDERS ARE VERY MUCH TRAUMATIZED BEFORE THEY ARRIVED TO TYC. BUT IT STARTED AT HOME NOT HERE WITH TYC. NOW WE ARE NOT LICENSE PRACTIONERS NOR THERAPISTS NOR PSYCHATRIST. WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HAVE WHAT CORSICANA HAS TO HANDLE THESE OFFENDERS WITH DEEP EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL SCARS. WE DO NOT HAVE ONE ON ONE WITH ANY OF THEM DUE TO THESE OFFENDERS MAKING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST US. UNTIL THE ACLU COMES TO OUR FACILITY AND WITNESS WHAT WE AS JCOS GO THROUGH WITH THESE OFFENDERS THEN YOU CAN MAKE A JUDGEMENT. DID ANY OF THESE OFFENDERS THAT HAD FILED AGAINST TYC TELL ANY OF YOU WHAT THEY DID TO GO TO SECURITY AND IT IS NOT CALLED SOLITARY CONFINEMENT(GET YOUR SHIT STRAIGHT). THESE OFFENDERS DO NOT SLEEP ON STEEL SLABS. THEY DO GET MATTRESSES AND BLANKETS WHEN ADMITTED. THEY ARE IN HERE FOR A REASON AS SAME AS THOSE IN TDCJ. YES, IT SOUNDS CRUEL BUT THEY DID COMMIT A CRIME AND THEY ARE HAVING TO DO TIME. THESE 5 OFFENDERS THAT HAVE MADE STATEMENTS ARE THE VERY ONES THAT WILL BE RELEASED BACK TO SOCIETY WITH INTENTIONS OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR HARMING OTHERS IN THE FREE WORLD. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WORRIES US. DOES IT NOT WORRY YOU. SOME OF THESE OFFENDERS WILL NOT MAKE IT IN THE REAL WORLD AND SOME WILL. BUT YOU ARE READY TO JUMP THE GUN AND PERSECUTE US AND TYC THAT YOU(ACLU) HAVE NO CONTROL TO FIX. WHAT IS THE ACLU GOING TO DO WHEN THESE OFFENDERS ARE RELEASED TO SOCIETY WHEN THEY ONCE AGAIN FEEL THAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED. THE WORLD IS CRUEL AND HAVE NO PATIENCE WITH THOSE THAT ARE NOT WANTING TO LEARN FROM THE CRIME THEY COMMITTED. THESE OFFENDERS MANIPULATE THE SYSTEM, STAFF, THE 800 HOTLINE AND EVEN YOU. WHEN YOU FIND NOTHING THAT WE DO IS WRONG; WHAT WILL YOU DO TO THE 5 WHO WASTED YOUR TIME AND MONEY ON THIS. WE AS JCOS HAVE A RIGHT TO FILE SUIT AGAINST YOU FOR HAVING OUR RIGHTS VIOLATED BY MAKING THE CONDITIONS UNSAFE FOR US TO WORK.. WE HAVE TOO MANY TENURE STAFF WHO ARE EITHER GOING TO RESIGN OR QUIT BECAUSE YOU ARE WANTING TO SHUT DOWN ALL TYC FACILITIES AND DON'T CARE THAT ALOT OF US WILL NO LONGER HAVE A JOB. WE ALSO FEEL THAT TYC IS NOT HELPING US IN ANYWAY BUT DOING MORE FOR THE OFFENDERS. THE OFFENDERS ARE GETTING AWAY WITH TOO MUCH AS IT IS AND IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN WHY SEND THEM TO TYC OR ANY OTHER FACILITY WHEN THEY DO BREAK THE LAW. MAYBE YOU NEED TO QUESTION THE JUDGES WHO SENDS THEM TO US. DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT WE HAVE MURDERERS IN OUR FACILITY, CHILD MOLESTERS, DRUG USERS AND SELLERS, AND RAPE VICTIMS? ARE THESE NOT CRIMES? IF NOT, THEN YOU TELL US WHAT IS A CRIME? ACLU, YOU MIGHT AS WELL AS FIGHT FOR THE FENCE TO COME DOWN. AND WHEN THE OFFENDERS ESCAPE FROM THIS FACILITY AND BREAK INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE, KILLS THEM, TAKE THEIR CASH AND VEHICLE THEN LET US KNOW HOW YOU WILL HANDLE IT. DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THESE OFFENDERS IN VOCATION TRIED TO KILL HER PEER IN CLASS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WE HAD AN OFFENDER TAKEN INTO SECURITY AND PUT IN CELL ROOM WHEN A SECURITY STAFF WAS TAKING HER CUFFS OFF THE YOUTH PULLED AWAY AND REFUSED TO HAVE THE OTHER CUFF TAKEN OFF HER WRIST THAT THE STAFF HAD TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND CALL USE OF FORCE. THE USE OF FORCE SAID WAIT IT OUT. ARE YOU KIDDING? THE OFFENDER BENT THE CUFF AND IT BECAME A SHANK BECAUSE THE OFFENDER WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT ON STAFF IF ANY OF THE SECURITY STAFF WAS TO GO IN AND GET IT. THE OFFENDER ADMITTED THAT SHE WANTED TO GET RESTRAINT SO THAT SHE COULD GET WORN OUT FROM STRUGGLING AGAINST STAFF AND GO TO SLEEP. NOW ACLU HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THAT SITUATION SINCE WE ARE NO LONGER TO GO IN AND RETRIEVE IT. SINCE YOU ARE SO DAMN SMART, COME ON OUT AND WORK WITH STAFF AND GET A TASTE OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON.
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Jul 12, 2008
 

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You really out did yourselves in this situation with believing the offenders in telling you of their alledge mistreatment. I hope you can get a good night sleep because of your beliefs in these harden criminals. Just take them all in to your house and take care of them yourselves. Enjoy sitting and watching them steal,sexual assault you or burn you alive while they get away. Thanks for letting these criminals out into our society to continue with their deathly behaviors and when these 5 girls come out in the paper of committing another crim just pat yourselves in the back.
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Friday Jul 25
 

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The aclu should take them home with them.We are aware of the I.D.'s of the youth.You picked some winners or maybe they did,who knows.We don't have solitary in either facility.We have rooms where only one youth sleeps.Yes the beds are metal,however they have mattresses to place on the beds.If it is so big a problem they need to stay on their dorms and not go to security.One of your clients urinates on herself and it doesn't bother her.She does it to get her way,and she has no problem being strip searched?You all must have been really bored to take this on.You are very wrong this time.Also for your information some of these youth like staff restraining them because they want to be held.We didn't do this to them,their parents or caregivers, did the damage we just have to deal with it.They make the choice, we just do what we have to do by policy.Have you asked any of the staff if they have endured pain and suffering because of your clients? No I'm quiet sure you haven't.This is going to cause more injuries both ways.Thanks a bunch.
Clara Barton
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Saturday Jul 26
 
TYC is releasing the residents even if their time are not up. This is just wrong but who cares! As long as the conservator is planning to reduce population down to 2000 before the end of his stay which is this month. Staffs are under investigation just because of some misguided youth that wants to submit a grievance. Staff have no power and am just to afraid to send the youth's to security. The residents want and need stability but with all that is going South, I am certain that no one will stand up to take charge.
Clare Barton
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Monday Jul 28
 
Don't lock your door and don't be afraid because TYC are allowing their residents to live among us here in the big city of Brownwood. This individuals that are coming but are not just common crooks and hint, hint they have been
"Resocialized" according to the folks from TYC. Wonder what the residents feel now. Currently ther are at least 4-6 TYC offenders that are working and living among our community.
THE VOICE
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Friday Aug 1
 
Hey ACLU and Central Office Mafia Bosses you need to check your halfway house at willowby and find out why these girls are running away after arriving shortly. You are heading for more trouble that is already overflowing your basket. The quicker that you are allwoing these offenders out they are already going back to their old ways. This just shows that none of your damn ideas are working at all.
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