tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1924627608718965288..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Feds knew about TYC cases and did nothingGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8960390613059661262007-08-16T08:43:00.000-05:002007-08-16T08:43:00.000-05:00stan likes the gravy thet're servin. He'll stay as...stan likes the gravy thet're servin. He'll stay as long as they spoon it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56956282657975274562007-08-12T17:38:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:38:00.000-05:00What? No clear communication from Bronco Billy?What? No clear communication from Bronco Billy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76857165079268648722007-08-11T21:37:00.000-05:002007-08-11T21:37:00.000-05:001:06, I stand corrected. You are right; Perry was ...1:06, I stand corrected. You are right; Perry was forced to place TYC under conservatorship. My next question is why didn't he make a better choice when he chose the conservator? Just look where we are right now..up a creek w/o a paddle. I don't know about your facility or if you even work for TYC, but it's getting scary where I work. The kids are running the show, and the correctional staff are either quitting or working 12 hour shifts. I am determined to stick it out, but I don't understand why our Govenor is just sitting on the sidelines watching this agency fall completely apart. I want to believe something good will happen...but the problem is that after six long months, it just continues to get WORSE, and no one, absolutely NO ONE is telling us anything. What we know, and what we learn... we find out right here on this website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27376356043068413982007-08-11T13:06:00.000-05:002007-08-11T13:06:00.000-05:008:34I think you forgot it was the legislature whic...8:34<BR/>I think you forgot it was the legislature which forced Perry into placing TYC in Conservatorship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24920386459842501952007-08-06T20:34:00.000-05:002007-08-06T20:34:00.000-05:007:04...huh?...appoint a new conservator???? Oh no,...7:04...huh?...appoint a new conservator???? Oh no, Perry's getting just what he wanted...a hostile takeover of TYC by TDCJ. Perry had every intentention of turning TYC over to TDCJ ....now if we only knew why. Why would he place TDCJ people who were already guilty of covering up sh*t into new positions at TYC to replace people had also covered up sh*t. <BR/><BR/>Hmmmmmmmmm....let's see...Oh, I get it!!SSDD...Same Sh*t, Different Day....seems like I've heard that one before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22703413960396419292007-08-05T22:37:00.000-05:002007-08-05T22:37:00.000-05:009:07I'm hoping the Guv and the Lege want qualified...9:07<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping the Guv and the Lege want qualified people to run the agency, not just cronies. The real TYC employees have no respect for them, so it'll be very difficult to get and keep the mandated staffing ratioes.<BR/><BR/>7:04Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66128266965944280862007-08-05T21:07:00.000-05:002007-08-05T21:07:00.000-05:007:04 What makes you think they are not doing exact...7:04 What makes you think they are not doing exactly what the Guv and the lege wanted them to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89461136989386761982007-08-05T19:04:00.000-05:002007-08-05T19:04:00.000-05:00Grits, do you forward any of these comments to leg...Grits, do you forward any of these comments to legislators or the Governor's Office? How do we know if they have any idea what's going on?<BR/><BR/>It seems to me the only way this can be fixed is for Perry to appoint a new conservator, or for the leg to jump of Owens and Pope for their ineffective cronyism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73221646296993238782007-08-05T18:35:00.000-05:002007-08-05T18:35:00.000-05:00Maybe Brock would like to come and look at the "ne...Maybe Brock would like to come and look at the "new and improved" TYC that she helped create - TDCJ hacks in most top positions, transfers of youth to segregation without hearings, changing the preferred restraint method to pepper spray and last, but not least, the use of the special prosecution unit to send the youth to prison -- which is better than the "transfer" to adult prison some think they can do without an adult conviction. I would really prefer the DOJ, at least they know what laws they are ignoring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36924640496854724062007-08-05T16:13:00.000-05:002007-08-05T16:13:00.000-05:00Agreed, 2:41. I hope he leaves talking, like Howa...Agreed, 2:41. I hope he leaves talking, like Howard Hickman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64713689290358649952007-08-05T14:41:00.000-05:002007-08-05T14:41:00.000-05:00The only reason that Stan is still there is that t...The only reason that Stan is still there is that they have more things they need to use for him. He will be gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68840557868759366872007-08-05T12:54:00.000-05:002007-08-05T12:54:00.000-05:00Looks like the Texas' good ole boys in Washington ...Looks like the Texas' good ole boys in Washington D.C. (yeah you- Bush & Gonzales,) won't be too proud of their home state when this news goes national. Thank you Grits and Dallas Morning News for the great coverage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11471304642282874702007-08-05T11:34:00.000-05:002007-08-05T11:34:00.000-05:00You know if that's true, and The Backgate has been...You know if that's true, and The Backgate has been reliable, the TYC top managers in Juvenile Corrections will offically be staffed by TDCJ personnel with the exception of Stan D. I see three of them becoming regional directors, and two more in Central Office. That'll do it for veteran TYC Superintendents, who no doubt will begin looking elsewhere if they haven't already. I think the reason they're wanting out of TDC is to avoid having their ass handed to them like ours was handed to us this past session. This is very disturbing news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64281639331658495852007-08-05T10:58:00.000-05:002007-08-05T10:58:00.000-05:00Unfortunately I'm not surprised that the feds sat ...Unfortunately I'm not surprised that the feds sat on it all. Most people just don't give a damn.<BR/><BR/>Also, FYI<BR/><BR/>The Backgate Website confirmed information today obtained through a source in Huntsville that stated that at least five current TDCJ wardens will be hired by the new Texas youth Commission's head man, Ed Owens in the next few months. At least one has already left TDCJ employment and is currently in Austin working for the agency in an unknown administrative capacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32553203499184842462007-08-05T10:56:00.000-05:002007-08-05T10:56:00.000-05:00Sorry Grits, forgot to sign my comments.Bill Bush,...Sorry Grits, forgot to sign my comments.<BR/>Bill Bush, UNLVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3143688113310164942007-08-05T10:55:00.000-05:002007-08-05T10:55:00.000-05:00This is a very important facet of the story that w...This is a very important facet of the story that will probably get some national airplay this week... esp with Congress and the President on vacation.<BR/><BR/>The DOJ's definitions of "bodily injury" and "cruel and unusual" frankly smack of the administration's parsing of torture.<BR/><BR/>I had long suspected that the Bush DOJ was reluctant to investigate abuses in Texas, and esp of a situation that Bush did so much to create as governor. But this story includes a few "smoking guns" that demonstrate pretty direct responsibility.<BR/><BR/>It is an interesting contrast to past practices too. Through much of the history of juvenile correctional facilities, political considerations took place at the local or state level, usually to protect some kind of abusive status quo.<BR/><BR/>In the 60s and 70s, the feds intervened on behalf of the juveniles, culminating in the Morales case.<BR/><BR/>Here you have old school small-town machine politics practiced at the federal level, and the result is far from pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com