tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post523184004433347861..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: 'The Rising Need for Bilingual Corrections Officers'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73316159750973708092014-03-08T13:45:32.158-06:002014-03-08T13:45:32.158-06:00Give a jack-booted thug a curb stomp that they can...Give a jack-booted thug a curb stomp that they can understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86618794089173303522014-02-23T00:47:26.744-06:002014-02-23T00:47:26.744-06:00Well I think that's a low blow to the state as...Well I think that's a low blow to the state as a whole. There are plenty of people out there with those language skills....they just don't want to work for TDCJ. Which is an understandable sentiment. TDCJ seems to be on the absolute bottom of the totem pole.Sbadefenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014956639359080216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83158314011602986032014-02-23T00:43:42.290-06:002014-02-23T00:43:42.290-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sbadefenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014956639359080216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37326878669779696972014-02-23T00:33:32.744-06:002014-02-23T00:33:32.744-06:00TDCJ also needs to understand that if inmates are ...TDCJ also needs to understand that if inmates are bilingual in languages other than Spanish, their families probably are too, and would communicate in writing in that other language. I know of people who have been told they cannot communicate in German because no one in the mailroom could read it.<br /><br />Texas really needs to appreciate that the rest of the world has moved on from 1950.sunray's wenchhttp://lookingforthecabinbythelake.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49139853712792910622014-02-22T19:39:48.606-06:002014-02-22T19:39:48.606-06:00When I was an Officer of Corrections with the TDCJ...When I was an Officer of Corrections with the TDCJ, I had a great time since the population, both grey and white had no idea that I was bilingual. I picked up a lot of intel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86447827191498741712014-02-22T15:11:48.676-06:002014-02-22T15:11:48.676-06:00And, besides, the USA does not have an official la...And, besides, the USA does not have an official language anyway.<br /><br />What an ignorant comment.<br /><br />This would not so much be for the good of the inmates as it it would be for the good of the staff. It's just a reaction to a factual situation that is impossible to change. So realism.<br /><br />I know, I know, Tea Partiers and similar folks prefer some kind of idiotic idealism in which teenagers don' t have sex and everyone is able to take care of themselves, but hey, we live in the real world. ;-)Petra de Jonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425908569105020011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15313928520617008202014-02-22T12:04:16.769-06:002014-02-22T12:04:16.769-06:00We are trying to rehabilitate these people. Not fu...We are trying to rehabilitate these people. Not further their degeneration.Sbadefenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014956639359080216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25216992739687226992014-02-22T09:06:25.956-06:002014-02-22T09:06:25.956-06:00America is an English speaking nation. All a priso...America is an English speaking nation. All a prisoner needs to do is shut up and obey, no need to communicate anything. Indeed, I think our jails and prisons should enforce 24 hour a day silence. <br />FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46130262320372649182014-02-21T20:28:47.368-06:002014-02-21T20:28:47.368-06:00Spanish is the lingua franca in TDCJ. How could an...Spanish is the lingua franca in TDCJ. How could anyone function without being able to speak it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30012318453792782122014-02-21T18:30:15.578-06:002014-02-21T18:30:15.578-06:00I think we should worry about getting more staff p...I think we should worry about getting more staff period. Our Unit won't get half it's crap done after the cameras come in.Sbadefenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014956639359080216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60192320407654372262014-02-21T09:42:55.940-06:002014-02-21T09:42:55.940-06:00Every business in the service industry is in need ...Every business in the service industry is in need of bilingual employees. Probably one of the most desired of all qualifications one looks for on resumes and would be a great thing for the prisons to teach to reduce recidivism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com