tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5606980273003375183..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Youth prison closures offer policy, budget model for TDCJ cutsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89874598669961136012010-07-24T11:24:05.538-05:002010-07-24T11:24:05.538-05:00Major budget cuts could be the only motivation to ...Major budget cuts could be the only motivation to spark a clean-up of TYC corruption, cover-ups, incompetency, nepotism, lack of leadership, and ineffective programs. Let's only hope that the economy does not improve until after we see the benefits of many reforms.<br />I used to be proud to work at TYC, and can only hope that I can be proud again. Concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62802717280835038362010-06-18T14:17:48.762-05:002010-06-18T14:17:48.762-05:0009:47 if that's you Randal, I'll see you n...09:47 if that's you Randal, I'll see you next weekend at the West Texas State School reunion. I'll even bring the Lone Star. <br /><br />Ham2mtrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8141163776964209282010-06-17T10:20:04.857-05:002010-06-17T10:20:04.857-05:00The Austin headquarters needs to be cleaned out. T...The Austin headquarters needs to be cleaned out. This is the biggest problem with TYC - Austin, not the field units. Get rid of these dimwits and shitheads and TYC could get a fresh start with unsmelly management. I hate to visit there for meetings, etc. it is a cesspool of TYC's worst people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20450363604722140472010-06-17T09:57:41.006-05:002010-06-17T09:57:41.006-05:00It probably isn't them personally that cause t...It probably isn't them personally that cause the odor. Many of them don't even bother showing up for work for days at a time. The superintendent of education, Clint Carpenter, spends most of his time in Lubbock, and who knows where else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73303109322940059982010-06-16T11:29:25.838-05:002010-06-16T11:29:25.838-05:00WOW. Now I know where that terrible odor comes fro...WOW. Now I know where that terrible odor comes from when I drive near that building. Yes, fire those smelly ill-conceived correctional people at the child abuse center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56581768141160208382010-06-15T22:43:16.374-05:002010-06-15T22:43:16.374-05:00TYC's still a toilet. Flush it already. The ju...TYC's still a toilet. Flush it already. The juvenile correction turds floating in the Brown Heatley building have become so bloated that they'll have to be cut in half just to get down the drain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75485334101998916442010-06-15T22:02:56.980-05:002010-06-15T22:02:56.980-05:00Lets take a hard look at de-criminalization of mar...Lets take a hard look at de-criminalization of marijuana. Personal use is okay but the sale of it by an individual will result in fines, and then jail time, any sale to a minor would bring automatic jail time. What would that do to the population at TDCJ, did I forget to mention that we could then tax it and stop all of the toll roads in Texas, problem solved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13945642547411000832010-06-15T21:47:57.681-05:002010-06-15T21:47:57.681-05:00Anyone that is employed by the child abuse agency ...Anyone that is employed by the child abuse agency - TYC - and publically admits to it, is in need of psychological/mental help, other than that of the agency in disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16651611378733427172010-06-15T20:52:41.676-05:002010-06-15T20:52:41.676-05:00One of the few examples that this occult/rogue age...One of the few examples that this occult/rogue agency can provide for others. A failure of state policy but one to examine as the future moves on and what to avoid as any functionable organization. How to avoid oil soaked lobysters...TYC sludge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36060063718876338822010-06-15T13:19:57.987-05:002010-06-15T13:19:57.987-05:00About those eight states that have targeted wealth...About those eight states that have targeted wealthy households with extra-high tax burdens, how did <br />Massachusetts miss that list?<br /><br />I read that news account today. It mentioned Llano county as one of destinations. Hard to believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46737813512752018402010-06-15T13:11:11.753-05:002010-06-15T13:11:11.753-05:00Good idea; perhaps we can also send all those on w...Good idea; perhaps we can also send all those on welfare, unmarried w/ten children, illegals and anchor babies to those states and give Texans a break. Stop the handouts, give-aways, minority breaks and make folks be responsible, for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52829874676775411402010-06-15T11:07:56.162-05:002010-06-15T11:07:56.162-05:00Good news! We don't have to worry about budget...Good news! We don't have to worry about budget cuts - we can raise taxes. The wealthy are moving to Florida and Texas so we can now tax them as they arrive. The eight liberal states that have targeted wealthy households with extra-high tax brackets are now running the rich out and some of them are moving to Texas. We can now raise our taxes on them!<br /><br />Those liberal heavy taxing states are: California, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Hawaii, Oregon, Connecticut and Wisconsin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63319445531407941172010-06-15T09:35:54.029-05:002010-06-15T09:35:54.029-05:00Just because a prisoner is eligible for parole doe...Just because a prisoner is eligible for parole does not mean they should be paroled. <br /><br />I would like to see TYCs statistics from 2008 and 2009 on the number of juveniles who left institution and got re-arrested within one year? <br /><br />That would be an interesting stat. Problem is I don't believe TYC keeps those stats as a regular course of their statistical analysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27932570431543820172010-06-14T08:49:09.271-05:002010-06-14T08:49:09.271-05:00Consider also that approximately half of the curre...Consider also that approximately half of the current prison population is parole eligible. Many inmates have been eligible for over a decade and are denied each year. While incarcerated many of these men have earned bachelor’s degrees, had no behavioral issues (cases) and attended every program intended as rehabilitation. Parole may seem like a separate issue, but paroling eligible inmates would be the quickest solution to the current budget crisis. And, it is the right thing to do.Julesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79371372691519530272010-06-13T16:20:02.835-05:002010-06-13T16:20:02.835-05:00Don't cut their pay just their "BUDGET&qu...Don't cut their pay just their "BUDGET". Its a little more than $7,500.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19817516131832045632010-06-13T11:58:29.723-05:002010-06-13T11:58:29.723-05:00They only make $7,500 per year For all 181 of them...They only make $7,500 per year For all 181 of them that'd be $135,750.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15787919409071023042010-06-13T10:18:30.963-05:002010-06-13T10:18:30.963-05:00Cut all Legislators pay by 10%Cut all Legislators pay by 10%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com