tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8062762442838952971..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: TYC stops paying for empty private prisonGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5101258028680901842008-12-22T22:56:00.000-06:002008-12-22T22:56:00.000-06:00yea, she's still sticking her nose in someone's BU...yea, she's still sticking her nose in someone's BUSINESS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10831408890351570392008-12-15T21:22:00.000-06:002008-12-15T21:22:00.000-06:00with all the hearings, politics, partying, back-st...with all the hearings, politics, partying, back-stabbing, hiring and firing, M&M is not only putting this BEHIND her, but negotiating a new position. She has found a way to fill the void.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90169828024118395652008-11-21T23:35:00.000-06:002008-11-21T23:35:00.000-06:00M&M is trying to put this BEHIND her.M&M is trying to put this BEHIND her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20257922015110427702008-11-20T07:46:00.000-06:002008-11-20T07:46:00.000-06:00Are you #1 or #2?Are you #1 or #2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54384288160788843892008-11-19T22:09:00.000-06:002008-11-19T22:09:00.000-06:00Give it a rest, already. Just do your job and quit...Give it a rest, already. Just do your job and quit whining about the good old days. Most of us are sick of hearing about how good (or bad) these guys were. My guess is that there are probably about 1 or 2 people posting back and forth at each other on each side of the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54029779261897450082008-11-19T21:34:00.000-06:002008-11-19T21:34:00.000-06:00Gone are the good ole days when you had solid juve...Gone are the good ole days when you had solid juvenile corrections programs like the ones ran by Freeman and Nicholson. TYC will never see a finer pair of juvenile justice professionals again. It's ashame that Kimbrough was allowed to lynch their career in good ole East Texas. Maybe eventually there will be justice... Only time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12505370273083397092008-11-18T14:43:00.000-06:002008-11-18T14:43:00.000-06:00It appears that is the big problem with TYC - too ...It appears that is the big problem with TYC - too many people like the person above who can't get a job anywhere else. Folks like that need to be protected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77087343140635287222008-11-18T10:26:00.000-06:002008-11-18T10:26:00.000-06:00The economy sucks and I can't go anywhere else, bu...The economy sucks and I can't go anywhere else, but will probably have to eventually since Whitmire and Chuy are gonna shut us down. Never thought Don was very funny, and generally a pompous ass, but he and Nicholson ran one helluva good program. If you spent much time around Don, you would know the correct quote as being, "If you are not part of the solution, you are the problem". Thanks for the unsolicited advice, but you can stick it, and Crockett still needs some help!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28671918230712749522008-11-17T23:32:00.000-06:002008-11-17T23:32:00.000-06:00If you are not part of the solution, you are part ...If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. If working for TYC sucks so badly, leave and go fishing with your buddy Don. He's having a great time in retirement, and he's actually a pretty witty guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9097899444949931412008-11-17T12:46:00.000-06:002008-11-17T12:46:00.000-06:00When Freeman and Nicholson ran the show at Crocket...When Freeman and Nicholson ran the show at Crockett, they demanded that the kids respect the staff, and they helped staff out. Unlike these current folks we have at Crockett that sit in their office all day, and allow the kids to run over the staff. So, 7:19 kiss it, I can live in the past all day because living in the present TYC at Crockett really sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28249659752494198292008-11-17T12:08:00.000-06:002008-11-17T12:08:00.000-06:00M&M..."melts in your mouth, not in your h...M&M..."melts in your mouth, not in your hands!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69987864015736839502008-11-11T20:49:00.000-06:002008-11-11T20:49:00.000-06:00Murdoch is a supreme example of why TYC is tits up...Murdoch is a supreme example of why TYC is tits up today. She was groomed by both the POS staff and sex offenders alike. It was a sad day for the agency and the state as a whole when she was promoted to the level of her incompetency. On the other hand it was a good day when she was run off like the idiot she really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80704910235141850542008-11-06T22:44:00.000-06:002008-11-06T22:44:00.000-06:00Does anyone know who the 7 people were that receiv...Does anyone know who the 7 people were that received the 30 day notice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63304231847569923462008-11-06T18:26:00.000-06:002008-11-06T18:26:00.000-06:009 incidents of OC Spray. OMG - alert the OIG, call...9 incidents of OC Spray. OMG - alert the OIG, call a special grand jury to convict the staff while we baby the kids and bring them koolaid and cookies. I have tried and tried to stick this thing out but I'm with the earlier poster - someone at Crockett is going to really get hurt. I guess the State will take care of my family if it's me-ya right! This ship is sinking fast!!!! Might as well bring bluebell back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84591587737766836932008-11-06T12:01:00.000-06:002008-11-06T12:01:00.000-06:00I think there were 9 uses of OC spray this weekend...I think there were 9 uses of OC spray this weekend at Crockett. I thought the spray wasn't going to be used as much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30519859169024503332008-11-06T07:12:00.000-06:002008-11-06T07:12:00.000-06:00RE: 10:12 who's running things at Crockett?The kid...RE: 10:12 who's running things at Crockett?<BR/><BR/><BR/>The kids are, never seen it this bad, someones going to get hurt bad if someone doesnt step in and get control. Ron S. has no idea what to do other than go get another kid to talk youth down off rooftops.<BR/><BR/>When Mike D left he had the campus on auto pilot and things were running smooth. Ron S. showed up and it went to hell in a hand basket.<BR/><BR/>He can say it was just Holloween season......but it aint. Crockett has problems, bad problems. Someone pull youth and staff injury reports and its clear to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56664220834148424952008-11-05T22:42:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:42:00.000-06:00Old Salty,Rey never came out of his office, and Ma...Old Salty,<BR/><BR/>Rey never came out of his office, and Marie had the Campus eating out of the palm of her hand, and well possibly other places as well. Of course you agree with Billy, he hired you for your current position. Look old Salty, it's never too late to tender those retirement papers. Sounds like you could use the R&R, you may be getting senile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11832837858818152222008-11-05T22:37:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:37:00.000-06:00Too late for that, you should have stood with him ...Too late for that, you should have stood with him when he was here. We won't have to worry much longer. Whitmire or Sunset will shut us down. Then we can all find something else or someone else to b#@ch about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34710247149677418052008-11-05T22:12:00.000-06:002008-11-05T22:12:00.000-06:00Speaking of running things, who is running Crocket...Speaking of running things, who is running Crockett now?<BR/><BR/>This past weekend had me remembering last year when this campus was crazy and JW was running the show.<BR/><BR/>I would love to have DF back so we can have some discipline and control, this is getting way out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59788149112153131782008-11-05T21:46:00.000-06:002008-11-05T21:46:00.000-06:009:53, you guessed wrong. I have also known Billy J...9:53, you guessed wrong. I have also known Billy J for years and agree with the positive comments made about him. Unlike the other poster, I have not read the reports on Freeman, but I did take public issue with one of the investigators who was fuming about her investigation being overturned. She simply had her facts wrong. It is no secret that DF and I did not see eye to eye on much, but I'm not going to support a lie told about him. <BR/><BR/>As for the comments made by the other poster about Marie and Rey, I had a similar impression that Rey did not give her much leeway in running things. Old SaltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87247069467130059372008-11-05T19:29:00.000-06:002008-11-05T19:29:00.000-06:00I know this question has been asked a few times, b...I know this question has been asked a few times, but I never see the responses if any. Does anyone know any attorneys who are handing TYC matters for employees? Not the Class Action rumors - real attorneys who know the mess that we are in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20329592458149765182008-11-05T18:41:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:41:00.000-06:00"As for the parties at her residence - she had qua..."As for the parties at her residence - she had quarterly parties for YAS IVs and Caseworkers, along with their bosses as a means of building teamwork. They were quite tame."<BR/><BR/>Marie had parties at her residence in Beaumont too, and they were nothing but tame! Great times - but there were divorces resulting from some of her gigs. lol... not trying to be insultive because those were some good times. I can't imagine they were tame at Crockett. Come on...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60711317473187722172008-11-04T21:53:00.000-06:002008-11-04T21:53:00.000-06:008:30, As expected, most of the old hands at Crocke...8:30, As expected, most of the old hands at Crockett would defend Marie. Thanks for your comments, Jack, but you fail to state the truth in that NOTHING was confirmed on Freeman in 2002, and the new regime came back in 2007 and reinvestigated and confirmed allegations that had been previously unconfirmed to force him in to retirement. However, I do appreciate your previous honesty regarding the throw the MF off the roof false allegation against Freeman. For the record...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89240019189229483512008-11-04T20:30:00.000-06:002008-11-04T20:30:00.000-06:0011/3 @ 8:12, I worked at Crockett when Marie was a...11/3 @ 8:12, I worked at Crockett when Marie was assistant. Rey did not let her run things. This was before he got sick. In those days he micromanaged everything. As for the parties at her residence - she had quarterly parties for YAS IVs and Caseworkers, along with their bosses as a means of building teamwork. They were quite tame. She also sponsored get-togethers between the caseworkers and the regional parole officers. I feel a little odd defending her, because she did not particularly like me, but you are seriously distorting the facts. <BR/><BR/>As for Billy Jackson, I have known him for years. To impugn his integrity to further your own agenda is beneath contempt. He is one of the most honest people you can find anywhere. "For the record" as you seem to so like saying, I find your portrayal of Billy as mendacious and offensive. <BR/><BR/>I have read the reports and I took serious (and public) issue with one of them because it was as distorted in its portrayal of something Freeman was supposed to have done (of which he was innocent) as what you are claiming Marie did. At least two of the investigators seemed to be trying to find "facts" to support their pre-conceived notions. Those two investigators undermined the rest of the investigations whose findings were accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42215767046358720192008-11-04T15:46:00.000-06:002008-11-04T15:46:00.000-06:00I hate to reiterate, but:The first reports to Cent...I hate to reiterate, but:<BR/><BR/>The first reports to Central Office of which I am aware, having made 2 of them, regarding WTSS under Brookins as Asst Supt and Acting Supt, had to do with power tripping over both staff and students. As with many sexual offenders, power-tripping/dominance/control are primary motivators rather than sexual gratification. Most of us did not consider sexual misbehavior although when these allegations (no convictions yet) came out, we connected the dots. <BR/>When no assistance came from Central Office and retaliation was noted (Hollis, Foster etc), the rest of us backed off, waiting for uncontestable proof.<BR/>Unfortunately, "At Will Employment" and assigning grievances to "final local authority" appear to be continuing the fear of retaliation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com