TYC officials said Wednesday they recently changed the policy based on a new interpretation of the Texas Family Code that mandates privacy for youths. Previously, the agency released summaries of inmate mistreatment cases with only the youths' names redacted by black ink. ...The change in policy was discovered when the Chronicle sought information on the announced firings of 66 TYC staff with felony convictions. Wrote Ratcliffe:
But several lawmakers said the troubled agency cannot look like it has something to hide.
"To me, this is moving in the wrong direction," said Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, one of the legislators pushing for TYC reform. "I don't want any reports sanitized except to remove the juvenile's names."
The change in records policy became evident this week when the TYC responded to a public information request from the Houston Chronicle.Regular readers know I think open records are absolutely critical to ensuring accountability at not just prisons and law enforcement but all government agencies.
The newspaper had sought the names of 66 TYC staff members who are scheduled to be fired because they had felony arrests in their pasts as well as allegations of misconduct while working at TYC.
TYC responded by giving the Chronicle the names of the individuals as well as statistics on mistreatment of youth allegations against them. But detailed summary reports were released only in cases in which the youths were age 18 or older.
Of the 66 TYC staff who had felony arrests, 31 had allegations of youth mistreatment made against them. There were 80 total complaints, though six of the staff members had five or more complaints lodged against each of them. But because of the change in policy, the Chronicle was provided with the detailed summaries of just eight of the 80 allegations.
These records have always been public in the past, but I think there's a secret motive behind Kimbrough's claim they now should be private: By forwarding them to the Attorney General, Kimbrough puts off this information becoming public for up to 45 business days while the AG makes a determination.
By then, of course, the Legislature will no longer be in town. Convenient, huh?
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How is it political? These are facts and have been facts way before Kimbrough and Owens came around. They are the only ones will balls enough to clean up the mess within TYC, Lord know that the Board and Central Office didn't have any cajones. They let the local administrators run loose and do anything that they wanted. I may not agree with everything that Ed and Jay have done, such as firing all felons, but getting rid of the BAD administrators is crucial to fixing TYC.
-Bubba Joe
U KNOW IM NOT THE TYPE TO CRITICIZE ANYBODY BUT, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN TYC IS SOMETHING THAT NEED TO HAPPEN. IN FACT ALL THE DIRT THAT FREEMAN HAS DID TO PEOPLE HE IS ONLY GETTING WHAT HE HAD COMING. I WAS A VICTIM OF HIS ATTACK AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE TERIFIED BY HIS ACTIONS. HE WOULD ATTACK THROUGH HIS JCO6'S AND PA'S BUT, THIS TOO HAS COME TO PAST.
JUST CONCERNED: WHAT ABOUT ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE WRONGFULLY TERMINATED AND SET-UP? WHAT ABOUT ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE WRITTEN UP AND RAISES HELD DO TO THE CORRUPTNESS OF TYC? OH NO WHAT ABOUT ALL THE INNOCENT YOUTH THAT WERE SENT TO TDCJ FACING LORD KNOWS WHAT BECAUSE THEY VIOLATED SOMEONE IN THE CIRCLE OF CLICK? I FORGIVE YOU FREEMAN, NICHOLSON AND ALL THE OTHERS THAT WERE CORRPUTED BY UNFAIRNESS, NAME CALLING & GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE BY FREEMAN. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
I have blogged on here for several weeks and it has been great to know that there are others who share my point of view about what has been going on at Crockett since 2001. I was there before Freeman was there, so I am able to compare what the place was like before and after. With Rey Gomez as Superintendent, the campus was a nice place to work and people were allowed to do their jobs and not fear harassment from supervisors. After Freeman took over, there was a dark cloud over the place. People were running around “inside the fence”, and I am talking about staff not students. He and Blu demoted several experienced PA’s and put some of their hand-picked flunkies in their place, namely Terri, Pam, Gwen, and Traci. Numerous hardworking JCO’s, caseworkers, and others were abused, mistreated, rail-roaded, and terminated over the past 6 years, all in the name of the “One Team” approach. Students were mistreated and abused by certain staff members, and this was allowed to occur and the staff did not lose their jobs. In the meantime, other people who had never abused students and were doing their jobs were written up, harassed, terminated, or forced to resign. People had no one to complain to because their grievances were being dealt with by Freeman and Blu. Central Office did not “have our backs”. This happened to not only me, but to many other people as well and they are finally able to speak up. For those who still work at TYC maybe you have a chance to see things improve and can continue your career there. At least for me, the best thing that I ever did was leave TYC, and I would never go back regardless of how much they paid me. I am just glad to see that Freeman was terminated and Blu will be terminated also. That you can count on because he was involved in too many dirty deeds in the past. They say that he has found religion and that is good for him. He needs to realize his mistakes and move on with his life, and never repeat the awful things that he has done to others in the past. I know that I forgive him and Freeman for what they did to me, so now I am able to move on. Signing off...
-Bubba Joe Jackson
I know who you are 12:13am and you need to state the facts. Don't you think that Open Record applies to disciplinary actions too? Nothing in there about making a report or someone not "liking you" (grow up). What about the people who constantly had to do your job because you were ALWAYS out sick? What about the ones who had to do your paperwork because you did NOTHING? What about the time your supervisor moved you to a dorm of younger kids with good CWs to support you because you were scared of the older boys while those of us who did our job got no such change? You must have forgotten about that part of the situation. You have the right to your feelings and opinions, but I agree with the others. Let's stick to the facts - we're way past the opinions and playing the victim.
12:13am
Amazing you no longer work for TYC or for Nicholson, but you know about his personal life and whether or not he's found religion. Again...AMAZING. I see your not willing to admit your "minor infraction" or discuss how many times you were given written reprimands or placed on probation. Oh, and contrary to your belief people can get fired for less than inappropriateness with a youth. Lastly, for anyone that doesn't know AN ASSISTANT CAN'T FIRE ~ ONLY A SUPERINTENDENT CAN DO THIS!!
BJJ~ You know I have listened several times now to people talk about how Nicholson and Freeman thrive on conflict, but after all I KNOW about you, your behind most of this chaos. So who thrives on conflict?
Guys, I know that we have really gotten off on blaming Freeman and Blu and the issues at Crockett, but really, from the sound of it all the Legislation, Kimbrough, and Ed want to do is turn us into a TDCJ Jr. That's not what TYC is about. What happened to advocating for our jobs and for resocializing the youth? You know, good or bad, I know that Freeman has given his life to this agency and he's been cast out with the trash. I have known Blu for almost 15 yrs now, well before TYC, and all he's ever wanted it to help delinquent youth become successful citizens. Whether you agree or not, the fact is that this is not what Kimbrough wants...He wants HEADS ON A PLATTER. Ed wants a MINI TDCJ. Guys I've worked in a lot of places, including public schools and we need TYC. We need resocialization. We need people that care to work with these youth.
looks like a huge jar of whoop ass just spilt all over you bjj!!!
LOL!!
1:45 I couldn't AGREE MORE!!!
2 Thumbs up for an intelligent comment!!
I agree with 1:45p. I just came to this post to be nosy, but as a TDCJ employee. I certainly don't want to work with kids in this environment. As "smart" as my own kids can we, I certainly don't want to raise someonelses. Now's the time to put personal issues aside and fight to keep your jobs and your program. Individual employees are not the victims, but TYC as a whole is. Stand Together!!
You know BUBBA JOE JACKSON, it really pisses me off that you are calling Terri, Pam, Gwen and Traci "flunkies"
I think you are just mad that you messed up your own life.
Do YOU even have a degree??????
I don't know how many know this, but the talk is closing facilities and making new ones in metro areas. If this much conflict is going on at CSS (and has well before Nicholson and Freeman, I know I was here) what better reason to close it. We're giving them what they want. What are we going to do for jobs then. TYC is the only life and as already pointed out some of the best pay in this area. I can't afford to live in Dallas on my salary. Can you?
I don't thrive on the conflict, I thrive on the truth about Freeman and Blu finally being made known to the world. But I guess you all are scared now because you will actually have to work instead of being Freeman/Blu's personal ass kisser. I am sure that you will soon adapt to putting your nose up Jerome's butt.
Instead of you guys calling people lazy and losers, have you actually ever considered that employees at Crockett have been fired for things that they shouldn't have been fired for? One day the Freeman/Blu brainwashing will wear off and maybe you will see the light of day.....
..and do you know who I am now? You don't know who I am because there have been SOOOOOOO many people at Crockett that were unjustly terminated or forced out.
- Bubba Joe
I don't want to live in Dallas or work in Dallas either!
BJJ go cry to someone who gives a damn!!
Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla is all I am hearing
To Bubba Joe:
Thank God I don't know who you are and I DON'T want to know who YOU are!!
1:57 PM
What does a degree have to do with anything? Does a degree make people smart or something?
Are you better than people that don't have a degree? I see that you like to look down on people, but that is more of your Freeman/Blu brainwashing....such as treating your staff like a bunch of dumb hicks. You are no better than the ones who got suspended, maybe you are the next to go.....
The hick around here is "BUBBA JOE JACKSON"
Anyways
Thanks, I will take that as a compliment.
-Bubba Joe Jackson, PhD
Those 4 ladies worked hard to get their degrees. My point is they each have degrees.
Don't call them FLUNKIES.
You may not care for them, but calling them "flunkies" is a very different thing.
What?
Psycho Hillbilly of Deceit!!!!!!!
I agree with 2:26 and I can't stand Gwen personally.
2:26-
This is the Merriam-Webster definition of Flunky.
FLUNKY-
1 a: a liveried servant b: one performing menial or miscellaneous duties
2: yes-man
You can have a college degree and still be a flunky. I didn't mean that they were dumb, at least not Traci.
I seem to have hit a sore spot with someone, for that I apologize, but I call 'em like I see 'em.
-Bubba Joe
Glad to know you own a dictionary, that still does not change the fact that you can't admit your own personal shortcomings and blame others for problems in TYC. But, we do appreciate the apology.
1:30PM
"Lastly, for anyone that doesn't know AN ASSISTANT CAN'T FIRE ~ ONLY A SUPERINTENDENT CAN DO THIS!!"
Give me a freakin' break! It's been said before and it's worth repeating, Freeman didn't know half of the crap Nicholson was putting together. All he cared about is if it would come back on him. And if Wagner or Nicholson wanted someone gone they knew how to set up the paperwork and manipulate Freeman into believing it was for cause. Remember, one of those two people was a psychologist at one time and knows how to manipulate people. The other just plain knew how to manipulate the system.
If Nicholson is being fired for not firing someone who slapped/choked a youth in the cafeteria, then that person better get ready because they're next. That person will have to move a long ways away to escape what everyone here knows about them.
You're an idiot. Goes to show how little you know about Freeman. People can't make a decision without checking with him first, his ego won't stand for that. He hires and fires the employees. I am sure Blu was just following his orders, if in fact he didn't do what he was suppose to with an employee. But I would find that hard to believe because the Blu I know is about doing what is right regardless of Freeman's warped thinking.
1:06
If you're talking about that caseworker from Freedom last year you need to keep one thing in mind about what you think you know (and the person probably telling it to you). She won her job back without even having a lawyer. How airtight do you think Freemans/Nicholsons/Wagners case was against her? They built up a case against her using the tried and true "reasonable request of a supervisor". From what I hear it wasn't too hard for her to prove that changing the rules to get rid of one person was as transparent as your office window.
4:27
Freeman may be the one to hire and fire but he does so based on the recommendation of the assistant superintendent (Nicholson) and the PA's (Wagner, Toliver, etc). Freeman had no clue what the caseworkers and JCO's were doing day to day. He left that job to Nicholson, which he micro-managed very well. And he doesn't really hire or fire anyone, he just signs off on it. No one sends their job application to Freeman. They send it to HR. If a PA had a problem with a caseworker they'd bring it to Blu and then determine if they should write them up or not and what policy to use. Freeman doesn't get involved until the person is appealing their termination. I know he never showed me around on my first day of work and introduced me to my co-workers. So, No. He doesn't (or now I guess didn't) hire or fire. just signs off on it. The legwork was all done for him and paperwork presented like a christmas gift with ribbons and bows on it.
I heard about the Freedom caseworker situation, and I think she was one of the people that talked to the Dallas News about it. She was done the same way that a lot of other people were done, singled-out and pursued until they had enough dirt for termination. I am not against firing someone for a good reason, but damn don't go making shit up and digging for it!!
Someone mentioned earlier that I had "messed up" my own life and I am whining about it. I guess crossing Freeman and Blu was where I messed up, maybe I should have been a better suck-up. Looks like Freeman and Blu messed up their lives too, huh.
Freeman is a screw up who leaves his wife in another town, cheats on her with....
treats the people that work for him like dirt.
Nicholson is on the shit list ONLY because of Freeman. Nicholson is not an ass kisser. He is a very good person with NO HIDDEN AGENDAS. He's a ~What you see is what you get kind of guy. You either like him or you don't. He doesn't have time for bs games.
With Freeman out of the way, Nicholson back from suspension- watch and see how much better things become.
I agree with 4:27
TYC is headed toward TDC jr....Sit back and watch.....someone said "When Rey Gomez was sup. everything went fine"....Thats cause he never did a dam thing.You never saw him out and about.
I could care less Freeman and Blue...most of you are scared of change. Those times when we had to go to other state schools and work as dorm staff and come back cryin about how bad the other school was Bla Bla Bla..
Be carefull what you wish for, I have seen alot of things in 20 plus years at TYC.
7:14 I couldn't have said it better myself.
That's the Blu I know!
WTG
7:26 "I could care less Freeman and Blue...most of you are scared of change."
WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN???
Things were soooooooooooooo much better last week when Don Freeman was gone. People started walking around with confidence with Blu being in charge. The atmosphere was lighter. Unity again.
TYC HAS TO BRING BLU BACK!!!
To 8:02 PM:
I think that you are in denial. There is no way that Blu is ever coming back. Since his name has been put out there as allowing abuse to happen, there is no way that they will clear him and let him back on the job. He has too many skeletons in his closet. It is time for you Blu supporters to accept that as reality.
Uh, Crockett people, you all need to snap out of it for a second and realize who is coming your way. Jerome Williams. You have bigger problems to deal with now that Freeman is gone and Blu is suspended. This guy is going to be on your campus running things now. All of you might as well put your heads between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye now. You thought Kimbrough had an agenda to look good by whacking heads and slicing and dicing? Wait until Jerome Williams shows up. He has a lot to prove and a name to make for himself and he's going to do it with you. Just warning you. Get ready.
8:14, even if Blu doesn't come back, he is intelligent enough and is a true and honest man that will land on his feet regardless. He is simply being looked at as guilty because of who he worked for, Freeman.
I really and truly have to stop and laugh when I read some of these postings. I mean really, you all are so smart, that's why your so high up the TYC food chain, right? GIVE ME A FREAKIN' BREAK!
Do any of you have any real ambition to be more than a big bunch of whiners and complainers?
7:26p, I must say that I agree with our "Be careful what you wish for" statement. I've been there, wishing for someone better, and when my wish was granted it was 10 times worse. (Believe it or not, it was the female version of Don!)
4:37, you must be stupid to write "Freeman had no clue what the caseworkers and JCO's were doing day to day". It was his job to know what they were doing, he was the Superintendent. If Blu was doing something other than what he was suppose to be doing, it was Freeman's job to stop it. Your blog comment shows just how little you know about how things work at Crockett. You're dreamin if you don't think Freeman called the shots, all the shots. Also, You pretty much said that Freeman is incompetent in your blog. Freakin genius...
You people talking about Freeman and Blu are pathetic. You better be more concerned about Jerome Williams.
I was not here when R. Gomez was here, but if what 7:26 says is true,
"'When Rey Gomez was sup. everything went fine'....Thats cause he never did a dam thing.You never saw him out and about."
then that should tells central office exactly what you people complaining want to do...NOT A DAMN THING, BUT SIT ON YOUR BUTT AND GET A PAYCHECK. I kills me to know that I work with sloths like this.
We had a good thing with Blu. He would get out there and interact with both the youth and the staff. You can count on him when you need him to be there, and he's been in the agency long enough to know staff can be just as (in this case even more so) criminal minded as the youth.
To the Good Staff, please do not take this personal. I know who comes to work and does there jobs! Kuddos to you!
9:26am, I agree that Freeman always knows where people are and what they are doing, unfortunately, in the case of a CW he has know idea what they are supposed to be doing. The only policy and procedure he knows and cares to know is from 1996.
To: 9:30
I agree with part of your comment. Freeman and Blu are small potatoes compared to the other issues in TYC. Shouldn't we be focusing more on the systematic dismantling of an agency by Kimbrough or the takeover by Ed "I wanna run a mini-TDCJ" Owens? How about the West Texas scandal, anyone looking at how to prevent that in the future? How about the continually rising turnover rate that has not improved since the so call "Rehabilitation Plan" was published? Hey Lege, show us the money? What about the "dream reform", is it just a dream? Should we not be focusing on these issues?
If Freeman and Blu are as stuck on themselves as everyone says they are, I would bet that they can't stop laughing if they are reading all the attention they are getting on this site. I say we change the subject.
I've seen a lot in my time with TYC and I too can say that I could stand Blu in the beginning due to the "guilty by association" thing, but after seeing him in action and hearing his ideas and views, it would be a loss to CSS and TYC to lose him. I hate to think that Kimbrough is going to take a good man and ruin him, just because he needs to make a name for himself.
For once Kimbrough use you head and not your SUPER ego! He's already proven himself through the lie detector, what else do you want? At this point, you're not doing anything, but counting heads anyway.
You got that right 9:43pm, I'm ready for some positive action. I'm sick of Ed and Kimbrough running TYC into the ground!
9:43 just called you out Jay. Whatcha gonna do?
P.S. we know you are a "gritter".
Freeman knew what CW's were supposed to do but he did not give them the time and resources to do their job. He had them doing JCO duties most of the time instead of doing actual casemanagement duties, ie security work, cafeteria duty, etc. That is what JCO's are supposed to do, not CW's.
9:26
I'm in a perfect position to see how things work at crockett and yes, I work here too. I've seen Blu firsthand turn on somebody and hang them out to dry. You're right in one aspect though. I'm sure freeman knew exactly what everyone was doing when they were railroading people that wouldn't "get on the train".
daah dum....daaaaah dum... daaaaaaaaaaah dum....... daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa dum........ daaaaddduuuuudaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!
(loud cough). Ahhheeemmm......
Crockett people, here is your theme music for your incoming boss Jerome Williams.
You might start stockpiling highly pressurized metal gas canisters and rifles if you're going to survive this boat ride.
That is true that Crockett folks need to start thinking ahead to the future. Like when Jerome officially becomes Supt., and who his Asst. Supt. will be. I bet he will bring in someone from outside of Crockett because he has no trust in anyone currently working at Crockett.
Jerome is the guy that usually wears those funny straw hats. People will have to think of a new name for him like they had for Freeman. He doesn't look anything like Bozo or George Jefferson, so it will have to be a new and original nickname. Hahahaha
8:29 "...because he has no trust for anyone currently working at Crockett".
Uhm, how would you know that unless you are Jerome Williams?
Like all the attention you have been trying to get all these years now Jerome? Are you finally on your way to ruling TYC like you've always spouted off? I have a new nickname for you with your topical straw hats and big blowhole....
Moby Dick.
RECOMMENDATIONS: I THINK THEY NEED A PSYCHIATRY FOR STAFF AT CROCKETT STATE SCHOOL. SOME ARE DEALING WITH SOME MAJOR ISSUES.
Crockett staff wouldn't be so crazy if they had decent supervisors that appreciated them for the work that they do. Like not messing with the ones that come to work and do their jobs.
I think Jerome is a mini Freeman. No one can hold a candle to Freeman.
Jerome didn't walk in here playing games. He was right to the point.
Freeman plays everyone.
Is Jerome's ego elevated, yes. But games... No.
That is true. No one can match Freeman for his arrogance and belittling attidude towards his staff.
Freeman would give himself a huge pat on the back. That would be a positive mark in his head.
Has anybody heard from Blu???
I haven't. I want to call him to see if he's okay, but......
surely he's not going to let a small thing like this get him down.
I called him yesterday. He's fine!
"Jerome didn't walk in here playing games. He was right to the point.
Is Jerome's ego elevated, yes.
But games... No".
5/16/2007 12:04 PM
Is Jerome just interested in advancing himself? Yes
Is Jerome just interested in making a name for himself? Yes
Will Jerome chop heads, burn people and stab you in the back to do it? Yes
Should Jerome be fired along with all the rest of the people in Cenral Office who knew about all the West Texas stuff and tried to cover it up, intimidate and harass people? Yes
Jerome is upfront that he: 1. wants to be in charge, 2. is out for heads, 3. is about him, 4. could care less about how others feel 5. wants the top job at CSS.
There is a game, trust me!
i'd rather have Blu Nicholson 100 times more than Jerome Williams
Don and Jerome are in the same boat as far as I am concerned.
12:40 is right. I'd take Blu being in charge any day of the week!!
Maybe the top dogs put Jerome Williams in charge of Crockett to get solid stuff on how he treats people so they can fire him next. He's been hiding out in Central Office being protected for so long no one's seen his true colors.
12:46 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the way you think!
If they really want to see his true colors all they need to do is come to Grits!!
He has about as much support as Freeman!
Has anyone seen how Judy is kiss his ass?
Poor Freeman, he thought he was the only one she does that to!
12:55 here
I meant KISSING
12:55 - what do you mean? Has she already sent out an email to start a money collection for a welcoming gift for Jerome Williams?
Judy is probably out buying Jerome a new hat right now.....
don't forget the bow Judy!!
1:10 No email yet, but would it shock you??
It certainly would NOT shock me!
If Judy hasn't thought about getting Jerome something, we have at least given her a good idea.
Hurry Judy... go get the hat!!!
You know, it's not so much that Judy gave Freeman stuff, it's the fact that Freeman took it. He had no idea what ethical behavior was.
My gosh, we just hit 500 posts. Wow.
good point 2:26, how about the gifts from the parents?
It sure didn't take Jerome very long to get his name on the Crockett State School homepage as "acting superintendent"
he probably had it on there the day he went to Crockett
Jerome reminds of a cross between Lando Calrissian from Star Wars and The Under Cover Brother.
Can't find his butt with both hands without a droid telling him where it is, but thinks he is one cool cat, when everyone else knows he is just one of Ed and Jay's puppets.
SPEAKING OF JAY AND ED, DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE THEY COULD DO STAND INS FOR JAY AND SILENT BOB AFTER THEY LEAVE TYC?
People on this site need some mental health treatment immediately. Grits, do something fast, they are losing grip with reality. They have blogged for so long that they have EBP (Excessive Blogging Psychosis).
Well I can say they are taking out their frustration in a positive manner.
off the chain, yes...
Just left Jerome's meeting, "I am running this show now, Freeman and Blu are gone. We need to get things in shape around her. Judy, please get me a cup of coffee, thanks, honey. Back to what I was saying, all of you need to be out on Campus making sure everything is okay, don't so much as look at the kids, we need to make sure they feel safe. If they tear up the Campus, we can fix it, we are getting plenty of money this year. When I am Superintendent, we will have anything we need. I won't be here long because I plan to kiss everyone's butt until I get to the top. I have to go call Ed for my afternoon butt kissing session, so everyone keep up the good work in this time of change. Please schedule your appointments with Judy, I am available from 10 to 2 for you to come and kiss my butt, if you want to keep your jobs."
I wonder how G.T. is holding up these days without Freeman's support and guidance? You know that a gal has to keep strong and move on to the next man.
Reading about D.F. and I do not want to call his name. Years of bad feelings, anger, resentment ,and fear are overwelhming. I have not heard anything I did not already know. There is some relief, to know so many others could see what I saw.
Of all the the bad things he has done, this just may be the topper.
Did he do it? I knew a good man in his upper 30s, who wanted so bad to be a supervisor. He is some ways looked up to DF and DF knew this. He made him a supervisor. This man became a yes man. Yes sir, I'll do it sir, right away sir. He had a family and kids. Well, the pressure of his job became tough. DF had him so scared that he was going to fire him if he did not do better. The man was shaking & trembling, he was so upset. I said it isn't worth it, just chill and do your best. In a few months he died of a heart attack. Did DF do it, I believe he did, can I prove it....no.
Please look at the way they treat the staff. It's being turned into slavery. You work long hours, not get paid for it and when you speak up, you get written up or fired. It's not fair. No one has actually spoken with the line staff or the supervisors at the facilities. Kimbrough will come and speak with a youth that has committed an offense, but will not speak with a man/woman that does not have a criminal background. What is the world coming to? You can rob or kill a person and live a life of luxury - (free education, room and board). But the people who finished high school, obtained a college degree are treated like slaves. Can some one please explain this to me?????
FYI:DF IS NOT TERMINATED PER HOUSTON COUNTY COURIER SPEKESMAN HURLEY STATED.
7:37 - did you see the date of that quote? That was on May 11th. Plus, it was in the HCC- a paper that only prints bi-weekly.
This information was posted on the 14th.
Blu Nicholson, named acting superintendent of the Crockett State School a week ago to replace Don Freeman, who was TERMINATED after being accused of not following policy in disciplining an employee. Hurley said Nicholson was suspended "pending investigation of prior allegations of mistreatment of youth." Other officials said the allegations involve inadequate discipline he ordered for an employee who slapped a youth. Until the investigation is complete, Hurley said, Jerome Williams, a juvenile corrections official at the agency's Austin headquarters, will serve as acting superintendent.
5/14/2007 10:48 PM
If someone has heard something different (that Freeman really isn't fired- please say something!)
I saw that the local Crockett paper talked to Jim Hurley on Tuesday, May 15th, and said that Freeman was suspended and not fired. The story in the Dallas News was from Monday and said that Freeman was terminated, but they must have had the wrong information. So I guess that he is still on suspension. Justice will not be served until he and Blu are out of Crockett for good. Even if they both get their jobs back, they need to be assigned to other campuses because Crockett needs a change of administration.
-Bubba Joe
Quote: The local Crockett newspaper will have an article about Freeman's suspension in the Sunday edition. I am going to put it in a frame on the wall and put it next to my TYC Service plaque. Hahaha
-Bubba Joe
(Damn what a Bitch)
Boy it sure is odd how you internet Thugs and Bitches get on here and post bogus things about people. If KIMBROUGH or FREEMAN are that bad then don't go through life being a Bitch, "Tell them" because we all can get on here and say some foul a_ _ S __ about anyone but you have to be real and say it to that man's face You complain abouty a master's degree, well bitch get off of your ass and find another job if it was that bad.
Most likely, you are one of the same Bitches bringing contraband into the facilities, or maybe you were one of the low-self esteem male or females that were allowing the youth to have sex with them, either way DOESN'T FREEMAN HAVE 30 YEARS AND FULL RETIREMENT, (most likely bring home more than you currently do) well if this is the case and I'm pretty sure it is then it sounds like you bitches are crying for nothing, because I have worked for him & I'm pretty sure he doesn't give a F--- about any of these things you are posting
IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE ALL YA'LL DOWN IN CROCKETT ARE AS CRAZY AS THE YOUTH YOU SUPERVISE. AND THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY
ceo,
Why are you trying to twist things around by saying that people who dislike Freeman must be the ones who bring in contraband and have sex with the students? That is quite a stretch of the imagination.
I suppose that being a Freeman supporter automatically means that you can do no wrong. I can see where your loyalties are, but I guess you have to support the man because he lets you get away with breaking a kid's arm and calling it a proper restraint.
-Bubba Joe
bubbajoejackson@yahoo.com
Somebody in Austin needs to do something to get Blu back at Crockett. The youth and staff need his leadership and integrity. He has cooperated with every investigation and passed a polygraph. Austin is focusing on the wrong man.
Blu and Freeman are not coming back to Crockett! So get over it. Blu especially doesn't deserve to even have a job, so he will be lucky if he's even allowed to transfer. I know it was stupid for Freeman to allow Blu to do all the corrupted things he did, but Blu was behind it all...TRUST ME! So long BLU! Sorry you can't retire like your partner.
11:10
What exactly was Blu behind? I have not seen anything at all stating what Blu has done? We know about Freeman's dirty deeds (i.e. accepting gifts, sexual harassment, ruling by fear and intimidation), so what has Blu done? Freeman called every move on the Campus, and Blu was the only one that had the balls to stand up to him. Even when Blu's job was threatened by Freeman, Blu still stood strong with his integrity. I maybe able to TRUST you, if you can write the truth.
I have to agree with you 12:38, throughout these 500 plus postings, I can't see much that Blu has done other than be guilty of working for Freeman. Blu may have a skeleton in his closet, but Freeman has a cemetery of skeletons in his closet.
Let's not forget the infamous words of DF, "Throw the MF off the roof".
12:38 AM, you wonder what Blu has done?
Well you must not know him very well, or maybe he has you fooled. I saw many times where he personally ordered people to do unscrupulous things that were against policy. Such as do illegal restraints, falsify documents, and rig Level hearings. The investigators have statements about all of this. I worked with the man for many years and saw it firsthand, and these orders came from him and not Freeman. He knew that Freeman would "sign off" on his decisions. Blu basically ran the campus while Freeman was busy pimpin' the ho's. You need to wake up to reality. Blu has done plenty of bad things to deserve to be canned, and he is not an innocent victim. He may be a "good Christian" now, but that does not erase every bad thing that he has done in his past. Maybe God forgives him of his sins, but the new Central Office does not.
-Bubba Joe
Ok, Bubba, where's your facts? Blu doesn't do level hearings, so how can he "rig them"? He probably has only restrained a handful of youth at Crockett so what "illegal restraints" are you refering to? "Falsifying documents" what documents? If you gave your so called "evidence" to the investigators, hopefully they can read through your nonsense and see that you are just another disgruntled employee that quit or was fired because you couldn't or wouldn't do your job. As stated earlier in this blog, Blu passed the polygraph on all of this. So be honest with yourself, Bubba, you are making up a bunch of crap. Maybe you should take a polygraph and the investigators can compare your results to the one that Blu passed.
Bla, Bla, Bla...Who rattled your chain Bubba Gump? This is really getting old.
Yeah Bubba, everyone knows who you are, you were so lazy, you could barely fill out your resignation letter. You come on here and spurt out all your lies and false accusations. Find something better to do with your time instead of lying and sending false information on the computer. Everyone that knows you are surprised you have enough motivation to type so much on the computer. It's amazing that if you would have put this much energy in to doing your job, you would still have it. You still robbing the State by being the laziest employee at CPS?
I agree that Blu should not be transfered, he should be reinstated at Crockett. If he is allowed to transfer, whatever facility that gets him will be getting a honest, fair, and outstanding leader.
Lonely night in E. Texas, tired of the same ole routine, get on this blog and gripe about Freeman or Blu, or maybe throw one or both some support. I check on this blog every now and then, and it is more and more ridiculous everytime I read it, you folks are pathetic that get on here and do all this complaining. Why don't you go to your nearest redneck bar and drink a couple of Lone Stars and quit your whining. Better yet, go to Freeman and Blu and tell them man to man what you think about them, I am sure one, maybe both will give you a prompt ass kickin. By the comments on this blog, I am guessing that they already whooped some of ya'll.
Your's Truly,
President of the Association to Stop this Blog on Freeman and Blu.
P.S. Bubba Joe Jackson is the biggest idiot on this site.
I know no one has written in awhile, but does anyone know what's up with Freeman and Blu? It would be nice to know if they are coming or going, because it is getting old waiting to see and only hear word of mouth, when every conversation is different.
Freeman has retired and Blu is still on suspension. Don't know how you feel, but TYC could use both of them back at Crockett. Jerome Williams has no clue as to what he is doing.
Someone told me that Freeman and Blu's offices were cleaned out and that they both have moved out of their state houses. So it looks like they are gone for good, and it is about time.
Wrong again, you must be one of those former disgruntled employees because you are obviously not working at this hell hole since Freeman and Blu left formerly known as the Crockett State School. Most all of us here even the Freeman and Blu haters want them back. We are minutes away from a riot on this Campus. Freeman and Blu are still in state housing come on by and you can see their houses from the Campus. Word is they are still drawing a state paycheck. Maybe CO will wisen up and put them back to work so they can fix some of the problems in the Agency.
Why is that I am labeled as "disgruntled" just because I don't like Blu or Freeman? I liked working at TYC and almost everyone that I worked with was committed to making Crockett State School a better place. I just happen to have taken a dislike to supervisors that are lying, cheating, stealing bastards. Is that so wrong? Dude, get a life and quit crying over losing your two favorite supervisors. Maybe they will open up a contract facility and you can be their ass-kisser again just like in the good old days!!!!
Show me one shred of evidence that either of them lied, cheated, or stole, and you may convince me, but otherwise, you are just as fool of crap as the new TYC management team. Maybe you should apply to get your job back, sounds like you would fit right in with all of your whining. The fact of the matter is that you have no evidence to back up your false allegations, so you are just another pissed off ex-employee that was probably terminated for not doing your job, abusing a kid, or not coming to work. Pick one, I am sure that one of them fits otherwise, you would still be at Crockett. You must lead a pathertic existence, you are probably one of those employees that was fired back 5 years ago that still carries a chip on their shoulder for Freeman and Blu. Get a life.
6:15 pm, I don't need to have a shred of evidence against them, Ed Owens is handling that. Oh, and I have a life that does not involve TYC. I just enjoy the fact that it has all gone down in flames thanks to bad managers. Something that we all new would happen eventually. Good luck in TDC Jr.
Just as I thought, you have nothing, but an opinion that has no factual basis. Obviously you don't have a life outside of TYC, or you would not be so tied in to complaining on this site (at midnight no less) about something you know nothing about. I would be willing to bet that if you would have done your job, you would still have your job. I can assure you, you have not heard the last from Freeman and Blu in regards to TYC. If you knew anything about Freeman and Blu's management style, you would know that those of us that worked for them and were successful will fit right into the new "TDC Jr".
Booo hoooo, if you are so successful then why are you still at Crockett State School in a dead end job? Don't worry about me, I am doing fine and glad to be out of Crockett State School. That place is only good for people who can't get a professional job in the REAL world. I choose to read this blog so that I can harrass losers like you.
Freeman is retired, so it doesn't matter about him, he is set for life and doesn't have to worry about working again. Blu was terminated, so he will probably go push carts at Walmart. Why don't you go kiss his ass there and be his assistant cart-pusher? I would like to see his Resume that lists how he abused his power over the past 6 years and was terminated as a result. Hmmm, paybacks are hell.
You might even be Blu, posting on here anonymously. Good luck with the job hunt, maybe you can get a job at the new Whataburger or be the assistant manager at Aarons.
Get your facts straight, once again you have no idea as to what you are talking about. Your pitiful existence and sorry excuse for a life won't allow you to move on and get over getting thrown out of Crockett State School and TYC. If you were doing so great, you would quit your complaining about Freeman and Blu and move on with your life. By "harassing" others, shows just how big of a piece of garbage you are. TYC is probably glad that you are on the outside looking in.
Ok Blu, you and your fan club can keep on shouting your praises, but hundreds of TYC students and staff know the truth about you.
Whoever you are, if you had any real job skills then you wouldn't still be working at Crockett State School. I don't blame those who work there to gain experience and then move on, but to stay in that hell-hole your entire career is a sign of a lack of self confidence and mental weakness. Do yourself a favor, get out before they shut the place down. You have got yourself fooled into thinking that you like working there. As for me, I quit because I was tired of the constant bullshit and having to work with sub-humans like you. You see where all of your loyalty to the "One Team" has gotten you. It has gotten you nowhere. You know I am telling the truth.
The truth, oh yes, Freeman and Blu are "lying and cheating, bastards". Maybe they should be appointed Conservator and Executive Director. My loyalty is not to the "One Team", nor Freeman or Blu, but rather the youth that I have dedicated my life to work with. You can call me a Blu supporter, but you obviously don't know the Blu that I know. In regards to your comments about hundreds of students and staff knowing the truth, the truth is that most of the current students and staff want him back at Crockett. In regards to Freeman, most are glad he retired and should have done so long ago. Hope you can find something better to do with your time in your new found "professional and successful life" than to continue to spew lies on this site. Congratulations on quitting, staff and students don't need someone like you, just by the sounds of your comments, you must be a very unhappy person. TYC has been a very good job for me, and I will continue to work for the youth in TYC. Best of luck to you, if you need some professional help, several of the Psychologists on Campus do counseling on the side and we can get you a referral.
If you think TYC is a "very good job", then you are the one who needs a psych referral. And thanks but no thanks, I would rather not use one of your second-rate psychologists. I have seen those cut-and-paste psych evals that they do and I am not impressed.
Enough about Freeman and Blu people need to focus on the real issue. Crockett State School is a major employer in Crockett and it is going down hill. TYC executive leadership has proven that they can remove Supts, but can they replace them with effective leaders. If so, get one to Crockett asap before the place goes further down the toilet.
I was a student at Crockett State School ( Courage 1 dorm). I have to say...Freeman was a monster and guilty of many unforgivable wrong doings, so were a lot of his goons. I've heard his disgusting sexual conversations a few times with female employees...."bonuses for favors" as they loved to refer it as. Lets not forget that fiasco with Allison Brewton and a student on her dorm, staff dishing out emotional abuse and discrimination to gay students, female employees making passes at inmates and peeking in the showers in the courage dorm pods. Also years of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. I was there from 2000-2003 and I've seen Crockett go to ruins. I never could fully recover from the abuse and form a happy life. It was hard to let go and move on. When I heard they shut it down...I cried tears of joy, knowing kids wont be subjected to the hellish nightmare I've endured. The only decent people there that actually cared about students were Tracy Painter/Wagner, Mrs.Lockheart, Mr.Ghandi? (Old gym coach), Ms. Leslie Hammond(she changed my life. I owe my success and betterment to her). I know this thread is old and my post is probably silly to some, but with the closing of that place, I feel I have closure and can finally continue life happy. I nneded to have a voice in this. Thanks for this thread, by allowing me to do so.
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