tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1510825416341307818..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: New TJJD sex-abuse allegations recall similar, but different '07 scandalsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64907288989247726032017-11-30T02:56:08.066-06:002017-11-30T02:56:08.066-06:00Why do so many female CO's enter into sexual r...Why do so many female CO's enter into sexual relationships with their male charges? That's something I could never understand.<br /><br />Well, I suppose that if middle school female teachers have sexual relationships with male pupils, then we shouldn't be all that surprised!xenonmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044530432382538150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65860020936490673312017-11-15T06:48:08.351-06:002017-11-15T06:48:08.351-06:00@9:33, the AG must be invited in by the local DA.@9:33, the AG must be invited in by the local DA.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83357526039303184382017-11-13T13:03:39.780-06:002017-11-13T13:03:39.780-06:00Great observations Grits! There is no one in juve...Great observations Grits! There is no one in juvenile justice with any education or experience who would deny that smaller facilities are the way to go. 48 or fewer in bed capacity as a matter of fact. The smaller size improves culture for treatment of youth, makes it easy to quickly identify oddities with staff and improves safety for youth and staff. Turnover drops and recidivism rates improve as well. You are also correct that despite all this information, the legislature in Texas does not want to pay what this would cost. And handing troubled juveniles over to the adult system, which is already overwhelmed with it's own problems, would be a catastrophe, if not criminal neglect. There is an increase of kids remaining in their counties but to push these kids back to their counties would require more funding and resources as well. Only the largest counties are best equipped to "keep" all their kids and fewer than that would want to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33711089041368842712017-11-13T09:33:00.882-06:002017-11-13T09:33:00.882-06:00Grits, when there is evidence of staff sexually ab...Grits, when there is evidence of staff sexually abusing youth, and there is an organized coverup, and the local prosecutor fails to prosecute, could the AG take the case and prosecute?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62699411203831997902017-11-12T21:11:23.302-06:002017-11-12T21:11:23.302-06:00The main reason there were few prosecutions from t...The main reason there were few prosecutions from the 2007 scandals was that the <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2008/10/blakeslee-profiles-prosecutor-who.html" rel="nofollow">DA in Pyote wouldn't pursue them</a>. So using the absence of prosecutions to minimize what happened is a dicey proposition.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52084256603304342422017-11-12T09:58:35.041-06:002017-11-12T09:58:35.041-06:00Before the 2007 scandal, according to media report...Before the 2007 scandal, according to media reports, TYC Management presented evidence of Staff sexually abusing Youth to a prosecutor and he made the decision not to prosecute. Grits, the Press used the term “coverup” to describe the handling of sexual abuse allegations by TYC Officials during the 2007 scandal. Willful indifference is a crime when it results in failure to report child abuse to appropriate agencies. It is my understanding that the alleged coverup by TYC Management was investigated by Law Enforcement and no one was charged and prosecuted. If you or anyone else can come up with something different let us know. In terms of prosecutions of staff that were alleged to have sexually abused youth at the TYC facility in Pyote; two staff were tried, and one was found guilty. Grits, I’m looking forward to the results of your research into the exact number of TYC employees that were charged with sexually abusing youth, tried, and found guilty during the 2007 scandal. As I recall from media reports, State Law Enforcement Agencies were on TYC like flees on a dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49608928200778914562017-11-12T06:53:23.467-06:002017-11-12T06:53:23.467-06:00Ray Edward Brookins, guilty, 10 year sentenceRay Edward Brookins, guilty, 10 year sentenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91767304173510426302017-11-12T06:31:00.433-06:002017-11-12T06:31:00.433-06:00@7:24, whether you call it a "coverup," ...@7:24, whether you call it a "coverup," there was certainly willful indifference that allowed bad things to occur, and unmotivated management that seemed uninterested in providing oversight. Eventually there were prosecutions - I'd have to re-research how many. But the DA in the county housing the Pyote facility wouldn't himself prosecute, they had to force him to give up the reins to somebody else, if memory serves, which contributed to the coverup meme.<br /><br />@wolfe23, as John Maynard Keynes said, in the long run we're all dead. You keep focusing on that "ideal world." I'm preoccupied with improving the one we actually live in, starting from where we are today, not pining for some leftist fantasy and ignoring the things that can be done right now. Back here in reality, #cut50 is ambitious but still likely unrealistic. I don't believe we're anywhere close to abolishing even the death penalty in Texas, much less prisons.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48078871190660466352017-11-11T21:08:07.479-06:002017-11-11T21:08:07.479-06:00Uhm in an "Ideal world" we'd have tr...<br /><br /> Uhm in an "Ideal world" we'd have transformative justice... NOT prisons.<br /><br />But hey, just keep rolling your eyes.<br /><br />Goodbye.wolfe23https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342388623542724116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39411708904808564462017-11-11T21:02:07.989-06:002017-11-11T21:02:07.989-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.wolfe23https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342388623542724116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59983962819627664772017-11-11T19:45:40.962-06:002017-11-11T19:45:40.962-06:00I am re-stating my previous post.Grits, how many s...I am re-stating my previous post.Grits, how many staff were charged and convicted of sexually assaulting youth during the 2007 TYC scandal? Was the alleged cover up by TYC Officials proven to be true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42507068023669264522017-11-11T19:24:48.996-06:002017-11-11T19:24:48.996-06:00Grits, how many individuals were charged and convi...Grits, how many individuals were charged and convicted of sexual misconduct with youth resulting from the 2007 TYC sex scandal? Was the alleged cover up by TYC Officials proven to be true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62723515902231894122017-11-11T10:32:15.430-06:002017-11-11T10:32:15.430-06:00Once voters in Alabama knowingly elect a predator ...Once voters in Alabama knowingly elect a predator to the US Senate, I bet the GOP begins ignoring the issue. The ability to live in denial on this stuff is really amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33278925806726942012017-11-11T07:19:43.018-06:002017-11-11T07:19:43.018-06:00@9:28, again, TJJD identified and punished this be...@9:28, again, TJJD identified and punished this behavior themselves. The Omerta allegation doesn't seem entirely valid in that context. That part, IMO, is an improvement.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76943779515358780342017-11-11T06:22:41.256-06:002017-11-11T06:22:41.256-06:00Another great article. Your work is always so well...Another great article. Your work is always so well presented. Like I always say Grits for Breakfast should be getting paid for this type of blogging. I am going to post a copy of this here: http://sexoffenderfaq.blogspot.com/p/new-blogs-part-8-updated-august-30-2017.html This type of article must not be ignored; not matter what.<br /><br />11/11/2017 06:06:00 AMSOFAQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314771579895547336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6756727199456974602017-11-11T06:06:44.375-06:002017-11-11T06:06:44.375-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.SOFAQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314771579895547336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41067627313116150692017-11-11T04:14:34.380-06:002017-11-11T04:14:34.380-06:00Phil Zimbardo did a study in the 1970s on the prob...Phil Zimbardo did a study in the 1970s on the problems of prisons. It was titled The Stanford Prison Project. If you want to understand the psychological process of turning an otherwise good citizen into a corrupt prison guard, read Dr. Zimbardo's study.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13746240201829304322017-11-10T21:28:13.680-06:002017-11-10T21:28:13.680-06:00Omerta: Code of La Cosa Nostra. Omerta was the cod...Omerta: Code of La Cosa Nostra. Omerta was the code of TYC for decades. Is it now the code of TJJD? Omerta: don't snitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com