tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post267702245707640485..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Did TYC Investigate Employees Who Leaked to Press?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92149114898714202202007-08-18T07:10:00.000-05:002007-08-18T07:10:00.000-05:00The email was from Bronco Billy and Mr. D.The email was from Bronco Billy and Mr. D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42738315158516826732007-08-14T17:33:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:33:00.000-05:00If that PO's everybody then dig this: Teachers are...If that PO's everybody then dig this: Teachers are fixing to get OC certified.<BR/><BR/>Oh Yeah! <BR/><BR/>Where's your homework boy?<BR/><BR/>I, HUH.<BR/><BR/>PSSSSSHHHHHT<BR/><BR/>You better have it next time boy!!<BR/><BR/>Yessa, yessa, Toby be a good boy and have it right away!<BR/><BR/>Oh what a tangled web we weave; when we practice to be lead by a group of stupids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34460390273003990892007-08-14T14:39:00.000-05:002007-08-14T14:39:00.000-05:00Guess who leaked to the news? It came inadvertantl...Guess who leaked to the news? It came inadvertantly through a global email to all employees and ended up in Mike Ward's hands...or so the CO scuttlebutt says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25065791647217155172007-08-13T21:22:00.000-05:002007-08-13T21:22:00.000-05:00Mr. Hickman, I have a question about employees sti...Mr. Hickman, I have a question about employees still employed by TYC with prior criminal records ( not felony) but according to policy can no longer be employed at TYC. Whats going to happen to them? any idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90292911600786240362007-08-12T20:13:00.000-05:002007-08-12T20:13:00.000-05:00Houston Chronicle article todayTYC plan to use pep...Houston Chronicle article today<BR/><BR/>TYC plan to use pepper spray on inmates draws advocates' ireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31962002920321535482007-08-12T17:45:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:45:00.000-05:00No, we call him Patrick. He kinda had a big ass.Ok...No, we call him Patrick. He kinda had a big ass.<BR/><BR/>Ok so who has a big ass that needs the Patrick title? It has to be an implant, or someone who has infiltrated us. <BR/><BR/>Name your Patrick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14305726104551047032007-08-12T17:34:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:34:00.000-05:00If someone looks like an ass, guess we just call t...If someone looks like an ass, guess we just call them hole. Now that's funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55045139485151842562007-08-12T17:26:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:26:00.000-05:00I don't think Sponge Bob was a racial slur, I thin...I don't think Sponge Bob was a racial slur, I think it had more to do with how he dressed and looked, hiking those pants up and his physical build. He did look like Sponge Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84044468947308760272007-08-12T17:14:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:14:00.000-05:00cept. in this case Sponge Bob as first used at Evi...cept. in this case Sponge Bob as first used at Evins was meant as a racial slur. where's the humor in that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2835342372680376212007-08-12T17:08:00.000-05:002007-08-12T17:08:00.000-05:00Well the Skipper is none other than Gov. Good Hair...Well the Skipper is none other than Gov. Good Hair and GIlligan is none other than his hatchet man/special master KimbroughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54670478725702315672007-08-12T16:46:00.000-05:002007-08-12T16:46:00.000-05:00Oh stop the creative thinking! You guys are nuts:F...Oh stop the creative thinking! You guys are nuts:<BR/><BR/>First there was Sponge Bob<BR/>Then there was Elmer<BR/>Then there was The Mr. Ed Show<BR/>Then there was Da' Pope<BR/>Then there was Bronco Billy<BR/>Now we have The Beaver!<BR/><BR/>I'm just wanting to know who will earn the title "Gilligan" in this outfit! Too funny guys!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25965799247793701262007-08-12T15:26:00.000-05:002007-08-12T15:26:00.000-05:00Wasn't Pope's RED Division zero-funded by the leg ...Wasn't Pope's RED Division zero-funded by the leg this session? I don't see it in the TDCJ Org Chart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36994557393618179682007-08-12T15:06:00.000-05:002007-08-12T15:06:00.000-05:00Someone should look into why POPE was buried at TD...Someone should look into why POPE was buried at TDCJ. Something to do with state jails and illegal actions? Demoted from director of probation division to a "do nothing, never seen or heard from again division" that didn't receive any funding from the lege this year? (And Ms. NEAL -- her protege and accomplice in crime?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56658966137147902092007-08-12T13:53:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:53:00.000-05:00Here's why the Beaver is a suspect:House Correctio...Here's why the Beaver is a suspect:<BR/><BR/>House Corrections Committee Chairman The Beaver, a Richardson Republican who is co-chairman of a special legislative committee overseeing the Youth Commission overhaul, said he was not happy about the investigation. <BR/><BR/>"They should have better things to spend their time on," The Beaver said in a phone interview from a legislative conference in Boston. "They should be worried about fixing the problems out there, not about who's giving the Legislature information. ... It's important for people to continue coming forward with information about problems, so those problems can be corrected." <BR/><BR/>Leave it to Beaver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62404954380356404912007-08-12T13:34:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:34:00.000-05:00Legislators have a special right of access to stat...Legislators have a special right of access to state governmental information and have used it frequently in securing information from TYC.<BR/><BR/>Howard A. HickmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61011267143517541542007-08-12T13:29:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:29:00.000-05:00"and Jerry Madden, as the Beaver." That's his new ..."and Jerry Madden, as the Beaver." That's his new name. Henceforth, we shall refer to Madden as the "Beaver." Man law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6334128068673377002007-08-12T13:25:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:25:00.000-05:00Why is it that every time I think of Madden, I thi...Why is it that every time I think of Madden, I think of "Leave it to Beaver?" What is my unconscious telling me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31852040408352622912007-08-12T13:21:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:21:00.000-05:00I think they should polygraph certain Madden staff...I think they should polygraph certain Madden staff. His comments in the article made me wonder just what he knows. Let’s see how they like that polygraph. But I'm just dying to know who did it, but even if they know, they won't tell us or make a big thing about it, unless of course, it's one of us. If that's the case, whoever did it will be publicly chastised, humiliated, and terminated. That won't be the case if it's one of Madden's folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68330932779770322582007-08-12T13:13:00.000-05:002007-08-12T13:13:00.000-05:00The article clearly states that the woman under in...The article clearly states that the woman under investigation for leaking confidential youth information to legislators is Sandy Pickell with TDCJ parole. I don't think this will hold any water, since legislative staff have privileged access to what are otherwise confidential youth records. Howard, can you speak to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86296165374258462232007-08-12T12:24:00.000-05:002007-08-12T12:24:00.000-05:00I understand the agony McFadden employees are expe...I understand the agony McFadden employees are experiencing. However, if they are true, report them to the hotline number you were given. This will result in an investigation. If not, write your lege members until they have no choice but to investigate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18794872205284467852007-08-12T11:45:00.001-05:002007-08-12T11:45:00.001-05:00I would not be surprised that the leak came out of...I would not be surprised that the leak came out of the legislature of the governor's office. I know for a fact certain TYC/TDCJ administrators don't do anything without checking in and report every action to the legislature and governor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-803737377511576512007-08-12T11:45:00.000-05:002007-08-12T11:45:00.000-05:00While we sit and tell McFadden to shut up, stop cr...While we sit and tell McFadden to shut up, stop crying, I can only imagine that may be exactly what was being said to the staff that did the same thing at WTSS which started the spiril down for TYC. We just need to replace the players with Ms. Cooke and Ms. Lashbrook. How you can loose one Superintendent who ran a great program who stood up to Ms. Lashbrook and her negativity and retaliation and keep one who covers up. We all see what happen to Ms. Lashbrook's other favorite from Ayres House, the one who she is crying over how she was done soooo wrong for tampering with evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54054304418715328452007-08-12T11:08:00.000-05:002007-08-12T11:08:00.000-05:00I thought the topic of discussion was the leak to ...I thought the topic of discussion was the leak to the press, not whether or not McFadden has good leadership. Quit frankly, I agree with previous post. Take that excessive crying elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Did anyone consider that the leak to the press may have actually occurred outside of TYC? That list was sent to TDCJ so what makes anyone so sure that the leak came within TYC? I saw that the OIG questioned some TDCJ personnel. My guess is that DPS' cyber crimes unit has been involved. It'd be interesting to find out who did it. We'll probably never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15115549272510844382007-08-12T10:33:00.000-05:002007-08-12T10:33:00.000-05:00If people attacking the people blogging about McFa...If people attacking the people blogging about McFadden would spend even half the time listening to their complaints instead of mocking them or calling them names, I would think that many problems could be solved, instead you play "I know you are, but what am I?" We are not in Kindergarten here. A facility is only as good as its leader. That explains why so many complaints by McFadden employees I would assume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83860458773304404272007-08-12T10:10:00.000-05:002007-08-12T10:10:00.000-05:00The use of computers is governed by PRS.01.31 whic...The use of computers is governed by PRS.01.31 which states, "State property is intended for use of conducting state business; however, personal use of certain information technology resources is not considered misuse of state property within the limitations provided in this policy. Personal use may be permitted as long as such use:<BR/><BR/>A.involves minimal additional expense to the State unless otherwise restricted;<BR/>B.does not impede the agency's function by interfering with performance of official TYC duties, operations, and normal work activities; <BR/>is not for private commercial purposes; <BR/>C.is performed on the employee's or non-TYC employee's non-work time; <BR/>D.does not violate standards of ethical conduct for employees or non-TYC employees; and<BR/><BR/>E.does not damage the reputation or credibility of the agency.<BR/><BR/>Howard A. HickmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com