tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6151765233972188387..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ officer lobby day pushed for pay hikesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59922124137859934772009-03-31T19:52:00.000-05:002009-03-31T19:52:00.000-05:00I believe that we should do both. But why do we ne...I believe that we should do both. But why do we need to pay TDCJ officers more money when TDCJ does not require any type of formal education and no experience to be hired as a correctional officer? Don’t you know that if we have inmates acting as caged animals, our correctional officers are acting the same as well simply b/c that is the environment?!! Psychology, people!!!! And TDCJ’s 6 week pre service program is a joke! It simply teaches you NOTHING! The answers for the tests are practically handed to the test taker. Therefore, what kind of people does TDCJ have employed to make sure our offenders are treated fairly and equally? This funding people are lobbying for should go to pay increases only if the officer is equipped with some kind of formal training and/or education. Our offenders need to be feed more than slop! And why not offer the employees something other than the slop the offenders eat? It’s no wonder why the state of Texas treats our offenders like caged animals only to attempt to reintegrate them into society as the cage animals they have learned to become thro conditioning. Overall, the pay incentives that are being requested are pure hog wash when it comes to boosting moral! You can’t transform an idiot just b/c he is getting paid more, now can you?!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40029373220326049802009-03-24T12:48:00.000-05:002009-03-24T12:48:00.000-05:00"Pick one or the other" - I love it! I completely ..."Pick one or the other" - I love it! I completely agree; why don't others understand this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6487353867271858552009-03-17T09:53:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:53:00.000-05:00Umm why do we want this again? Did the Guards put...Umm why do we want this again? Did the Guards put out too much cash for all of the disposable cell phones last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39155513903540691552009-03-14T14:53:00.000-05:002009-03-14T14:53:00.000-05:00anon 4.28 ~ most of it is mandatory too. Its a won...anon 4.28 ~ most of it is mandatory too. Its a wonder more COs dont have accidents on their way home, or in the workplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66522896391880461082009-03-13T16:28:00.000-05:002009-03-13T16:28:00.000-05:00http://www.chron.com/databases/texasstatesalariesI...http://www.chron.com/databases/texasstatesalaries<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed at the amount of overtime worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61360238702200702442009-03-13T15:06:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:06:00.000-05:00Why can't we do both? Incarcerate fewer people an...Why can't we do both? Incarcerate fewer people and adequately staff it's prisons? I think those two things go hand in hand. We don't have to lock people up and throw away the key. People do need to be held accountable for their actions, but I think we can be smarter on crime vs the old adage of tough on crime. The tough on crime mentality is not working!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12812406063295999192009-03-13T06:37:00.000-05:002009-03-13T06:37:00.000-05:00I agree we need to send fewer people to prison. In...I agree we need to send fewer people to prison. In that regard, I think we need to revisit the range of sentences allowed by law for certain offenses. I was on the jury panel for two cases the other day and was asked to consider a max sentence of 10 years and 10K for a theft of 20-100K, and 2 years and 10K for possession of less than a gram of meth. The cost of that kind of incarceration kept running through my mind, compared to the relative need for it and benefit from it. I am still shaking my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com