Public Safety Values Downgraded by Prison Boss

Wasted Honor -

Carl R. ToersBijns is the author of the Wasted Honor Trilogy [Wasted Honor I,II and Gorilla Justice] and his newest book From the Womb to the Tomb, the Tony Lester Story, which is a reflection of his life and his experiences as a correctional officer and a correctional administrator retiring with the rank of deputy warden in the New Mexico and Arizona correctional systems.

Carl also wrote a book on his combat experience in the Kindle book titled - Combat Medic - Men with destiny - A red cross of Valor -

Carl is considered by many a rogue expert in the field of prison security systems since leaving the profession. Carl has been involved in the design of many pilot programs related to mental health treatment, security threat groups, suicide prevention, and maximum custody operational plans including double bunking max inmates and enhancing security for staff. He invites you to read his books so you can understand and grasp the cultural and political implications and influences of these prisons. He deals with the emotions, the stress and anxiety as well as the realities faced working inside a prison. He deals with the occupational risks while elaborating on the psychological impact of both prison worker and prisoner.

His most recent book, Gorilla Justice, is an un-edited raw fictional version of realistic prison experiences and events through the eyes of an anecdotal translation of the inmate’s plight and suffering while enduring the harsh and toxic prison environment including solitary confinement.

Carl has been interviewed by numerous news stations and newspapers in Phoenix regarding the escape from the Kingman prison and other high profile media cases related to wrongful deaths and suicides inside prisons. His insights have been solicited by the ACLU, Amnesty International, and various other legal firms representing solitary confinement cases in California and Arizona. He is currently working on the STG Step Down program at Pelican Bay and has offered his own experience insights with the Center of Constitutional Rights lawyers and interns to establish a core program at the SHU units. He has personally corresponded and written with SHU prisoners to assess the living conditions and how it impacts their long term placement inside these type of units that are similar to those in Arizona Florence Eyman special management unit where Carl was a unit deputy warden for almost two years before his promotion to Deputy Warden of Operations in Safford and Eyman.

He is a strong advocate for the mentally ill and is a board member of David's Hope Inc. a non-profit advocacy group in Phoenix and also serves as a senior advisor for Law Enforcement Officers Advocates Council in Chino, California As a subject matter expert and corrections consultant, Carl has provided interviews and spoken on national and international radio talk shows e.g. BBC CBC Lou Show & TV shows as well as the Associated Press.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Public Safety Values Downgraded by Prison Boss

Today there was a bolo [all points police bulletin notice] issued for an escaped work detail prisoner that apparently stole a Toyota Camry out of the auction yard where she worked as part of an inmate labor detail. Facts were not revealed to how she managed to steal this vehicle but it can be speculated that she either had the keys to the vehicle or she had a tool that facilitated her to start the vehicle. Either way, these issues fall under the findings of the IG in the report where the director stated he was satisfied with his agency’s 93 % compliance leaving 7 % for improvement and future challenges to reveal corrective action taken or not. This is just a small illustration how the small 7 % of flaws can impact public safety as this act could have horrendous side effects or collateral damage if other people are hurt in the chase or getaway and the public remains at risk until this persons is apprehended. Hopefully, this escapee will be caught by the time this article hits the web but regardless, the point is how the agency marginalizes poor key and tool control as a matter of acceptance and not suffer any consequences for such lack of performance.

According to the contents of the security audit conducted by his own men and women of the Inspector General’s (IG) office, all former prison workers with the exception of its lead person, the audit called for better accountability of some of the findings listed. Bob Ortega writes “The audit called for further steps to address ongoing security problems. On their visits to several state prisons between December and May, auditors noted instances of correctional officers failing to pat down inmates properly when they were being moved, failing to inspect personal property and food items that were brought into prisons by employees and contractors, failing to adequately inventory tools, and failing to require inmates to wear their IDs. These issues also had been noted by the department's own inspectors, as previously reported by The Arizona Republic.” Mr. Ortega goes on to write “Corrections Director Charles Ryan, in a written response, didn't dispute the issues raised by the auditors, though he stated that, according to the department's data, "over 93 percent of the time policies and procedures are followed and no violations are found."

Source:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/09/24/20110924arizona-prison-security-lacking-report-says.html#ixzz1ZTS0eirV
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