Arizona Prison Boss Charles L. Ryan, you have some choices

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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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Arizona Prison Boss Charles L. Ryan, you have some choices

1. You can start working on improving your agency through:

a. Gradual bed space reductions methods and reducing capacity

b. Bring your inmate to staff ratio comes back into a balance

c. Begin to manage your medical and mental health contractual agreements and hold them responsible and accountable using fines to alter directions or neglects

d. Revisit your modified classification matrix and rearrange your housing assignments based on new risk scores.

e. Revisit you administrative segregation placements and reduce those max custody beds so you have space for those creating high PC situations on the yards and needing higher supervision levels and behavioral modification treatment

f. Improve your STG and SSU performance levels and quell disturbances to reduce risks of life, property and public safety

2. You can raise your hand and ask for help:

a. Taking a chance you well be labeled a “bad” director but changing the culture and direction of the agency thus turn it around and be labeled a “good” director

b. Showing you are addressing identified deficiencies effectively and boldly by changing policies in personnel matters, disciplinary and retention efforts

c. Implement employee assistance programs to reduce stress and anxiety on the job without stigmas of weaknesses and helpless stereotyping therefore reducing turnover

d. Hold your mid-level managers responsible for failures and performance deficiencies

e. Hold your wardens and regional directors responsible for operational and personnel issues to an informal level and deal with them according to policy

3. You can continue to “game” the system and

a. Work yourself deeper in a hole

b. Be out of compliance with your own strategic plan and mission statement

c. Fall out of graces with those who have supported you since day one

d. Increase the number of lawsuits and other legal action based on medical grievance

e. Account for more deaths, gang violence and attacks on employees

f. Allow history to show those paying attention to your track record you have failed in your performance as the state prison director