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Incarceration
is a powerful tool. Facing prison time can shock someone for their rest of
their lives and doing time is, all is said, the consequence of breaking the
law. Unfortunately, some are falsely accused of criminality but that fact is
often lost in the records, until a high profile case bring back the reality
that our criminal justice system is not perfect.
From the
beginning, our criminal justice system is flawed. At best, it is better to be
skeptical than believe everything you see or hear on TV or the movies about the
courts or prison systems. However, it has become clear, there are judges,
prosecutors and others pursuing false cases using man-created evidence to keep
exculpatory evidence from reaching jurors.
The same
process of collusion exists between the governor’s office, legislators and the
chief administrator of our prison system. They all engage in some level of
using unethical and bizarre methods of controlling information, people and
culpable evidence from reaching the public.
I suspect
the death of the Kingman officer who was targeted by the DOC as an instigator
of the riot as a direct result of harsh and unkind interrogation by the
criminal investigation units of the DOC.
One
should not and cannot forget Correctional Officer Jon Kemp, he is the Kingman officer who committed suicide, and the story
indicates he was getting the credit for triggering the riots which means he
would have had to have gone through a standard DOC interview, complete with
threats of prosecution and civil liability, not to mention his direct employer
sanctions so prior to his suicide. Now, we may never know what was really said
inside that room.
Officer Kemp was under the gun at work and directly
related to the riots which Director Charles L. Ryan has already indicated short
staffing as an issue, figuring the excuse would seem reasonable but doesn't
that make it a workplace safety issue for all injured, on or off duty?
Their
main reason or motive to hide the truth is the fact that reveals often major
flaws in management and operational decision-making processes and how their
infra-structures are flawed and weak in nature due to political will and
corruption.
The public, in its silence, has never asked, demanded a
forceful condemnation of what is happening inside of prisons. It is hard to
figure out why this is that way but they [public] seem so apathetic to the
prison crisis, they prefer to remain ignorant and hushed about the growing
concerns and situations.
Ironically, good legislators are doing the exact same thing
– silence.
The Kingman riots is a good example of prison corruption.
The governor, in his wisdom to control the situation, has ordered a full probe
of the riot. The extreme confidence in this process is a wasted energy flow due
to the fact, Governor Ducey has asked the corrections department to investigate
themselves. This gives him the confidence the end result or outcome will be a
controlled determination that will exonerate his administration of any
wrongdoing.
There was a serious problem in handling this matter in
this manner. Although legal, it is skirting the facts that are in all reality
hidden from the public and allows time to create an opportunity to conduct
damage control while the investigation is ongoing.
This includes obstruction of justice methods, destroying
evidence and other blatant unlawful acts to protect the guilty of any
wrongdoings. This kind of cover-up does not solve any problems, it only extends
it in time so it can happen again.
This leaves a lot to be desired in the communities
impacted by prison crisis and situations. In other words, there will be a
report issued here shortly that presents irrefutable evidence that a huge
portion of whatever the real story was, to be rewritten, restructured through
politically correct dialogue and freshly determined to be untrue.
Instead of taking a hard look at the problem and the
evidence gathered, they sanitize their reports and exclude relevant
information, which would show the flaws, be determined not needed. Keeping
relevant records, documents, statements or evidence from any report altogether,
is more common than anyone in government cares to admit.
One has to step back and realize what the governor and
his management team have determined to do. By hiding culpable type of evidence,
they are placing themselves above the law. In the wrongful process of hiding
evidence, this " nicest description I have for this phenomenon is “tunnel
vision” and a deliberate act to block the truth from getting outside the
corruptive circle of government.
Their motives may differ but the main claim of defense
for taking such drastic action is to pretend they want to preserve the
“integrity of the systems” and create a “perception of the systems working as
designed.” In laymen terms, this comes down to a “needs to know” basis and that
circle is very tight and small.
Certainly the public does not need to be involved in such
matters. Government’s purpose is to protect and serve and they protect the
public by shielding them from the truth. If this alludes to the fact the
director uses unethical and probably illegal means to gain wrongful conclusion
in such investigations, the means justifies the end.
All is under control and nothing is harmful to those in
power. It was a win-win the agency was able to obtain by hiding the truth.
Remaining in the governor’s favor, this kind of “above the law” activity will
most likely have no effect upon their careers, in fact, it may prolong their
assignment as their demonstrated skill at damage control becomes more valued
than their lack of integrity. Isn't it time to stop this madness? Who has the
courage to ask the tough questions of the governor and the director?
Bueller?? Bueller??? Bueller?????
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