SOLITARY CONFINEMENT -SHORT STORIES - NEWS AND OPINIONS - JUST PLAIN OLD STRAIGHT TALK ~~
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.
I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
I use sarcasm, satire, parodies and other means to make you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, July 8, 2013
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Friday, June 28, 2013
The Illusions of Civilian Control
Most people don’t understand the principles of government
and its limitations. The reason is simple. They believe what they are fed by
politicians and career minded leaders that are self-serving in nature and eager
to gain you trust and confidence they are doing the right thing for you and
this country.
The reasons for their lying and deception is to hide
governmental flaws as well as their own. Using distraction and distorting as
media tools, they are eager to avoid disclosing their mistakes and poor
judgment making.
I want to know who is really in control and if it is not
the President and his cabinet then who is the driving force behind these
radical socialist reforms that is dividing our country so badly. What can they possibly
acquire or attain by doing what seems to be a destruction of our social fiber
and morals.
This article is not a debate over whether the war in
Afghanistan is being fought for the right reasons any more than the President’s
latest decision to arm Syrian rebels with arms and munitions resembling the
actions of government of the past and repeating failed records of accomplishing
the desired outcomes.
Debates can also range from the current immigration
reforms to the security of our borders as there are controversies not yet
discussed and likely never will. Unfortunately, the fact is that hardly
anything relevant to these matters are publicly released or disclosed so
debates are meaningless.
I want to learn about government constraints and
recklessness and how it impact our freedom. What are the motives behind the
Patriot Act and who stands to suffer the most when our freedoms are limited or
hampered by man-made laws that contradict our Constitution?
Since they are all weary and aware of the Freedom of
Information Act, there appears to be a growing pattern of a bureaucracy that is
compromising the rule of law with unstated, unwritten doctrines and pressures
against our country. Taking our freedoms away is one consideration but what is
more important is what do they stand to gain and where are they going?
But my focus will not be on foreign policy or domestic
relationships. I am interested in understanding the illusions of controlling
the civilian population with government initiatives and perhaps government
intervention and force at the local levels such as municipal and state but tied
into the shenanigans of Washington D.C.
Step one in the illusion of civilian control is to make
the populace believe they are doing everything they can to decisively deal with
the problems at hand. The truth is they are being far less decisive and not
because of any particular obstacle but rather willingly providing a strategy
that creates an illusional line of reality but in all actually they are doing
much less than what is being told digging us deeper into the quagmire.
These bureaucrats are making poor decisions that will
force them to go even deeper to avoid failure and therefore creating a conflict
between doing what is right and what is wrong. Ignoring legal and moral
standards they are adjusting their policy making to suit their own needs.
These mistakes include airing on the side of precaution rather
than caution and then the sequential responses makes changing directions or
strategies more difficult as this mentality dictates future decision making
rather than rule of law or prior commitments.
The strategy includes either a low or high level of
verbal commitment through speeches or other press conferences or press releases
and includes escalating or reducing efforts to make things work so that the
public is not upset or concerned about the strategy or the motive. The illusion
is to show a hands on management strategy while in fact, the problem has
already spiraled out of control and damage control is taking place in complete
secrecy.
Rather than shrinking the problem and the related
conflicts they are in fact expanding their control and power over such issues
ensuring the final goal of complete control is imminent and achievable. This is
facilitated through the dominance of the press and the reporting mechanisms. Indeed
this game of illusion is like a poke game with the lives and wellness of
millions of people at stake and the possible ruination of a democracy as well
as democratic control.
Working hard to build or maintain their integrity and credibility they apply more pressure instead of less. The pressure is so great many entities including states, corporates and wealthy individuals can’t withstand it and eventually give in to ease the pressure.
This inexorable pressure comes in forms of subsidies, grants,
loans, restructured financing, manpower, logistical support and many other
resources. This occurs all behind closed doors and requires secrecy at every
level so not to disclose the special favors and agreements made to pay for the
silence
Thus with time the problems seemed to be solved and the attention
is diminished giving more room for adjustments and planning to steer them into
the desired direction. After all, the media was harnessed and in control and
once stabilized everything is beginning to work in their favor.
Time serves as a fading memory and good
publicity will allow any good politician to endure and maintain their political
status with the voters not having a clue that they have been deceived and lied
to
Working hard to build or maintain their integrity and credibility they apply more pressure instead of less. The pressure is so great many entities including states, corporates and wealthy individuals can’t withstand it and eventually give in to ease the pressure.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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