Several people contacted the DCF Plantation about certain disciplinary measures taking place at Connecticut Juvenile Training School. In their attempts to clean up allegations of bias,racism and nepotism CJTS administrators increased scrutiny and discipline of Youth Services Officers. This came as no surprise,hell, in my 5 years of employment at CJTS YSOs always got kicked in the arse first in terms of discipline. All of this cleaning house at CJTS came about due to public scrutiny by activists or complaints about a white hegemony in DCF leadership that treated employees of color unfairly-disciplinary actions. At first the usual suspects [YSOs] were herded and disciplined as usual. Then a shift occurred in the method/ maddness of CJTS administrators targeting practices. In the last few weeks discplinary actions have reached the elite i.e. favored people in management have been scrutinized, investigated, and walked off the property for infractions. Hold the damn press. In years of observation I can say the elite have always gotten away with all manner of violations from (1. bringing cell phones on property, (2. to taking days off when they had none to use [checkout a Unit Leader in building #4 who abused this], (3. using their positions of power to badger YSOs.
However as singer Sam Cooke once said "a change gone come, oh yes it will." The change is now here at CJTS in a curious manner ; make no mistake about it CJTS management has not all of a sudden "done gon' and got religion"- their motive for finally taking a stand against the elite is based on public pressure. If indeed CJTS management had a pure heart they would not have let that Unit Leader in building # 4 call out from work everytime there was a snow storm [ Unit Leader does not drive in inclement weather], or what about a manager taking sick time to go gamble at Mohegan Sun Casinos. It will be interesting to watch the feeding frenzy at CJTS continue as managers now feel the wrath of discipline; guess now YSOs are not the only group singled out huh?
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