In 2009 I attended a Courageous Conversation at Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS). The idea was to discuss racism and bias with leaders from Department of Children and Families (DCF) such as Deputy Commissioner Heidi McIntosh, and Wanda Estrella Human Resources Director. I asked Ms. Estrella a question "what happens if a Youth Services Officer (YSO) at CJTS hit a resident." She replied he/she will be charged with assualt and fired."If this statement is true, by Estrella, then there is a problem at CJTS. A YSO assaulted a youth a few years ago and something else other than a charge of assault or dismissal from their job happened. At this time other YSOs are under a more severe sentence for lesser infractions: YSOs are walked off the property, fired, threatened to be placed on DCFs Central Registry [preventing future jobs working with youth]. I invite readers to look at the documents on this website and determine if the penalty given out for slapping a resident was fair or did management protect this YSO for other reasons.
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Click Here For Document Two
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