EMPLOYEE COMPLAINS ABOUT UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON UNIT 6 DELTA

The staff writers for DCF Plantation blog received information about an employee feeling unsafe on Unit 6 Delta at Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Over the years other complaints were made about feeling unsafe ( on different Units ) from employees due to assaultive residents or poor supervision. However in this recent case of feeling unsafe, several factors come into question about what is going on at CJTS plantation. Sources indicate a male YSO formerly working on Unit 6 Delta sent the Assistant Superintendent John DiPilla  an e-mail  about unsafe conditions on 6D ; in all fairness this staff writer has not read the e-mail but relied on other chatter from employees. The communication to DiPilla supposedly reported how residents on Unit 6D are verbally abusing this employee : in addition the Unit Leader is not managing the Unit effectively and therefore allowing the unsafe atmosphere to exist. There are rumors in the background that another factor - leading to the unsafe environment - could be the sexual orientation and preference of the YSO making the unsafe accusation.

Allegedly residents have made homophobic comments towards the male employee while he worked on Unit 6 Delta. Then to make matters worse the YSO  was then transferred to another Unit, and someone forced to work in the same environment deemed unsafe. What intrigues this staff writer is how CJTS proclaims to be a productive milieu for residents; this narrative is sent into the Greater Hartford community consistently. If CJTS cannot protect employees from (  homophobic language etc ) how can it say with certainty residents are living in a safe milieu? Another dimension of the unsafe e-mail to DiPilla is how there seems to be a loss of management oversight at the facility; for several years incidents of racial animus, resident assaults on staff, management  showing favoritism to pet employees when giving out overtime etc, and harsher discipline for male employees of color are a regular occurrence. You have to wonder where is the rule of law, in running a facility for incarcerated youth, during times when employees send e-mails about being unsafe?

Someone with a sense of responsibility must look into what is going on at the CJTS plantation. There are a plethora of incidents pointing to a state run facility out of control  with Key Stone Cop management running into each other but not doing their jobs. Just recently a  newly admitted resident was not searched properly and brought illegal drugs and money on the property. To make matters worse this incident is being covered up : hell, maybe the employee who sent DiPilla that e-mail has a point after all.