IS THERE NO ONE GUILTY OR RESPONSIBLE

The conflict at Connecticut Juvenile Training School is one of management in their privileged position versus Youth Services Officers [ front line staff ]. It is also a historical clash between those people [ white privilege] in charge of the process which governs incarcerated youth at this facility, while YSOs produce the labor which actually keeps production moving [ state & federal dollars for every youth entering CJTS ]. However front line staff entering the workplace at CJTS is treated like feudal serfs by administrators and their sycophants. For at least five years a group of activists called the DCF Plantation 5 broached issues of racism, bias and injustice at CJTS only to be ignored by people running the facility. Now a different Greek Chorus raises their voices in opposition to atrocities and demand answers. Yet administrators at CJTS and Department of Children and Families [ DCF is the main facility under which CJTS operates] consistently states no problems really exist except in the thinking of a few troublemakers.

Is there no one guilty or responsible for all the complaints from employees except the employees? Why did YSOs recently sign a letter / petition then send it to DCF Commissioner Joette Katz? Why did the staff at the same facility refuse to meet with Superintendent William Rosenbeck to air grievances? Is there no one guilty or responsible? When Katz met YSOs at CJTS on June 24, 2014 Rosebeck did not attend the meeting because his employees do not trust him. In the drama at CJTS management does not accept any blame for rampant racism, favoritism, the doling out of overtime to certain employees or fostering a culture of non trust.

Is there no one guilty or responsible for what white management is attempting to do to YSO Barray Monterio, he is accused of being inattentive while working. Yet at the beginning of 2014 a certain YSO was caught sleeping while supposedly watching a CJTS resident in a hospital. No one in management has made a stir about this issue, even though it was called in to CJTS by an administrator. Tell me who is to blame for the low morale among most employees due to erratic policies of dysfunctional management. The Workers Compensation claims at CJTS are staggering: people are disheartened and sad about repressive measures against them and maybe use the loop hole of WC to escape their version of a living hell. Is there no one guilty or responsible for the June 24th hijacking of YSOs agenda when Commissioner Katz came to speak before the natives? Hell, the YSOs put forth all the work but played second fiddle when it came time to speak. How do you prepare a meal but others get to sit at the head of the table—eating choices cuts of the meat first.

Is there no one guilty or responsible for allowing employee right wing activity aimed at people of color to fester until employees complained to Human Resources? Who takes the blame for allowing a resident of CJTS to almost escape the facility by tying bed sheets together then climbing a fence? Let us not forget to mention this same youth had a change of street clothing on and a twenty dollar bill in pocket. There are cameras everywhere at the facility but no one saw him trying to escape. More importantly who disciplined people supposedly in charge of monitoring those expensive cameras? Looks as if the facility operates by some form of osmosis or the magical manipulations of a gremlin.