SUPERVISOR CHOKES RESIDENT / TWO EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED ON UNIT 5C

The words sang by Fats Waller years ago ring true at Connecticut Juvenile Training School "the joint is jumping." It has been reported to DCF Plantation blog that several weeks ago an incident involving a restraint gone bad happened in building six. The story reported to this writer goes like this. A supervisor walked into building six and was told by an incarcerated youth "do not come near me." This same youth had previously been restrained by the supervisor and claimed excessive force was used. After telling the supervisor not to come near him, something occurred that is raising eyebrows among Youth Service Officers at CJTS. For reasons yet unexplained the supervisor grabbed the youth by his neck, picked him of the ground, then held him against the wall. Sources report all this WWE Smack Down type action by the supervisor is recorded on camera by management. However it is not known whether any discipline was meted out to the supervisor for improper use of this throat hold technique. Now the supervisor is sitting in the operations office and given more responsibility than running a Unit in building # 6.

Let us return to a scenario from years ago. YSOs Kevin Strachen and Scott Beck were involved in restraints of residents and supposedly used improper techniques. It is alleged the resident in question years ago was choked by Strachen. Well, management in their wisdom gave Strachen 30 days off without pay. Now years later we have something caught on camera by someone in a position of authority but nothing -up to this point- has been done in terms of discipline toward the supervisor. Is it possible that management has one standard for supervisors and another for YSOs? This writer might also add that the supervisor accused of implementing the throat hold has been in dire circumstances at CJTS before and given another chance to redeem himself. However YSOs Strachen and Beck were hounded and vilified by management about their restraint.

Ping Pong Paddle Attack.
Sources report that on Unit 5C an attack by a resident on YSOs took place. Such incidents happen frequently on the CJTS Plantation and are part of the culture. In this case though sources inside CJTS say perhaps the assaults could have been prevented if management did not act like Key Stone Cops with different orders shouted in all directions. It is reported that the resident on Unit 5C did not comply with staff directives, words were exchanged and the resident went into his room with ping pong paddles. One management person ordered staff to go into the resident's room with a mattress in front in order to prevent injury to them. Another management said no use impact cushions instead of mattress. When YSOs used the impact cushions the resident injured them with ping pong paddles, now YSOs are out on Workers Compensation because of injury. "Now you have the rest of the story."