DECISIONS BY MANAGEMENT CAUSING PROBLEMS, EMPLOYEE THREATENS TO SHOOT PEOPLE OVER LAYOFFS, RESIDENT HAS LARGE SHANK,

The last few remaining Youth Service Officers and other employees at Connecticut Juvenile Training School have strong views about the demise of that facility. Recent emails to dcfplantation@gmail.com read like the hurt feelings of a jilted lover. Last year the Childs Advocate in CT issued a critical report about YSOs abusing residents during restraints. After the report came out -with the whistle blowing of right wing white male YSO- lawmakers rushed forth to close CJTS. However the legislators in CT declared any closure of this facility MIGHT occur in 2018 ; of course the script changed and under cover of budget cuts the Governor's office began layoffs at CJTS. YSOs declare emphatically that weak leadership by the current CJTS Superintendent and headline seeking by Child Advocate Office have created unsafe conditions. For example, last week, residents were being escorted to lunch in the dining hall went fights occurred on the grounds outside. There are not enough staff available to break up disputes, ergo, this humbug continued until residents tired. In the past YSOs would be streaming out of Unit to end such fights. There is only one cook at the facility for second shift [ no other shifts have cooks ], and grass is cut on one side of the grounds but allowed to grow high in other places-due to layoffs of ground keepers.

During the week of April 18th layoff notices for employees at CJTS caused unintended consequences for KeyStone Cops management. A male Caucasian employee became irate over being laid off at CJTS. This white male employee then threatened to shoot people due to his being laid off. Someone called the State Police who arrived on the scene and promptly arrested the employee accused of threatening.

How did a resident on Unit 6B bring half a sharpened broom handle into his room undetected? It is not uncommon for residents at CJTS to make knives or shanks then threaten YSOs. However due to reduction in staff through layoffs, room / resident searches vanished like the dinosaurs. To make matters worse the resident then tried to injure some poor YSO with HALF A BROOM HANDLE. There are numerous stories like this circulating around CJTS that YSOs attribute to layoffs.. creating safety concerns.
"And the band played on."