THE ABUSE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION BY MANAGEMENT / YOUTH SERVICES OFFICERS WORKING OVERTIME AND IT IS UNSAFE / LEADERS AT CJTS INCOMPETENT

While this writer was wandering around in a Hartford supermarket several Connecticut Juvenile Training School Youth Service Officers approached. The YSOs told a familiar story of how the superintendents at CJTS are covering up for abuse of Workers Compensation. Now it is true that WC is high at CJTS Plantation and something needs to be done to curtail the financial drain on State of Connecticut monetary coffers. However CJTS management are pointing to YSOs as the main culprits in this apparent fraud, when in actuality it is management solely responsible for high rates of being absent. At this writing sources claim at least fifteen Assistant Unit Leaders are out on WC. There are no AULs covering some Units at CJTS. Yet the mantra of CJTS KeyStone Cops management is "tell YSOs to come to work."

How can YSOs come to work when tired and emotionally drained? Let me be clear. At this juncture YSOs are being forced by management to work double or triple shifts. KeyStone Cops management explain how state layoffs are causing shortages of staff, ergo it is necessary to mandate the working of two-three shifts. So it sounds as if 16-20 hour shifts are mandatory. Then YSOs go home and return to work the next day. It is reported how forced to work employees shuffle around CJTS like "the night of the living dead." Their vacant eyes see nothing, their reflexes are slow as molasses, record keeping non existent due to lack of concentration. It goes without saying that working all those hours create an unsafe environment for staff and residents.

News Flash !!  Keystone Cops management at CJTS are incompetent and have run the facility into the ground. Scandal, after scandal rock the facility and racism reigns supreme among a white elitist hierarchy determined to remain in power. White men ruling a facility of incarcerated brown and black residents. Yes these same white supervisors in command of CJTS, use residents of color as commodities, in order to acquire federal monies and certain grants. In this manner white power brokers use the money earned in bloated salaries to make certain their kids get quality educations, vacations take place, and mortgages are paid. What about the residents of color and employees. To be honest about it, management does not really care.