tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post4181240174894826592..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Portage prison guards being abused in post-Act 10 worldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-39996527821950549362015-09-13T09:33:56.290-05:002015-09-13T09:33:56.290-05:00That's also interesting, thanks. That's also interesting, thanks. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-21456291065756942492015-09-12T21:43:04.320-05:002015-09-12T21:43:04.320-05:00What happened at Green Bay wasn't due to offic...What happened at Green Bay wasn't due to officer staffing, and the officer hurt is an excellent, very experienced CO. From what I've heard so far he's a hero (and he's been a big hero in the past), but there will probably be very little if any recognition of what he did (such is the life of a CO).<br /><br />The situation with the attack, and the lockdowns are from efforts by prison staff to move in an entirely new direction with the use of segregation, and discipline. As a response to a movement in this country over solitary confinement (which these people are calling Wisconsin's segregation cells). <br /><br />The officers are calling it "Hug A Thug". It's a good idea to not harshly discipline inmates if they are acting out due to a mental illness, but there are some inmates that want to live in a segregation unit and they'll do what it takes to stay in segregation (quite possibly the reason for the attrack). Reducing the number of days confined in segregation for fighting, has given a green light for fighting. They had to many fights and they locked the prison down.<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-32955750465218930372015-09-12T20:02:53.083-05:002015-09-12T20:02:53.083-05:00JB, ippons- Thanks for your contributions in the c...JB, ippons- Thanks for your contributions in the comments. This is truly a tragic and preventable situation, but the power-grabbing greed of this Governor and those who stood with him are items that have led to things getting worse and worse.<br /><br /> But then again, when you consider <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/how-scott-walker-built-career-sending-wisconsin-inmates-private-prisons/" rel="nofollow"> Walker's longtime ties to the private prison industry, </a> maybe it makes a lot of sense. Since FUBARing state prison staffing would be just the excuse the ALEC boys need to sell off management and employment to some campaign contributor.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-57418337951180744262015-09-12T09:13:36.157-05:002015-09-12T09:13:36.157-05:00The officer shortages extend into the other Wis. s...The officer shortages extend into the other Wis. state prisons, with the same forced overtime situation as CCI. Nobody should be surprised, as Act 10 was just the first round of loss for the AFSCME correctional officers. It was to be an all around win for the republicans, with the removal of the union, and the removal of the higher paid veteran officers, to be replaced with low payed non-unionized rookies. Many workrules have been implemented, (or are in the process of being added), that have made the job undesirable for the veteran officers and the exodous continues.<br /><br />Any doubt to the contrary was removed when on Wisconsin Public Radio, republican UW professor John Sharpless, said that his friends in Madison were very pleased Act 10 caused so many state employees to retire.<br /><br />Now, the republicans have a problem as they've lost the veteran officers that were "cut out to be correctional officers", and the attempt to replace with newly minted officers is failing as the new officers are finding employment elsewhere more attractive than what the republicans are offering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-22585520573130408652015-09-10T19:22:38.079-05:002015-09-10T19:22:38.079-05:00And did you see the story in the Green Bay Press G...And did you see the story in the Green Bay Press Gazette yesterday about the attack on employees at the corrections facility there? http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2015/09/08/inmate-attack-injures-prison-staffers/71901196/<br /><br />Two staffers went to the hospital with injuries. The Green Bay CI has been on at least partial lockdown since July!, so how did this happen? Probably not enough guards.<br /><br />The comments on this article are heart rending.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075256737290432403noreply@blogger.com