Thursday, November 20, 2008

Does this mean there is no possible solution to problems?

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Back Gate poll finds prison staff fear retaliation for reporting misconduct

Over at The Back Gate, a prison staff-run website, a reader poll asks this question: "As a TDCJ employee, have you witnessed incidents on your unit that you were afraid to report to your warden(s) due to fears of career suicide and or retaliation? (be honest)"

The result: 76% (338 out of 445 at the time of this writing).

Everyone wonders why it's so hard to rid prisons of contraband, but if this poll is an accurate reflection, part of the reason is that non-corrupt guards and other prison employees are afraid to speak up.

1 comment:

bgrismore said...

I think it would be good to make a statute similar to the statue that protects corporation whistleblowers. These whistleblowers cannot be fired or retaliated against becasue they report stated issues.

Beverly Grismore