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If we're going to spend more money We need more Mental Health services and an "accepting" culture for those that want to seek help.
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Not without Punishment for crime not police fault its society make an example of criminals do not coddle them
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We still have five open that we were told to close years ago, so yes they need to be improved. It's bad enough that we are mearly warehousing Offenders instead of teaching them a trade to benefit Society.
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As an officer of doc, some of the prisons are in serious need of repairs or improvements. No ac in heat of summer is unbearable. Temps in mid 90s where officers sit. Worse in some prison cells. Most officers don't get ac. Yet ALL non custody, secretaries, case managers do.
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Most inmates have to eat food made from the prison kitchens that most are filled with bugs, mice, and roaches. Staff do best they can to clean and sanitize but it's difficult. Plus the quality of the food leaves a lot to be desired.
Lack of staffing is a major issue. Some prisons are so short staffed that they are making officers work 56 hours a week. Four 12 hour shifts plus an 8 hour shift. Officer starting pay is $16/hour or so. Many places with far better working conditions start out much higher.
My son is incarcerated at SCCC in Licking Mo, he has been denied food, medical treatment, the correctional officers broke his TV and have denied visits. The prison has mice and roaches. The food is cold. He's lost 80 lbs in 1 7 months. They don't offer GED classes. They denied him spiritual books
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All prisons should be air conditioned for the safety of the officers. Prisoners who are in sweltering heat are more prone to get into fights and attack officers. And the pay of corrections officers needs to be raised so that DOC can retain staff.
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Absolutely! The use of rec yards and ways to occupy inmates time like tv, library, tablets, games, etc is a huge way to keep officers safe. If they're busy doing those things, they're not thinking of ways to injure staff
The incarcerated already get to much. If anything the Officers that work the prisons need better compensation.
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Most prisoners have committed numerous felonies before they were sent to prison. They won't change, they don't deserve a nicer place. Many wonderful senior citizens can't afford A/C for their homes. Remove cable tv, weight rooms and gyms from prisons. Prison should be very unpleasant.
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All that was paid for by the inmates through the Inmate canteen fund generated by their spending. You don't get to treat them Sub-human just because they got caught, and you didn't. I see crime out here everyday by normal people.
Plus, the mail is a popular way to get drugs into a prison. If this way stops that, it's a huge win for officer safety. I do think sending mail to Florida is silly though. Should have a system here that does it too. Would be quicker.
You are missing the point. It`s not about being "soft on inmates". Things like rec yards and TVs and sports activities give inmates something else to do besides get into fights and attack the prison staff.
Felon's don't deserve free stuff. I have to pay for my internet and the prisoners too. Maybe we should hire the prison systems over to China like we did all of the manufacturing. The Chinese would be happy to work for $16 an hour.
Don't let the story fool you about their mail. They all get a FREE tablet that they can use to do email and even make phone calls with! So the mail is NOT the only means to the outside world for them at all.
Their cable TV, wifi, games, weights etc are NOT free. No tax payer monies are involved. All comes from state inmate funds. Each inmate is paid a minimum of $8/month for "work" some do more, paid more. They donate to it. If it runs out, it's on them.
Tablets are pre paid for by an outside company. Again, no taxpayer monies are used for them. Inmates have to use their money to get music, use email, use phone, etc. And if they misbehave, officers can confiscate it for a certain amount of time. Reinforce good behavior
That's a sure fire way to have riots that can injure or kill staff members. I used to think like you until I saw how it changed their behavior. Believe me, there's plenty here to make lives miserable
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More police, DA's who will prosecute and judges who will convict!!! We need LAW & ORDER BACK!
ReplyGetting rid of the demented Democrats soft on crime and hard on good citizens policy's would reduce crime! Having more concealed carry citizens would certainly help! Putting God and Godly values back in this country is the ultimate solution! The lefts ungodly policies are destroying this country!
ReplyIf the masses can't seem to control themselves then more police would be beneficial.
ReplyFirst step is to make criminals accountable for their actions, also reinstate laws to make drugs illegal again. We also need to respect the police and not put blame on them for criminal's actions. and yes, more funding is desperately needed. Never should have been defunded.
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ReplyYes, defunding the police is stupid idea, stores need extra security gun control is not the answer
ReplyI think Hummel has been a disaster & it’s past his time to move on. Just an opinion. Deschutes Co. is only growing faster & having less police makes no sense. The crime has only been rising.
Replyof course , silly question!
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