JAIL SAFETY TOPIC AGAIN

A BIG THANK YOU FOR THE SUN STAR POINTING OUT AGAIN THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THE MERCED COUNTY CORRECTIONS DIVISIONS.
LINK TO SUN STAR VIEW

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/opinion/story/12538090p-13251109c.html

INMATE OVERCROWDING AND UNDER STAFFED CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE SHERIFF AND THE BOARD OF STUPIDVISORS NEED TO HEAR THERE IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN THE COUNTY JAILS.

THE GRAND JURY HAS BEEN TELLING THEM FOR YEARS ( I TOLD YOU IN ANOTHER POST I MADE, THAT NO ONE TAKES THE GRAND JURY SERIOUSLY. THIS JUST PROVES IT.) THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT REPORTS HAVE COMMENTED ON THE STAFFING LEVELS.

THERE ARE SHERIFFS IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE CLOSED PARTS OF THEIR JAILS OR HAVE EVEN REFUSED TO OPEN BRAND NEW JAILS BECAUSE THEY LACKED THE STAFF TO RUN THESE FACILITIES SECURELY AND SAFELY
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PAZIN COULD DO THE SAME THING IF HE HAD A PAIR. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITIZENS OF MERCED COUNT WOULD DO, IF THE SHERIFF SAID " IN TWO WEEKS I WILL BE FORCED TO RELEASE 200 INMATES FROM CUSTODY BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE THE OFFICERS TO STAFF OUR JAILS SAFELY."

THIS SURE WOULD GET THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF STUPIDVISORS.

THE OTHER THING THAT AMAZES ME IS, THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS HAVE A UNION (MANY OFFICERS HAVE LEFT THIS UNION AND GONE TO ANOTHER ONE, SO THIS TELLS YOU HOW GOOD THE CORRECTIONS UNION IS) THE OFFICERS WHO RUN THIS UNION ARE THE SAME ONES WHO ARE IN HARMS WAY IF THINGS GET UGLY. YOU WOULD THINK FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY THEY WOULD BE YELLING AND SCREAMING. I CAN TELL YOU WHY THE UNION ISN’T BEING MORE VOCAL, SOME OF THE UNION LEADERS ARE PLAYING POLITICS AND DON’T WANT TO STIR UP THE SHERIFF.

TO THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN THE CORRECTIONS UNION, TELL YOUR LEADERS YOUR CONCERNS AND DEMAND THE UNION TAKE A STRONG STAND ON STAFFING. IF THEY DON’T, GET OUT OF THE UNION, WHAT GOOD IS IT. ITS YOUR SAFETY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SUN STAR STORY COMMENTS AT PAZINS STAFF MEETING

YESTERDAY THE SUN STAR HAD AN ARTICLE ABOUT SOME STATEMENTS PAZIN MADE DURING A STAFF MEETING WITH HIS SERGEANTS AT THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT.

DURING THE MEETING PAZIN HAD MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE WAS THINKING OF SELLING HIS INTEREST IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT BOUGHT RICHARD BYRDS PROPERTY WHILE HE WAS IN JAIL.

WHAT REALLY SURPRISED ME WAS THAT TWO SERGEANTS WHO WERE AT THE MEETING MADE ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS TO THE SUN STAR REPORTER ABOUT WHAT WAS SAID AT THE MEETING.

YOU TWO KNOW AT THE NEXT MEETING EVERYONE WILL BE READ THE RIOT ACT FOR THE COMMENTS YOU GAVE THE PRESS. WHAT’S SAID AT THE STAFF MEETINGS STAYS AT THE STAFF MEETINGS.

NOW IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN LEAVE ANONYMOUS COMMENTS AT THIS BLOG. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK UP SINCE YOU TALKED TO THE PRESS ALREADY. IT’S A START.