From CT News Junkie:
Correction officers working with juveniles incarcerated at Manson Youth Institution said they have ideas that would address some of the concerns laid out in the federal Department of Justice report and prevent the need to remove unsentenced teens to a new therapeutic setting.
The correction officers want better use of the prison’s 75-acre grounds, which could include sporting fields for outdoor recreation and the use of outbuildings for vocational programs, work release programs, and more staff including teachers and mental health workers to implement change.
But, while state Department of Correction Commissioner Angel Quiros has been receptive, the frontline staff has not been included in conversations about the state’s response to the federal investigation which concluded the agency is violating the rights of juveniles by over-utilizing isolation as discipline and by not providing an adequate education or adequate mental health programming.
“There’s a lot of things we’d like to see done,” said Aaron Lichwalla, a correction officer at Manson YI and a vice president of AFSCME Local 387 representing DOC employees. “There are things we want to share with the administration of the facility and above.” Continue reading >>>
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