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| Ind. Prison Officers Injured 49 Juveniles in 2002 |
| By Indianapolis Star |
| Published: 04/25/2003 |
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That information came to light after The Indianapolis Star asked for details about all injuries suffered by juvenile offenders at the hands of officers. The Star made the request after an 18-year-old inmate suffered a broken neck in an altercation with an officer at the Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility in December. Prison officials fired the officer, 29-year-old Shawn James of Plainfield, who faces criminal charges. The inmate, Joe Roberts, is paralyzed from the neck down. He has been released from custody and is at home. Indiana has 1,553 juvenile offenders being cared for by 623 workers in 10 facilities. Roberts' injury was the most severe suffered in 2002, according to prison spokeswoman Pam Pattison. Among the six officers fired in 2002, one grabbed an offender's shirt and kneed his back. Another traded punches with an offender and kneed him. Eight officers were suspended; the longest suspension was for 15 days for 'accidentally striking an offender on the chin (while) trying to get a pan of fish to the food line,' according to the department. Four received written reprimands, two resigned and one was demoted. By comparison, in 2001, 18 officers were disciplined for using excessive force. The department provided no further details for that year, including how many juveniles were injured. And prison officials refused to release much information for 2002 beyond the number of inmates injured and the number of officers punished; they say they want to protect the injured inmates' privacy. The details prison officials were willing to disclose shed little light on the severity of the injuries suffered by the 49 juveniles last year or how their injuries occurred. Prison officials also failed to produce records for previous years. Eight of the 2002 incidents occurred at the Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility in Hendricks County, while four were at the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility, formerly known as the Indiana Girls School, on the city's Far Westside. Deputy Commissioner Randy Koester said privacy laws and the department's antiquated record-keeping system make the release of much detail difficult. Each of the 10 juvenile facilities keeps its own records; the department does not have a central computer system to track cases, he said. Department of Correction Commissioner Evelyn Ridley-Turner could not be reached for comment. Linda Commons, superintendent of the Plainfield facility where Roberts was injured, said a department committee is studying the use of force and looking at ways to provide more training for officers. There is no timetable for recommendations to be made. 'We are trying to give the staff more training in verbal methods to gain compliance. We don't want the staff to use physical force,' she said. J.T. Ferguson, the executive director of PACE/OAR, an advocacy group for the re-entry of offenders, ex-offenders and their families, praised the efforts of the department and Ridley-Turner. 'She is clearly moving in the right direction. The firings and discipline are part of her efforts to direct the department to prevent recidivism rather than just warehousing inmates.' That's little consolation to Roberts and his family. James, the former officer, faces charges of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent in the incident involving Roberts. According to an affidavit filed by Indiana State Police Detective Brian Smith, James slammed Roberts to the ground and struck his head repeatedly on the floor. James also faces eight counts of felony neglect of a dependent and eight counts of misdemeanor criminal recklessness for allegedly punching eight other offenders at Plainfield. He is free on $25,000 bond pending his trial, scheduled for May 20, in Hendricks Superior Court. James' attorney could not be reached for comment. Roberts, who had been in the Plainfield facility for 18 months after being convicted of intimidation, is at his Near-Southside home after being released from Wishard Memorial Hospital and the Hook rehabilitation unit of Community Hospital East. His family has no medical insurance, and, because he has been released, the prison system does not pay for his care. Taxpayers now pick up the tab. 'We are just getting along,' said his mother, Renee Roberts. 'He has been certified by Medicaid. It is a help. Something is better than nothing,' she said. Steve Dillon, an attorney for the family, said he is preparing a lawsuit against the Department of Correction. |
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