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| Arizona Corrections director: Number of staff arrests worrisome |
| By azcentral.com - Craig Harris |
| Published: 03/02/2013 |
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Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan is concerned about department employees being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, fighting, assaults, drug use and drunken driving. Ryan, in his “Director’s Desk” blog on the DOC website, disclosed that during the past 4 1/2 years there have been 640 staff arrests and that employees “should be keenly aware of the need to conduct both our personal and professional lives in a manner that is above reproach.” Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreaux said Ryan publicly disclosed problems affecting a limited number of staff members to encourage other employees needing help to use a confidential, free employee-assistance program. Lamoreaux said the number arrested averages out to about 142 employees, or 1.5 percent of the 9,278 DOC staff members, on an annual basis. That means that more than 98 percent of the staff are law-abiding, Lamoreaux noted. Read More. |
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These were law-abiding staff members before they entered into our stress filled way of life. It's not an easy way to live and seeing only 1.5% slip seems reasonable. Here in New Hampshire we are setting ourselves up for an even worse fall. It was recently made public that a corporal from one of the county jails has two felonies on his record. He was a student in a local college being taught by his county's jail superintendent. The superintendent liked him and allowed him to work at the jail as a C/O. The superintendent either withheld the felony convictions from the certification board or deliberately lied to them, so the officer was certified and later promoted. When all this came to light, some members of the certifying board moved to revoke the corporal's certification, but fearing public reaction the board's vote was tied. Talk was of the corporal having been rehabilitated and deserving of a chance. While this may be true (I will make no judgement here), the precedents being set are appalling. This person cannot vote, cannot be in possession of a firearm, but can have total legal control over other human beings. Further, the superintendent can hire those he likes without regard for standards designed to protect the public. Standards that are universally followed by correctional and police organizations throughout the state. It is sad that no punitive action is being contemplated against the superintendent, but I guess that's the way of our world now.