Thursday, May 29, 2014

Arizona Prison Boss Charles L. Ryan, you have some choices





1.       You can start working on improving your agency through:
a.       Gradual bed space reductions methods and reducing capacity
b.      Bring your inmate to staff ratio comes back into a balance
c.       Begin to manage your medical and mental health contractual agreements and hold them responsible and accountable using fines to alter directions or neglects
d.      Revisit your modified classification matrix and rearrange your housing assignments based on new risk scores.
e.      Revisit you administrative segregation placements and reduce those max custody beds so you have space for those creating high PC situations on the yards and needing higher supervision levels and behavioral modification treatment
f.        Improve your STG and SSU performance levels and quell disturbances to reduce risks of life, property and public safety
2.       You can raise your hand and ask for help:
a.       Taking a chance you well be labeled a “bad” director but changing the culture and direction of the agency thus turn it around and be labeled a “good” director
b.      Showing you are addressing identified deficiencies effectively and boldly by changing policies in personnel matters, disciplinary and retention efforts
c.       Implement employee assistance programs to reduce stress and anxiety on the job without stigmas of weaknesses and helpless stereotyping therefore reducing turnover
d.      Hold your mid-level managers responsible for failures and performance deficiencies
e.      Hold your wardens and regional directors responsible for operational and personnel issues to an informal level and deal with them according to policy
3.       You can continue to “game” the system and
a.       Work yourself deeper in a hole
b.      Be out of compliance with your own strategic plan and mission statement
c.       Fall out of graces with those who have supported you since day one
d.      Increase the number of lawsuits and other legal action based on medical grievance
e.      Account for more deaths, gang violence and attacks on employees
f.        Allow history to show those paying attention to your track record you have failed in your performance as the state prison director


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