Terry Thornton
Terry Thornton
based decisions gang housing prisons secret violence
Prisons have always been desegregated, but had we made housing decisions based on a person's race? Yes. It's no secret that many instances of gang violence in prison are racially motivated.
concept
The concept is we should come out whole.
broken crutches employees inmates laundry using
In the buildings, the inmates were using broken broom handles and crutches and they were ramming the employees with laundry carts.
aside available beds california department goal help overcome reality send ultimate
Just set aside Downey's celebrity. The reality is there are just so many beds available in the California Department of Corrections. It doesn't make sense for us to send someone like Downey to prison. The ultimate goal is to help him overcome his addiction.
displaced passenger
We displaced over 120,000 passenger to make this happen.
beds desperate inmates
We're in desperate need of beds right now. We have more inmates than we've ever had -- it's an all-time high.