NYS Lawmakers Call For Resignation Of NYS OCFS Commissioner

by Rhonda J Mangus | May 28, 2010 at 04:17 am
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New York State Republican lawmakers and leaders from the state's two biggest unions call for resignation of NYS Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion.

In a timesunion.com report, first published Thursday, May 27, 2010, at least 11 Senate Republican lawmakers and leaders from the state's two biggest unions, Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation, demand Carrion's ouster for 'creating a culture of pampering young felons, including reports of sex at a facility social.'  The "social" for prisoners took place at the Goshen Secure Center in Orange County in December of 2009.

Governor Paterson Defends Carrion


The governor rejected calls made Wednesday for the immediate resignation of Gladys Carrion for the failure of her "therapeutic" or "sanctuary" model of dealing with juvenile offenders.

"I think she's actually done an excellent job," Paterson said.


Fulton County District Attorney Louise Sira Disagrees


Fulton County District Attorney Louise Sira spoke at the event about concerns with rising assaults and injuries to staff at sites such as the Tryon Center near Johnstown, where a worker was clubbed by a youth and later died.

"The sanctuary model appears to be good on paper," Sira said. "(But) it has resulted in a marked increase in violence against staff."


Chilling Details Warrant Investigation

Currently, there are three State agency investigations into the incident.


Girls as young as 15 were transported into the prison to attend the dance with convicted killers and other dangerous criminals. A lap dance was videotaped by a surveillance camera and other sexual acts possibly were committed.

One prison employee said that he was ordered to drive two women invited to the dance in a state car from a street corner in Albany to Goshen and back -- a distance of 230 miles round trip.

Senator Nozzolio Elaborates On The Incident

“It is abhorrent that teenage girls-some underage -were escorted at taxpayers' expense into youth prisons that house convicted murderers and other violent offenders. It is equally appalling that an event like this was ever allowed to take place in a State facility, but the fact that taxpayer money was used to pay for it is simply unconscionable” said Senator Nozzolio. “We are demanding that Commissioner Carrion answer for allowing this outrageous abuse of our State’s juvenile justice system to take place.”


Juvenile center employees also complain that Carrion's policies have placed them in harms way and Orange County District Attorney Frank Phillips wants to know, "What the hell is going on in these facilities?"


He said arranging "mixers" for violent felons is outrageous, and said he is upset that no one has contacted his office -- even though crimes may have taken place in his jurisdiction. Phillip said he will consider asking a grand jury to investigate.

Edward Borges, a spokesman for the Office of Children & Family Services, said Carrion will serve through the end of her term in December. But the socials are over. "The experiment is on moratorium," Borges said.

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Susan Marie Kovalinsky

LOL 

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AKA RUBEN HUGHES

Well, I call this "poetic justice," the chickens have definitely come home to roost. Carrion and her flunky subordinates have undone during her tenure, what took years to build in facilities. The youth in custody are brazen enough to jump staff, spit on staff, physically assault staff, and Carrion wants to have socials in facilities to "coddle and hug a thug." I'm glad this (facility socials) was exposed, but the way Carrion works, the line staff who were "supposed to be supervising" will be the ones "tap dancing on the carpet," not Carrion, she's the one who won't even follow up on the health and welfare of a staff, any staff who was seriously assaulted in ANY facility! SHE dosen't give a shit about the Youth Division Aids (YDA'S). Carrion, Burrell, Nieves, Huff and fat-ass Brookwood facility coordinator what's her name, are the reason ALL the facilities are the way they are. CPS is always on grounds at Brookwood interrogating a line staff for the most trival of reasons, GO AFTER THE STAFF, NOT HOLD THESE CRIMINALS ACCOUNTABLE! Everything sounds so GOOOOOOOOD in theory and on paper, it's a major crock of bullshit in reality. The sad part is those in positions of authority, know it's BS but wish to keep their jobs and remain silent as to not "rock the boat." It was just a matter of time. If Como, dosen't get rid of all these folks and start fresh, it will be business as usual. I told you all so, read all my past postings, peace AKA Ruben HUGHES! 

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Anita B.

It goes way deeper than Carrion's bad management, and putting blame on these kids is a cover up to say the least...yes they need discipline and proper guidelines but making excuses that staff can not control is crap too. There is a culture of corruption at the state level that has had power for many decades; Patterson isnt responsible for that. Its time the entire legislature got a house cleaning ...get rid of all them!! None of the NY courts follow the law and the family courts are the biggest joke of all !! Of course it's pathetic that the Appellate Div's protect the crony's and dont do thier jobs either. Take a serious look into the AFCC & the Fathers & Familys NY and then look into how NY legislators have been sucked in to these special interest org.s & the fraudulent, abusive hidden agendas to promote sexualizing children, stealing children under color of law to sell them into child porn rings & human trafficking / sex rings and how the government is responsible!! Yep HHS under several presidential admis has become a father supremacist org. that promotes abusive idelaogy which has no place in government ....this crosses both political sides too. Repub.s seem to be better at talking from both sides of the mouth & hidding their hypocracy ...regardless sex with children is abusive, immoral no matter what the religion & use of religion as an excuse is the ultimate blasphemy !! Time for America to wake up, pay attn. and demand "effective oversight" from the fed's because the states sure as heck can not be responsible to follow the US Constitution ...just look at what happened to the privatizing of PA's juvenile justice system ...judges push kids into juvenile centers they have financial interests in; and FL's DCF went private & kids disappear ...sold into sex rings! People need to wake up.

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AKA RUBEN HUGHES

ANITA B, YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN FROM A MORE POLITICAL SPECTRUM OF COMPREHENSION. THE REALITY IS IN OCFS FACILITIES, THERE IS AN SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT AND ENTITLEMENT FROM THE YOUTH, THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE CARRION AND HER FLUNKIES CAME ON BOARD. TRUST ME, I SEEN THIS BEFORE WHEN I SERVED IN THE MILITARY, FAVORTISM AND SPECIAL INTRESTS ARE AT THE CORE OF THIS ENTIRE FUBAR (F-ED UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITATION!) THE YOUTH HAVE RESORTED TO DOING WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES, AND EVERYONE STANDS ABOUT DISCOMBOBULATED AND SCRATCHING THEIR BEHINDS AS THOUGH THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. I SUGGEST TO START MAKING EXAMPLES OF THE YOUTH WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE MOST SIMPLEST OF FACILITY RULES. WHEN THE FACILITY TROUBLEMAKERS FAIL TO COMPLY, RUN THEM BACK THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM, AND CHARGE THEM WITH INCITING TO RIOT, ASSAULT STAFF AND SENT THEIR ASSES TO THE PENITENTIARY WITH THE BIG BOYS. DON'T BE CONCERNED WITH WHAT THE PARENTS SAY OR THINK, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE SO CONCERNED, WHERE WERE THE PARENTS WHEN THEIR SO-CALLED KIDS WERE OUT COMMITTING CRIMES AND VICTIMIZING AND TERRORIZING THE COMMUNITY. CONFINEMENT SHOULDN'T BE FUN, IT SHOULD BE A "WAKE UP CALL" TO GET THERE ASSES IN GEAR AND ON THE RIGHT PATH IN LIFE. DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN INNOCENT IS MURDERED BY ONE OF CARRION'S JUVENILE THUGS! IF COMO KNOWS BETTER, HE WOULD ALREADY BE INTENT ON SHIT-CANNING THE ENTIRE OCFS-DJJOY HEADSHEAD, THEY ARE ONLY FRADULENT AND SELF SERVING!

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no where to turn

Governor Patterson and Carrion have no sense of reality, when is New York going to wake up? How much has to go wrong.........lets look around our state and see what is happening ...kids r killing robbing assaulting etc. Some where there has to be accountability, we r all taxpayers not just NY city...we all deserve a say and we all deserve jobs.....So many of these children r from families of gangs, how does keeping them with their families help?.....OUTRAGEOUS !!!!!! Our state might want to start looking at crime in the cioties and trying to get a handle on the environments these children are in before we attempt to keep them in their communities, this is such a joke I could honestly vomit........Patterson....."I think she is doing a great job" ........what a moron , is he for real?????? Right ion our community in the last few weeks we have had a so called child rape and rob a girl (he was awol from a facility on a home visit), we had another "innocent child" murder and rape a 2 year old, and we had another guy at 21 shoot his 3 month old baby......what the hell ............this 21 yr old has been in and out of jail for the last 5 yrs. yes...he was another "child". I think about Renee Grecos family everyday, how in the hell do u ever get over this.......  Something I really wonder also is how the hell long does it take to investigate these tragedies, the orgy that took place.....TOOK PLACE LOOK AT THE CAMERAS, Gladys is promoting this kind of behavior, even with the murder of Renee, this is a damn reality people she is dead wake up and start being a voice.

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AKA RUBEN HUGHES

OCFS-DJJOY IS FULL OF PATHETIC LACKIES AND BUTT KISSERS, WHO JUST SAY YES AND OF COURSE, TO EVERYTHING CARRION SAYS WITHOUT COMPLETE ANALYSIS AND LINE STAFF INPUT. THE FACILITY SOCIALS EXPOSED CARRION AS A OVERZEALOUS LIBERAL TREE HUGGER, WHO IS SOOO INTENT ON POUNDING HER CHEST AND PROCLAIMING HOW SHE HAS MADE SO-CALLED CHANGES IN OCFS FACILITIES. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST MANAGED ORGANIZATION THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH! THE PACIFICISTS ARE RUNNING AMUCK AND ARE SO POMPOUS AND ARROGANT, THAT THEY JEPORDIZE THE SAFTEY AND EFFICIENCY OF MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES. SO NOW THE FEDS ARE GOING TO "OVERSEE" THE FACILITIES, BIG DEAL, NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE UNLESS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SOLICIT AND INCORPORATE YDA LINE-STAFF CONCERNS, IDEAS, AND LISTEN TO THE FRUSTRATIONS OF THE YDA'S. THE YDA'S DEAL DIRECTLY DAILY WITH THE CRIMINAL YOUTH INMATES/RESIDENTS. REMEMBER JUVENILE FACILITIES HOUSE YOUTH MURDERERS, ATT. MURDERERS, RAPISTS, ARMED ROBBERS, HARDCORE GANG MEMBERS, WHAT THE HELL ARE FACILITIES HOLDING SOCIALS FOR! THE INTENT IS PUNISHMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY,  NOT CODDLING... CARRION AND HER CRONIES ARE INCOMPETENT AND INCAPABLE, THEIR TRACK RECORD IN IT'S ENTIRITY IS LUCID, GET RID OF ALL THESE BUMS! AKA RUBEN HUGHES 

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AKA RUBEN HUGHES

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OCFS DJJOY'S TRACK RECORD, AND YOU DO THE MATH. CARRION CAME INTO THE OCFS COMMISSIONER'S SEAT INTENT ON CLOSING OR DOWNSIZING JUVENILE FACILITIES, THUS ELIMINATING JOBS. CASS, TRYON BOYS, ANNSVILLE AND A FEW OTHER FACILITIES (FACT). CARRION HAS THE BLOOD OF INNOCENTS ON HER HANDS, NO DISRESPECT TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WERE MURDERED BY CARRION'S " HUG A THUGS", RENE GRECKO, AND THE YDA KILLED AT TRYON BOYS. THE RAPE OF SEVERAL FEMALE STAFF DUE TO CARRION'S RECENT POLICY CHANGES. THE TOTAL IDIOTIC IDEA TO HAVE SOCIAL'S AT SECURE FACILITIES, (ALL FACTS!) I KNEW FROM DAY ONE THIS WAS A MISTAKE, AND I HAD ALREADY MADE UP IN MY MIND THAT I WOULD CALL OUT OF WORK, THE DAY ANY SOCIAL WAS HELD AT MY FACILITY (BROOKWOOD). THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING FROM DAY ONE, IF ANY LINESTAFF HAD ANY SAYING ON THE SOCIALS, ALL WOULD HAVE SAID NO, IT'S A VERY INSANELY BAD IDEA.NOW STAFF ARE PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOBS, MONEY, OR LABELED INCOMPETENT. THE GANG PROBLEM IN ALL FACILITIES HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY CARRION, YET HER AND HER CRONIES MICRO-MANAGE EVERYTHING ELSE, WHY NOT THAT! THE IRONY IS CARRION ACTS AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS OK, IS SHE THAT STUPID OR BLIND LIKE GOV PATTERSON, THE SHIP IS SINKING AND THEY ACT AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS PEACHY. DIRTY ROTTEN POLITICS AT IT'S ABSOLUTE WORST....

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