Comments on: Officials Confirm Holman Prison Correctional Officers Skip Work

By: Kee-Kee

Kee-Kee — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:37:39 +0000

We need better leadership. Holman is understaffed due to officers quitting. Not suppose to speak publicly about this an oath was taken but I will say a fellow officer lost his life due to the lack of staff & lack of concern for our safety. When your in a mess hall with over three hundred inmates alone that is dangerous & an officer lost his life b/c of it over something as petty as not giving an inmate extra French fries…Yes we know what environment we’re going into & a lot of us are willing to do so under better conditions. We expect our superiors to care about our safety not putting one officer in a dorm with over one hundred inmates. Walk a day in our shoes & you’ll realize drastic measures has to be taken to ensure that we are heard. Grievances hasn’t worked in the past they’re being overlooked by ADOC. If we keep accepting this type of treatment out of fear of being fired then we’re going to continue to be killed & treated as if our lives does not matter.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:22:11 +0000

The warden has no management skills. He should be terminated. The BP oil money should be used to build a new prison. Until bentley is removed from office, nothing will be improved.

By: A mom

A mom — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:16:07 +0000

Time for changes, it’s fine time you, your family & the incarcerated one should change, why should that person have AC, better food, etc., it’s my belief that person got its self there not you or others, that person should have known better, you chose to give that dog AC when you brought it home, that dog doesn’t pay for that, now beings you think your family member should have it, are you willing to pay for it? I think not! But you think others should pay for it well, they got themselves into it let them deal with it & quit trying to enable. I could say more but this subject disgusts me.

By: Molino Girl

Molino Girl — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 04:26:35 +0000

Just like with the nursing profession, staffing issues have become dangerous for staff, patients and inmates and it ends up driving out the experienced staff, reducing safety for all. No matter how much employees complain about safety, or morale, it is totally ignored until there are “sickouts” and strikes or somebody dies etc. which gets people’s attention. Somebody has to do this job and if you had to go to work in those conditions every day, you might change your tune. Saying “if you don’t like it, do something else” solves nothing…the problems just continue and get worse for everyone.

By: time for changes

time for changes — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 02:37:39 +0000

Alabama prison system period needs to have a major overhaul. I have a family member incarcerated and it is horrible. I’m not saying they need to live a life of luxury but hey maybe A/C would be nice, my own dog has A/C. Alabama needs a change from the top down. Inmates are there for a reason and I understand that, but not all inmates are killers,rapist, etc.. Some of these prisons are not safe for anyone, including corrections officers, these facilities are a danger for all. Then you have the CO’s that are so fed up not receiving help that they take it out on the inmates which in turn trigger other events…the food itself is horrible “not to be consumed by humans” comes to mind and marked on boxes behind the facilities. CO’s need to be searched upon arriving, when one facility has a known drug problem and the warden says they know it is a problem but can’t do anything..come on now, you can do something, have a K9 units upon entering the prison checking both inmates (work release) and CO’s reporting to work. i bet that would handle some of the drug problem. Inmates also do not receive proper medical care..i know of women who have their baby in prison and never received their proper post pardon check up, or when injured while working there within the prison they do not receive proper care, instead the so call “nurse” just pushes pills down their throat…come on we can do better. No wonder these CO’s are getting fed up, I promise if you could just visit one facility located in Alabama your eyes would be opened too!

By: Well

Well — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:57:54 +0000

So a day without pay ?
LWOP… Unapproved leave

By: Pauline

Pauline — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:27:47 +0000

Not going to work endangered your co-workers and the citizens of your state. There are better ways to heard. Lobby your senators and congressmen, write letters to your governor, get the media involved. But to abandon your brothers and sisters in a time of need is unforgivable. Professionals should never act this way.

By: BD

BD — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:30:45 +0000

the problem here is twofold. You have a group of correctional officers who weren’t FORCED in to taking up that line of work, but now are upset? Find another line of work and see if you’re happier. You also have an entire prison full of thugs and degenerates who even though they are in prison, continue to show they are not to be held accountable for their actions. All you do when they extend their days is to keep them off the streets. The behavior isn’t changed, the attitudes aren’t altered, they just get more days and become more dangerous to the officers charged with monitoring the building(because security is an illusion there) Change is needed but as long as we have agencies like the ACLU and bleeding-heart lawyers and judges, nothing will get better.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:09:45 +0000

The state of Alabama should hire someone to oversee the management, of the day to day operations of the prison.

By: Otto

Otto — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:42:15 +0000

They need to take buses to Montgomery, round up the 140 members of Alabama state legislature and Bob “Hands On” Bentley take them to Holman and let them guard the prisoners.