red states rule
05-09-2013, 04:04 AM
Another example of unions protecting workers who should be fired
A federal investigation into an alleged sex-fueled smuggling scheme between female guards and inmate (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#) gang members at the Baltimore City Detention Center has drawn scrutiny to a union-backed "bill of rights" for prison guards that may have contributed to the culture of corruption.
One FBI agent is now claiming the "rights" helped shield bad apples from discipline.
According to the 44-page indictment, members of the Black Guerilla Family were able to control female guards and indoctrinate them into their plot by having sex with them. They were able to persuade the women to smuggle in contraband ranging from pot to prescription narcotics to tobacco to cell phones (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#), used to coordinate an elaborate criminal enterprise with outside gang members. Male and female guards smuggled the contraband in exchange for money.
The investigation started in about 2009 and concluded with a recent FBI raid. The indictment names 25 defendants including 13 female guards, among them four impregnated by gang leader Tavon White.
One top security official has already been removed in the wake of the probe. But some are now taking a closer look at a 2010 measure -- backed by the unions and Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley -- called the Correctional Officers Bill of Rights, which afforded broad protections to state prison guards.
The April 22 indictment indicates the illicit activities flourished because of questionable security and oversight procedures, and because "there was no effective punishment for persons suspected of such offenses."
The indictment did not specifically cite the bill of rights but concluded: "Though the offenses were clearly prohibited, administrative hurdles made the prospect of actual punishment very remote."
However, an affidavit attached to the indictment and written by an FBI agent clearly states that disciplining guards under the bill of rights "has proven to be very difficult. So cases are dropped."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#ixzz2SnQuNHuw
A federal investigation into an alleged sex-fueled smuggling scheme between female guards and inmate (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#) gang members at the Baltimore City Detention Center has drawn scrutiny to a union-backed "bill of rights" for prison guards that may have contributed to the culture of corruption.
One FBI agent is now claiming the "rights" helped shield bad apples from discipline.
According to the 44-page indictment, members of the Black Guerilla Family were able to control female guards and indoctrinate them into their plot by having sex with them. They were able to persuade the women to smuggle in contraband ranging from pot to prescription narcotics to tobacco to cell phones (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#), used to coordinate an elaborate criminal enterprise with outside gang members. Male and female guards smuggled the contraband in exchange for money.
The investigation started in about 2009 and concluded with a recent FBI raid. The indictment names 25 defendants including 13 female guards, among them four impregnated by gang leader Tavon White.
One top security official has already been removed in the wake of the probe. But some are now taking a closer look at a 2010 measure -- backed by the unions and Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley -- called the Correctional Officers Bill of Rights, which afforded broad protections to state prison guards.
The April 22 indictment indicates the illicit activities flourished because of questionable security and oversight procedures, and because "there was no effective punishment for persons suspected of such offenses."
The indictment did not specifically cite the bill of rights but concluded: "Though the offenses were clearly prohibited, administrative hurdles made the prospect of actual punishment very remote."
However, an affidavit attached to the indictment and written by an FBI agent clearly states that disciplining guards under the bill of rights "has proven to be very difficult. So cases are dropped."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/08/fbi-affidavit-union-backed-bill-rights-for-guards-contributed-to-sex-drugs-in/?test=latestnews#ixzz2SnQuNHuw