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Clarke Improves House of Corrections

Nice to see some progress.

The once troubled House of Correction in Franklin has undergone a major transformation, with big improvements in security, staffing, maintenance and fiscal oversight, according to a report done by the National Institute of Corrections.

The turnaround over the past year under the management of Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has turned a “deeply troubled” lockup into a good jail, according to the report, written by California-based corrections consultant Jeffrey A Schwartz.

Still, the jail - renamed by Clarke the “Milwaukee Correctional Center-South Facility” - has a long way to go before it could be deemed excellent, the report says. Ongoing problems include sometimes being too thinly staffed, a core group of embittered workers and inmate food and recreation problems, the report says.

Posted by Owen at 0910 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

1. “a core group of embittered workers”

   Why do they stay if they’re so embittered?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 20, 2010 at 1047 hrs
   
   
   

2. Suppose that they are absolutely right in their thoughts - they can do nothing more I suppose!

   Posted by Peter Holiday on March 20, 2010 at 1145 hrs
   
   
   

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