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Back Gate poll finds prison staff fear retaliation for reporting misconduct

Over at The Back Gate, a prison staff-run website, a reader poll asks this question: "As a TDCJ employee, have you witnessed incidents on your unit that you were afraid to report to your warden(s) due to fears of career suicide and or retaliation? (be honest)"The result: 76% (338 out of 445 at the time of this writing).Everyone wonders why it's so hard to rid prisons of contraband, but if this poll is an accurate reflection, part of the reason is that non-corrupt guards and other prison employees are afraid to speak up.

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 15, 2008 (boomark / email).