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TYC conservator closes Sheffield Boot Camp

By Gritsforbreakfast

For once TYC employees heard about a facility closure straight from the horse's mouth instead of reading that they lost their jobs in the newspaper. Here's an excerpt from Richard Nedelkoff's email to TYC employees notifying them of the decision to close the Sheffield Unit in West Texas:I want to let you know that today, I was in Sheffield to announce the closure of the Sheffield Boot Camp. When I first came to TYC, I told you that I would have to make a number of difficult decisions regarding personnel and the proper utilization of our facilities. This is one of those decisions. We currently have 17 youth at the Sheffield facility, which has a budgeted capacity of 80. For the past year, we have been losing our JCO staff and have been continuously adjusting the youth population to ensure ratios are being met...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).