Guard at sexual offender treatment facility sentenced for child pornography dissemination
A former security guard and therapy aide at a center for the treatment of sexual offenders has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. The man pleaded guilty Monday in Schuyler Circuit Court (IL) to the two felony counts of dissemination of child pornography and the remaining 10 counts were dismissed, according to court records.
At the time of his arrest, he worked at the Department of Human Services’ Rushville Treatment and Detention Facility. The facility houses more than 500 violent sexual offenders who have served prison sentences but remain in state custody because they are considered a danger to society.
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Here is another good (Or bad) article about what is going on in prisons. It is a long read but it was very eye opening talking about corrections officers leaving in droves and funds for prisoner supplies like toilet paper are non existent.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-bop-federal-prisons-corrections-officers?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
@CherokeeJack
Thanks for the article. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner. 50k$ sign on bonus is more than most DOC captains make a year,
“Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who labor under you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.” — Isaiah 58:6
I worry about a justice system that empowers a handful of individuals—those who profit financially and gain political leverage—to confine people who may not truly require confinement. This imprisonment thrives behind a veil of gain and self interest, serving men rather than justice. It is deeply troubling that a growing population of Americans are judged by the subjective decisions of so few, perpetuating injustice even as countless human rights organizations cry out against abuses abroad while remaining blind to those festering within our own borders. Such contradictions mark a spiritual decline: we fail to justify to the silent masses, politicians, and public servants a system that lacks transparency and offers no genuine solution to the growing reliance on civil commitment—a practice that risks becoming a silent travesty of justice. What emerges is a chilling “Final Solution”: the establishment of commitment camps where increasing numbers of Americans are isolated, stripped of freedom at the judgment of a select few. This trajectory reflects the culmination of escalating American anti sex offender measures, shifting from discrimination and segregation to a machinery of industrialized isolation, even as the definition of sex offender contuse to grow out of control and the registry becomes a travesty of injustice. The solution should rely on sentencing reform, proven recidivism, and legal confinement for habitual behavior that is proven by recurring new criminal behavior.
Bo
First off, well said. Secondly, I feel the registry is also in custody or on probation. But instead of a probation officer checking on us, Cops, Sheriff’s, law enforcement, FDLE, or whoever they send come to our houses. So embarrassing when the neighbors ask me if everything is ok because the cops were here. My deputy once when someone came over to ask what was going on, he told the person he was my friend and was just stopping by to say hi. Most awesome deputy ever.
Not all Registry cops are jerks. Even the people who register us where I go are pretty chill. I do not blame any of them for this mess, they are just doing their job, it is the law makers and the judges who agree that the registry is not punishment that piss me off. (Pretty sure many would agree)
Well said @Cherokee Jack.
Well said @Bo…however, there is one thing people need to get straight…it is not a “justice” system in action (in name only), but a legal system of actions, which you describe very well. Justice is subjective and usually is not agreed upon in the end when it comes to being meted out, e.g., too harsh, too light, etc. Legal is usually cut and dry.
If I was you, take your statement and send it to the elected officials for their reading and reflection as well as those who seek to do what you hope is done…reformation. Our nation is continually getting away from what was reasonableness and getting to the point of outright similarity of regimes we have fought against for ages overseas. Of course, it needs to be noted the Quakers have reconsidered their solitary penance thinking as well which is still in full use around the country, sadly. If the Quakers can reconsider, so can others (though the mighty dollar is tough to beat in the minds of some).
I don’t know, I suppose I just wish there was more consistency with sentencing. We have this ‘guard'(was he sworn? or?) who is facing 20years for ‘disseminating child sexual abuse material’.
Yet 2 days ago, there was a man Mark Russell Forster 40, who beat his ‘fussy’ newborn to death (he was drunk is the defense); he is facing a little less than 11years. To my understanding his crime qualifies him for gain-time(early release for good behavior). As I understand it, minor-related sex crimes do not get gain time.
And of course, he won’t have to deal with any pesky registry for life after his sentence is over. The scales of “justice” feel a little off.