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>>> A RIOT AT THE STATES MAXIMUM-SECURITY LOCKUP FOR
JUVENILE OFFENDERS, IT HAS
TAKEN OUR INVESTIGATORS MONTHS,
BUT WE NOW HAVE VIDEO SHOWING
HOW THE MAYHEM BROKE OUT.
>> CHRIS INGALLS HAS BEEN
REPORTING ON SAFETY PROBLEMS
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
WHAT DOES THIS LATEST INCIDENT
TELL US ABOUT THE CONDITIONS
INSIDE?
INSIDE?
INSIDE? >> STAFFERS A TOLD ME THIS IS
THE LATEST EXAMPLE SHOWING ME
HOW SOMETIMES IT IS THE YOUNG
OFFENDERS WHO ARE IN CONTROL.
>> THE RESIDENCE WERE VERY
OBSERVANT, THEY WATCH US MORE
THAN WE WATCH THEM, THEY KNOW
HER HABITS AND PATTERNS, THEY
KNOW THE TIME TO STRIKE IS WHEN
THERE IS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF
STAFF.
STAFF.
STAFF. SATURDAYS AND SUNDAY DURING
DAYSHIFT, WE ARE SHORT STAFFED.
THEY BASICALLY SWARMED OVER A
KITCHEN WALL AND AROUND KITCHEN
WALLS AND RAN TO THE OTHER UNIT,
SOMEWHERE AROUND 20 RESIDENTS
THAT ATTACKED ABOUT EIGHT OTHER
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. AND WE HAD NO CONTROL AT ALL.
THE RESIDENCE WERE COMPLETELY
IN CONTROL.
IN CONTROL. IT IS SCARY WHEN YOU THINK AT
ANY ONE TIME, THEY CAN TAKE
OVER A UNIT, KITCHEN, SITUATION
WHERE THE STAFF WOULD GRAB A
RESIDENT PULLED THEM ON THE
GROUND, AND TO OTHERS WOULD TRY
TO KICK THE RESIDENCE IN THE
HEAD, NOW THEY ARE ORGANIZED.
>> IN YOUR 23 YEARS, HAD YOU
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
WEAKER NOT TO THAT LEVEL, THE
MOST VIOLENT INCIDENT I HAVE
EVER SEEN.
EVER SEEN. WE'VE NEVER HAD A SITUATION
THAT WAS LIKE A RIGHT.
>> Reporter: THE MAY 4 MELEE
LASTED SEVEN MINUTES BEFORE
STAFF CLEARED THE DINING HALL.
TODAY PAUL AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
UNWILLING TO APPEAR ON CAMERA,
IT UNDERSCORES THE STATES
INABILITY TO FIX A DANGEROUS
WORK ENVIRONMENT, SOMETHING
INVESTIGATORS REPORTED ON A
YEAR AGO.
YEAR AGO.
YEAR AGO. >> PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> Reporter: SUPERVISING
COUNSELORS, HE SAYS HE IS
RISKING HIS JOB BY APPEARING ON
CAMERA.
CAMERA.
CAMERA. >> IT IS TOO LONG THAT STAFF OF
BEEN SILENT.>> Reporter: THEY
HAVE PLEDGED TO HIRE MORE STAFF
AT THE SHOW HAIL IS FACILITY
THAT HOUSES MORE THAN 200 OF
THE MORE VIOLENT JUVENILES.
IN CHEHALIS.
IN CHEHALIS. >> Reporter: IMPROVING WORK
CONDITIONS HAS BEEN A TOP
PRIORITY HE SAYS, AND GREEN
HILL HAS ADDED MORE WORKERS.
>> THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN
MAY, WE GOT APPROVAL IN APRIL,
AND WE STARTED HIRING IN JULY,
AND LARGELY FINISHED IN THE
HIRING BY SEPTEMBER.>> Reporter:
BUT THESE SCHEDULES PROVIDED BY
A GREEN HILL WORKER SHOWS
NUMEROUS UNFILLED SHIFTS, EACH
ONE REPRESENTS A SHIFT WITH NO
EMPLOYEE TO WORK AT, LOPE,
DANGEROUS WORK IN RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS TURNOVER.
DANGEROUS TURNOVER. >> ONE SECURITY OFFICER
POSITION, FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN IN THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> Reporter: MORE EMPLOYEES
WORKING ALONE IN A WING, LIKE
CHRIS, WHO WAS VICIOUSLY
ATTACKED AND NEVER RETURNED.
>> IT WAS LIKE WATCHING MYSELF
DYING, I WAS BEING HIT KNOCKED
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> Reporter: GREEN HILL
CONTINUES TO BE IN VIOLATION OF
THE MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARDS.
STAFF MEMBERS SAY EVEN WORSE
THAN THE LOW WORKER COUNTS ARE
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS BARRING
PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS.
>> NO SANCTIONS ON RESIDENTS.
>> Reporter: TALBERT, HE WAS
CHARGED WITH 13 SERIOUS
INFRACTIONS THAT GREEN HILL IN
LESS THAN A YEAR.
HE WAS RELEASED EARLY FROM
MAXIMUM-SECURITY ON HIS 12th
VIOLATION, AN ASSAULT, IN THE
KITCHEN AREA FOUR DAYS LATER,
HE ALLEGEDLY KNOCKED OUT A
STAFF MEMBER IN THE ESCAPE
ATTEMPT USING A BAR OF SOAP
WRAPPED IN A SOCK.
AND HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN
GENERAL POPULATION IN THE FIRST
PLACE SAYS HALL.
>> THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
>> Reporter: THE SECURITY
OFFICER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE
INABILITY TO GET THE RESIDENT
TRANSFERRED ON PRIOR
INFRACTIONS.
INFRACTIONS. THE INCIDENT REPORT CALLED OUT
STAFF PERCEPTIONS THAT WE HAVE
NEITHER THE SUPPORT OR THE
TOOLS TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE.
>> WHY DID HE PUT WORDS ON
PAPER?
PAPER?
PAPER? >>
PAPER? >> HE SAW THESE GOING ON TOO
MANY TIMES.
MANY TIMES. IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE WE ARE
BEING PUT IN DANGER.
>> Reporter: THEY ADMIT THEY
TRY TO AVOID SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT, FOR YOUNG
OFFENDERS .
OFFENDERS . >> OR WE CAN DO THAT, THE YOUNG
PEOPLE WILL NOT GET BETTER,
THEY WILL NOT ADAPT, THE
THERAPY WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE
THEY WILL BE IN A PRISON.
THERE'S A REASON WHY WE CALL IT
A JUVENILE REHABILITATION
ADMINISTRATION, WE WANT KIDS
COME OUT AND NOT COME BACK.
>> THE ADMINISTRATION AT GREEN
HILL, THEY PUT WAY MORE
CONCERNING CARE FOR THE SAFETY
OF THE RESIDENCE, NOT ONLY
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY, THEN THE STAFF, IT
MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
NOTHING, YOU DON'T MATTER IN
THE GRAND SCOPE OF THINGS.>>
THAT MAN, GABE PAUL, SAYS THE
PROBLEM WITH THE POLICIES
LIMITING CONFINEMENT IS THAT IT
IS LEFT UP TO EMPLOYEES TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE
DANGEROUS OFFENDERS.
DANGEROUS OFFENDERS. HE SAYS WE KNOW WE CAN'T DO,
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN
DO.
DO.
DO. SO
DO. SO IT
DO. SO IT IS THE MIXED MESSAGES
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS IN THE
RIGHT, WERE THEY PUNISHED?
THERE IS CLEAR VIDEOTAPE.
>> FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T
EXPLAIN, IT TOOK THEM A MONTH
TO REPORTED TO POLICE, THEY
CHARGED FIVE TEENAGERS AS
ADULTS, THEY ARE AWAITING