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LESS THAN A WEEK ---
AFTER A SCUFFLE BROKE
OUT INSIDE THE STATE
TRAINING SCHOOL IN
CRANSTON --
THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR THERE -- HAS
STEPPED DOWN.
(CG)
WE'VE ALSO LEARNED
THAT
THE DIRECTOR OF THE
D-C-Y-F IS TAKING
IMMEDIATE STEPS TO
INCREASE SAFETY AND
SECURITY FOR STAFF --
WHICH IS SOMETHING
THEY'VE BEEN CALLING
FOR --
FOR MONTHS.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER ABBIE BURKE
IS BREAKING DOWN ALL
OF THE CHANGES --
AND IS IN THE CONTROL
ROOM
WITH THE UPDATE.
D-C-Y-F DIRECTOR TRISTA
PICCOLA ANNOUNCED
SEVERAL CHANGES
TODAY..
INCLUDING THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE
TRAINING SCHOOL'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KEVIN MCKENNA..
A DECISION SHE SAYS THE
TWO OF THEM CAME TO
TOGETHER DURING A
RECENT CONVERSATION.
D-C-Y-F ANNOUNCED THEY'RE
TAKING MORE DRASTIC STEPS
TO ENSURE STAFF AND
RESIDENT SAFETY AT THE
RHODE ISLAND TRAINING
SCHOOL..
AFTER LAST WEEK'S VIOLENT
ATTACK SENT FOUR STAFF
MEMBERS TO THE HOSPITAL.
Dr. Trista Piccola - DCYF
Director
29:14 we're obviously missing
something we took some actions
after the May incident some
things
worked obviously some things
didn't
MONDAY.. THE YOUTH AT THE
ROOSEVELT BENTON CENTER
WERE MOVED INTO THE
TRAINING SCHOOL'S PRIMARY
DETENTION FACILITY.
DIRECTOR PICCOLA SAID THE
CONSOLIDATION WILL HELP
ALLIVIATE SOME OF THE
MANDATORY OVERTIME AND
ELIMINATE THE TECHNICAL
ISSUES THEY HAD WITH THE
OTHER BUILDING.
Piccola 26:25 We have the proper
recording equipment and it does
work at the Youth Development
Center
PICCOLA ALSO ANNOUNCED
THE TEMPORARY PLACEMENT
OF FORMER TRAINING SCHOOL
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT
KEVIN AUCOIN AS THE NEW
TEMPORARY TRAINING SCHOOL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Kevin Aucoin acting executive
director over juvenile justive
services
31:55 we're going to be looking
at
the programming, we're going to
look at security we're going to
look
at the operational protocol
A CAPTAIN FROM THE RHODE
ISLAND STATE POLICE HAS
ALSO BEEN PUT ON A 90 DAY
ASSIGNMENT TO PROVIDE
SAFETY AND SECURITY
SUPPORT..
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS HAS AGREED TO
DISPATCH HELP TO THE
SCHOOL AS NEEDED.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO
HOPEFUL THAT THE ADDITION
OF NEW STAFF WILL HELP TOO.
PICCOLA 22:56 weonly have
seven vacanices left in the JPW
classification. We have our
academy in place right now they
finish up this friday and we'll
be
prepared to make offers to fill
those
last positions
A NEW PERMANENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR THE TRAINING
SCHOOL WILL NOT BE
HIRED UNTIL A 60 DAY
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
OF THE SCHOOL IS
COMPLETE..
THAT WAS ORDERED BY
GOVERNOR GINA
RAIMONDO.
COMING UP TONIGHT AT
SIX..
I'LL HAVE REACTION FROM
THE UNION ABOUT THE
CHANGES..
AND THE ONE THING THE
TWO SIDES STILL
DISAGREE ON.
AB EWN
WE'RE GETTING
REACTION FROM THE
UNION TONIGHT---
AS CHANGES ARE SET TO
BE MADE TO THE RHODE
ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL.
THIS COMES AFTER LAST
WEEK'S VIOLENT ATTACK
AGAINST FOUR STAFF
MEMBERS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER ABBIE BURKE
IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM
NOW WITH MORE ON THIS..
(AB)
I SPOKE WITH THE UNION
PRESIDENT THIS
AFTERNOON WHO SAYS
HE BELIEVES LEADERSHIP
HAS TAKEN A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION...
BUT THERE'S STILL MORE
THEY'D LIKE TO SEE DONE.
TUESDAY MORNING D-C-Y-F
ANNOUNCED SEVERAL
CHANGES AT THE RHODE
ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL...
INCLUDING THE
CONSOLIDATION OF THE YOUTH
INTO ONE BUILDING..
AND THE STEPPING DOWN OF
THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR KEVIN MCKENNA.
Jerry Minetti President of Local
314/Juvenille Program Worker at
RI
State Training School
8:16 yes I did feel that was
necessary
MCKENNA WILL BE REPLACED
BY FORMER TRAINING SCHOOL
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT
KEVIN AUCOIN..
Minetti: 2:25 although the
union
and Kevin Aucoin do not agree on
eveyrthing Kevin Aucoin has been
one of those leaders who listens
to
the union and values and
respects
our opinion
MINETTI SAYS OF THE 69
JUVENILE PROGRAM
WORKERS.. 37 ARE OUT ON
LEAVE.
MOST FOR INJURIES THEY
OBTAINED ON THE JOB.
MINETTI: 6:30 for some reason
this
population that we have now is
extremely violent,
HE SAYS STAFF STILL WANTS
MORE PROTECTION...
BUT RIGHT NOW DCYF ISN'T
BUDGING.
DR Trista PICCOLA DCYF
DIRECTOR 24:19 we're not
persuing pepper spray at this
point,
no
MINETTI 8:50 that would be a
mistake in my opinion, although
Im
relying on my sticker from my
granddaughter to keep me safe I
really believe that we have to
have
tools for the membership in
order to
do our jobs
(AB)
GOVERNOR GINA
RAIMONDO HAS ORDERED
A 60 DAY REVIEW OF THE
TRAINING SCHOOL..
SHE ALSO REACHED OUT
TO JERRY MINETTI ON THE
PHONE JUST YESTERDAY.
HE SAYS THEY SPOKE
FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20
MINUTES AND THAT SHE
SEEMS JUST AS
COMMITTED TO FINDING A
SOLUTION AS THEY DO.
AB EWN.