Ex-Employee Fired

Ex-Employee Fired, Imprisoned, and Beaten
AND NOW
Has been Unwillingly Moved OUT of State

WHY WE ASK?

Once again we come to you with the story of Thadiud Taylor #237855,(RI#128275) Ex-Correctional Officer, Connecticut Department of Corrections.

I received a letter from him today, from out of state explaining what has happened and we here at MTWT want some answers to the very questions that he is requesting.

Dear Mrs. Ferris...MTWT,

I'm writing this letter to you all there at MTWT once again, to respectfully requesting your assistance in my latest situation.

I respectfully requesting that you take the liberty to notify the "Media along with the Newspapers, T.V. etc. in Connecticut and Rhode Island (if possible) that speciously on March 9th 2005 Connecticut Department of Corrections at Cheshire Correctional, involving Warden James Dzendesa and others, called me out to the Captains Office and had approx. 10 Correctional Officers and Supervisors waiting for me with Video Cameras and at that time I was handcuffed and taken to the AP room. Where there was a LT and a CO from (CTU) Connecticut Transpiration Unit. Who than Transported me and all my property to "Rhode Island Department of Corrections". When I arrived there I was told that Connecticut Department of Corrections had picked me to exchange for another inmate from Rhode Island Department of Corrections. This abrupt Transfer of me was for NO other reason than for "RETALIATION" against me for exercising my constitutional rights and using the inmate grievance process, along with the fact that I do have pending lawsuits against the Connecticut Department of Corrections Official for their wrongdoings.

Mrs. Ferris, this transfer was a blatant abuse of the prison's authority. I further more was taken out of "Protective Custody" and put in general population with in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and Since March 9th 2005, have been unable to litigate my legal matters and adequately access my legal case file etc.

The Rhode Island Department of Corrections Employees and the prison system is unconstitutionally depriving me of my Right to Telephonically contact my Attorneys on unmonitored telephone lines and have told me that I must make my legal calls on the recorded telephones regularly used for family and friends conversations.

The Correctional Officers and Supervisors here are unprofessional towards inmates and use unnecessary force, along with profanity and threaten inmates on a daily bases. There are NO cameras in the housing units or stairwells and the staff dose not bring video cameras before transporting inmates to segregation etc, which allows them to use excessive use of force unmonitored. Hardly is the Rhode Island Department of Corrections a safer place than Connecticut Department of Corrections for me or some staff and other inmates here.

Mrs. Ferris, As you know I am an Ex-Correctional Officer from Connecticut and this incident is nothing more but a retaliatory act against me by the Connecticut Department of Corrections prison Officials.

I was told that the reason for my transfer was for "Safety and Security Reasons, That's it nothing more. I don't know how or who's Safety or any Security problems that there might be....I was in P.C. and I'm a Level 2 inmate with less than 2 years left on my Sentence. I am eligible for a halfway house this summer 2005 and my Parole hearing is this fall 2005. Clearly I can not begin to prepare for re-entry into the community (Connecticut) when I'm in Rhode Island. More so a telephone call from Rhode Island to Connecticut costs me 18.00 under their phone system.

Mrs. Ferris, I am respectfully requesting that your "Agency" take the liberty to contact the Connecticut Department of Corrections (Commissioner Lantz) and other appreciate individuals along with the Governors Office etc. To see if I could be immediately returned back to the Connecticut Department of Corrections to finish my time, where I can adequately prepare for my re-entry into society and my community.

Please also take the liberty to post my case/situation on your web site. I have field a civil Lawsuit in Rhode Island Federal Court claiming Retaliatory transfer and I filed a temporary Injunction order. directing Connecticut Department of Corrections to return me back to P.C. at Cheshire Correctional Facility. My case number entitled is Thadius Taylor V Connecticut Department of Corrections, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, erial. C.A.no.05-118T. Also Mrs. Ferris take the liberty to change my contact information on your site.
My Rhode Island DC# is 128275 (CT DC# 237855)

Mrs. Ferris, like always I know that your agency only deals with the truth and this letter and my situation is the truth...Please take the liberty to investigate my concerns and if you need me to sign a release so that you may obtain more information etc, from the Connecticut Department of Corrections or the Rhode Island Department, I will sign what ever you send to me.
You also have my written permission to use anything you'd like on your site. I ask that you please advise me on receipt of this letter and if possible could you send me a copy of all the notices that you have send out on my behalf in trying to help get me transpired back to Connecticut.

Respectfully Submitted
Thadius Taylor# 128275 (CT#237855)
A.C.I.
P.O. Box 8249
Crauston, RI 02920

What follows is a Media Release, which WILL be sent to both the Connecticut and Rhode Island Media.

MEDIA RELEASE

Connecticut Department of Corrections Transfers Inmates out of State for Excreting his Constitutional Rights

Inmate Thadius Taylor a former Correctional Officer with the Connecticut Department of Corrections has recently filed a Federal Lawsuit against the Connecticut Department and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, along with other Prison Official, claiming that they have violated his Constitutional Rights by transferring him from Connecticut Custody in to the Custody of Rhode Islands Department of Corrections in retaliation against him because he exercised his Constitutional Rights by using the inmate grievance process and filed a serve lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Corrections.

A lawsuit has been files in the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island against both Connecticut and Rhode Island Prison Officials and the case has been giving to the Chief U.S. District Judge the Honorable Judge Taves, (Thadius Taylor V Connecticut Department of Corrections, Rhode Island Department of Corrections Case Number# C.A. NO-05-118T Inmate Taylor has also filed for a temporary Injunction relief, asking the Federal Court to order his return to Connecticut pending the courts outcome of this case.

ONCE AGAIN THIS ORGANIZATION AS TO ASK "WHY" AFTER BEING AT CHESHIRE ALL THESE YEARS IN P.C. DO THEY NOW USE THE STORY THAT HE WAS BEING MOVED FOR SECURITY REASONS??

THADIUS HAS BEEN INCARCERATED SINCE 1996 NOW THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY, WHERE HAS IT BEEN FOR ALL THESE YEARS??

THIS IS THE SAME BS STORY I RECEIVED WHEN THEY TRANSFERRED INMATE RICHARD STRAUB FROM CONNECTICUT TO FLORIDA AND MAY I ADD FROM THE SAME FACILITY (CHESHIRE) AS THADIUS WAS MOVED FROM.

IT IS TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THIS TIME THE OLD STATEMENT ISN'T GOING TO WORK. I'M SURE IF THEY THINK HARD ENOUGH THEY MIGHT COME UP WITH A BETTER ANSWER, I KNOW I CAN!

THIS MATTER NEEDS MORE LOOKING INTO AND I PLAN TO DO JUST THAT, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.

This is the E-mail which has been sent to all Connecticut Government Officials

MTWT-Connecticut

510 Washington Avenue

Waterbury, CT 06708

203-755-8337

April 7, 2005

Dear Governor Rell;

This letter is in regards to Mr. Thadius Taylor – IM# 237855. Mr. Taylor is an ex-correctional officer that was serving time at Cheshire C.I. in protective custody since 1996 and now at a Level 2 to be released within a maximum 2 year period, with a possible release to a half way house in summer of 2005. Recently Mr. Taylor was moved from Cheshire and transferred to a Rhode Island prison and put into general population (now DC#128275).

We ask, what was the urgency to move Mr. Taylor after all these years and without having any major problems, knowing he is to be released very soon. What a waste of tax payers money, this move could have saved time and money if they were to have released Mr. Taylor into a halfway house as scheduled instead of moving him away from his family into R.I

At this time this organization requests an answer as to why Mr., Taylor was moved out of state when the current agreement was to keep ALL Connecticut prisoners in Connecticut with NO Transfers.

According to Mr. Taylor he was moved for protective reasons (from Protective custody to General population? And to a facility with no cameras, this concerns us greatly). After investigating this matter we find that a prisoner from Rhode Island was exchanged for Mr. Taylor maybe due to the fact that he exercised his grievance process.

This type of measure was also taken with inmate Richard Straub IM#251641 (FL #168295) who was awakened and moved to Florida without warning only a few months back, he to was also in Protective custody at Cheshire Correctional.. Family members never received word from the department of their intent to move Mr. Straub (before or after the fact) and he also wishes to be returned to Connecticut. I feel that this is an unfair move to both inmates and their families.

This seems to be an issue at Cheshire with many of the inmates that contact us.

This organization believes this may be more blatant abuse from prison officials. This form of abuse and retaliation must be stopped. We are asking you to please bring this man back to Connecticut for his own safety and back into PC as we believe he is in an unsafe environment.

Our letter from Mr. Taylor states that he has filed a civil suit in Rhode Island Federal Court; C.A. no.05-118T. This case also includes Connecticut, along with an temporary injunction relief asking the court to return him to Connecticut ASAP.

How do you expect a man to make a successful return back into society if taken from their home state and transporting him to another state that is not going to work with him towards his release? this is preventing him from taking any re-entry programs so that he will be equipped to enter society in 2005.

We would like to see this matter resolved ASAP before releasing this information to the media. We will be awaiting your response to this letter.

Sincerely,

Joanna Ferris

MTWT-Connecticut

Cc: Mr. Thadius Taylor –

Mr. Brian Garnett

Mr. James Dzurenda

Mr. Mark Strange