State Report Critical of Halfway House
I wish someone would go talk to residents at all the halfway houses in the state. If we intend to reduce recidivism we often need to start with the gatekeepers themselves. It's really a shame, The Villa has been around for 25 years or more and it's one of the only places in Colorado that someone without money could go when they needed treatment instead of going to or after being released from prison.
GREELEY – 9NEWS has obtained a copy of a state report that details a series of problems at The Villa, a halfway house in Greeley. The problems range from untrained staff to case managers having sexual relationships with offenders.
The report is the result of an investigation conducted by the Colorado Department of Public Safety last year.
Among many troubling issues, the state found broken showers, leaky ceilings, missing paperwork and evidence that some case managers were having sex with offenders.
In all, the report said, "A total of 79 percent of the areas surveyed were rated as either 'Needs Improvement' or 'Unsatisfactory.'"
The Villa, which can house around 200 people, is supposed to help offenders who may benefit from a residential program as opposed to prison. It's also is supposed provide drug treatment. However, the report shows the facility is struggling to do its job.
"We remain concerned," wrote Carl Blesch, manager of the Office of Community Corrections, in a letter to The Villa's director. "The Villa has not been operating at a level of performance equal to that of most community corrections programs."
The Villa's director, Matt Brucklacher, did not want to comment to 9NEWS on the matter.
Several of the offenders staying at the halfway house did.
Erika Rich told 9NEWS many of the problems stem from a high turnover rate among workers.
"We, the clients that have been there for almost a year, can tell them how to do their job because they don't know," she said.
Joe Gonzales says the living conditions are deplorable and problems rarely get addressed by management.
"A lot of things needs to be changed there and I think if they really wanted to do it they would, but to me, it seems like they don't care," he said. "I think they're just out for the money."
The Villa is owned by Avalon Correctional Services, Inc., which is based out of Oklahoma.
On its Web site, Avalon says it owns 14 correctional facilities in four states. In Colorado, Avalon owns The Villa and three facilities in Adams County.
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7 comments:
I am housed at the Villa in Greeley. It's true the buildings are need of renovation. There are no fire alarms, only one way in or out. You would not kennel your dog to this place. Avalon just doesn't care. If the employees make a mistake It becomes the clients fault because we are suppose to check their work, we are told it is our responsibility, or it's our butt on the line. Please listen to us, we are human beings. A few of the women's rooms had no heat for a week or so. The women also had no cold water in the restrooms or showers for several weeks. When the employees were told many said too bad, they're working on it.
CMI - Correctional Management Corporation is no better and could benefit from an 'investigation'. When I was there, case managers and line staff were having sex with clients, telling certain ones when their UAs were, lying, sending back clients for BS reasons, staff was doing drugs, the director was involved in a hit and run crash and never reported it, etc., ect., ect., the list goes on, but what do you expect from a private entity? It's all about the bottom line. The state sends you there because it can't send you to prison right off the bat, the HHF has to get some money out of you first, and then you are revoked with ABSOLUTELY no due process for going out of location or having a cellphone or just plain made-up reasons, screw what the Colorado Supreme Court says, and then they turn your comm corr sentence into a prison one, and oh by the way here is some parole tacked on at the end. The whole system is corrupt and needs to be replaced, period.
C.M.I...Correctional Manipulation Corporation. I mean you always try to take the the good with the bad, but for them, it is ALL about the money...And due process? Please. In that situation, clients are at the ABSOLUTE mercy of the staff. Isn't being held hostage over money a crime??? Happens all the time at these C.M.I. facilities. That is their priority. Not treatment, not what might be beneficial for the client, but what it is the best interest of the facility and it's financial viability...
Attention victims of the Greeley Villa! It is high time that a suit is filed. Your rights have been violated. It is cruel and unusual punishment to sentense a person to a place where ABSOLUTE POWER HAS CORRUPTED ABSOLUTELY! Your have the right to be treated fairly. The proof is already in! It is just a matter of finding a good law firm!!!!
A person confined to a Tampa Florida Halfway House did not get his bi-weekly meetings to progress his levels, when he complained it was always because of the turn over of case managers. He had several home visits and weekend passes before a home study was done. When he complained to a higher level outside the halfway house he was set up violated and returned to prison. What avenues of recouse by lawsuit does he have. Can he file suit against the halfway house or only the individuals who didn't do their work. His file even went through a BOP audit and nothing was caught by them.
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Matt Brucklacher has no idea what he is doing. Get rid of him and the problems will get resolved.
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