KkyiEEPING YOU INFORMED JANUARY 9, 2009 BUMPING REGIONS ESTABLISHED --- VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS ALLOWED MCO and the DOC have agreed on the following bumping regions for the upcoming prison reorganization and closures: Deerfi eld F Mich. Reformatory, Bellamy Creek, I-Max, MTU Camp Branch F Lakeland & Florence Crane Scott F Ryan, Mound and Huron Valley Womens Huron Valley Mens F Parr Highway, Gus Harrison, Ryan, Mound & WHV To minimize the impact, the Department has agreed to allow those offi cers within the bumping regions to voluntarily transfer to vacancies throughout the state. Forms for this purpose will be made available by Monday at every facility within the regions cited above. Any offi cer within the bumping regions interested in transferring to other parts of the state will be required to submit the proper form to your personnel offi ce no later than the date specifi ed therein. You may list as many requests as you want. The determination for placement will be made strictly on operational needs and by seniority. This part of the process only relates to those who are interested in the possibility of transferring to other destina- tions. Do not list any institution within any bump region listed above as that request will be discounted. Note: There will be a different form for layoff and bumping when the institutions actually close. RELATED NEWS: TOUR SCHEDULE GENDER BASED ISSUES MCO President Tom Tylutki, MCO Staff and Board Members will be touring REARS ITS UGLY HEAD the facilities impacted by the closures next week. AGAIN! MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 MCO recently learned it is the Tylutki & Kowitz - Camp Branch (1st & 2nd), Crane (2nd) Potter - I-Max (1st), MTU (2nd) Department’s intent to expand BFOQ assignments in the upcom- Tuesday, January 13, 2009 ing enlarged women’s prison. The st nd Tylutki & Kowitz - Lakeland (1 & 2 ) union’s law fi rm has been contacted Potter - Michigan Reformatory (1st & 2nd) and is reviewing the issue. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Tylutki & Kowitz - Lakeland, Crane & Branch (3rd), CFP (1st) NOTE: CLOSER TO HOME Potter & Sholtz - Gus Harrison (1st & 2nd) Decisions regarding the Clos- Thursday, January 15, 2009 er to Home Transfer List have Potter & Sholtz - Boyer Road (1st & 2nd) been put on hold pending the Foldie & Douglas - Ryan (1st), Mound (2nd) closure of the above facilities. Once the transfers and bump- Friday, January 16, 2009 Tylutki, Potter, & Kowitz - Deerfi eld (2nd), IBC Dorms (1st & 2nd) ing is fi nalized, MCO will return Dunlap & Douglas - Scott (1st & 2nd) to the list and make fi nal determi- Foldie & Ost - Huron Valley Mens (1st & 2nd), WHV (1st & 2nd) nations. FROM THE OFFICE OF MCO PRESIDENT TOM TYLUTKI, SEIU LOCAL 526M sc:opeiu459afl cio KkyiEEPING YOU INFORMED JANUARY 16, 2009 KINROSS KEEPS BUSY RANSFER ORM EMINDER T F R ! 12.20.08 - inmate stabbed on the It has come to our attention there is a rumor yard returning from chow. spreading around the state that the voluntary transfer 12.25.08 - inmate caught with process within the layoff regions has been suspended shank. 12.28.08 - two inmates fi ght in unit by the MDOC. This is not true! The transfers have with weapons, one hospitalized. been suspended for another bargaining unit... but not 12.29.08 - staff prevent hit on for MCO members. inmate in same unit. Please continue to fi ll out your transfer request 12.30.08 - inmate caught sharpen- ing shanks in the technical school. forms and return them to your personnel offi ce by Seven shanks were found by staff, the deadline of January 20, 2009. including one hidden in what appeared to be an unopened box of oatmeal. 12.31.08 - inmate assaulted result- OFFICERS ASSAULTED AT CRISIS FUND SEEKS YOUR ing in a deep laceration to the face SALINE HOSPITAL HELP! and a trip to the hospital. Assailant On December 21st, offi cers The Crisis Fund Committee not identifi ed and another shank covering an inmate at the Saline has scheduled a meeting for Janu- found in housing unit. Hospital were attacked when ary 23, 2009, in Marquette. If you 1.1.09 - a shank and a tattoo needle the inmate jumped off the bed, have any ideas for fund-raisers or found by unit rover in porter screamed “I’m going to kill both other means to generate monies closet. of you guys!”, and then struck one for our members in need, please 1.3.09 - three inmates locked up for offi cer in the head in an attempt contact a committee member fi ghting, one injured possibly from to get his weapon. They ended up prior to the meeting. Committee a weapon. in a pile on the fl oor. The other Members include: 1.4.09 - one inmate treated by offi cer repeatedly ordered the Cary Johnson - Cotton health care and put in Seg. due to prisoner to stop resisting and Larry Henley - Alger Max attack in weight pit. Two other when he refused used chemical Carletta Andrews - Scott inmates attacked in separate inci- agents to subdue the prisoner. Byron Osborn - Chippewa dents in the yard and in the unit. Rocky Issacson - Marquette MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS REMINDERS MCO Vice President Andy ORGANIZATION The deadline to apply for Potter will also be in attendance. SEIU LOCAL 526M 421 W. KALAMAZOO You can e-mail your ideas or com- the Union Plus Scholarships LANSING, MI 48933 is January 31, 2009.... so get ments to MCO at mail@mco-seiu. (517) 485-3310 org and it will be passed along to the 1 (800) 451-4878 your applications in today! committee. Thanks! WWW.MCO-SEIU.ORG FROM THE OFFICE OF MCO PRESIDENT TOM TYLUTKI, SEIU LOCAL 526M sc:opeiu459afl cio KkyiEEPING YOU INFORMED JANUARY 23, 2009 ESCAPE ATTEMPT AT THE OFFENDER ESCAPES FROM OFFICERS ASSAULTED AT THUMB TUSCOLA RE-ENTRY GUS HARRISON On Christmas Eve three On January 11, 2009, it was On 3 rd shift, January 11, 2009, two prisoners worked together to plan discovered that an offender was Level II inmates exited their cell and an escape. Two served as lookouts missing from a wood pile stacking walked towards the restroom. One while a third tore the screen in a crew. of the inmates however continued dining hall window and climbed A complete count determined down to the base and punched out. He then used a ladder fash- that the offender was in fact miss- a CO repeatedly in the head and ioned out of bedsheets to try to ing. A subsequent review of the another offi cer in the face. The in- make it over the fence. He was inmates telephone calls indicate he mate was seen talking on the wing successful in making it to the top, spoke with a relative about getting with the other inmate and some but when he couldn’t make it over out of there, but that he wasn’t onlookers who gathered in the the razor wire he climbed back going to get cut up by a fence. He hall. down and fi nished his detail in the is still listed as an Absconder at Several orders to disperse were dining hall before returning to his this time. given but the prisoners refused to housing unit. comply and they were locked up The sheets were found short- TOBACCO PLAYS A ROLE for failure to disburse. ly after and it was determined that IN ASSAULT A few days later it was the inmates had stacked the dining On January 19th, a Level I determined via a kite that the hall tables in such a way to block inmate at the Cotton Correc- second inmate (who did not directly the offi cer’s view of the window. tional Facility slipped a cuff and assault the offi cers) was in fact the All three were sent to Seg. assaulted an offi cer who was orchestrator of the attack and that escorting him to L-Unit for sub- another attack was being planned - stance abuse (tobacco). this time on a female offi cer. Both offi cers were sent to the REMINDER That same prisoner was tak- en to the hospital for treatment hospital - one for treatment of a The deadline to apply for severely bruised and swollen eye, the Union Plus Scholarships of injuries he sustained in an altercation with another pris- and the other for a rib injury he is January 31, 2009.... so get oner over tobacco prior to him sustained while restraining the your applications in today! assaulting staff. Both inmates inmate. Both are now back to Applications can be found were subsequently locked up - one work. online through our website for assault on prisoner, and one MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS ORGANIZATION at www.mco-seiu.org. for assault on staff. SEIU LOCAL 526M 421 W. KALAMAZOO LANSING, MI 48933 (517) 485-3310 1 (800) 451-4878 WWW.MCO-SEIU.ORG FROM THE OFFICE OF MCO PRESIDENT TOM TYLUTKI, SEIU LOCAL 526M sc:opeiu459afl cio KkyiEEPING YOU INFORMED JANUARY 30, 2009 TRANSFER UPDATES MCOY FINALIST MCO was again successful in convincing the Department to SELECTION UNDERWAY allow voluntary transfers out of the bumping region to vacancies all MCO, MDOC and former over the state to lessen the impact on those who remain. MCO met MCOY winners are meeting today with offi cials from the MDOC on Friday, January 23rd, to review at MCO headquarters to review nearly three-hundred Voluntary Transfer request forms submit- nomination forms and select the ted by the deadline. At the end of the day, more than half of the the fi nalists for the 2009 Michigan offi cers who submitted requests were successfully transferred.