Tony Rust - who had marked them down as gone.Īs counsel substitute, it was Forte's job to notify inmates of disciplinary hearings and help them with those hearings. All of the inmates had pending disciplinary cases, and in each instance it was one of two people - counsel substitute Shelia Forte or Capt. It all started back in January, when another worker spotted inconsistencies in prison records.Ī few dozen inmates had been marked down as transfers who had been moved to a different unit - but in fact they were all still at Telford in New Boston, according to records the Chronicle obtained through an open records request. "If any suspected criminal wrongdoing were to be found, we support OIG in its efforts." "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice always supports the independent Office of Inspector General in any investigation," he said. Texas prison spokesman Jeremy Desel said the department would cooperate and pointed out that officials immediately took action in disciplining the employees involved. "We're just starting an investigation and as soon as we get it done we'll take it to a grand jury."
"We have opened a criminal case," said Deputy Inspector General Joseph Buttitta. SPECIAL REPORT: Why re-entry programs? And why now? An investigation exclusively for subscribers. The OIG launched its investigation into both incidents Monday after the Houston Chronicle began asking questions about the disciplinary actions. The other employee - a captain - is no longer with the agency, though officials did not say why he left.
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