Yo: Brent D. Reinke IDC Director POR 83720 Boise, Td 83720 From: Albert Pete veenstra TIT Doc #21864 Ice Prison For Profit POB-70010, H-216-A Boise, Ta’ 83707 Date: 06/15/10 Re: Letter dated 05/26/10, To ur. Steven Conry, V.P. CCR, From yourself Subject: Ierease in Incidents at the Icc Mr. Reinke I am presenting this letter to you in the form of an affidavit, so that in the event that you choose not to correct the Lock-in,Lock-out Protocol, that you have implemented at I¢C, and the violence and blood~ shed continues, you will not be able to say that you were not well infor- med, and that you might be held criminally responsible, and then you will have the good fortune to live at ICC. I am sendina you’a concern form with several pages, so that I will have the apriew ToGRrEVF 40 appeal said concern forms’and present them in Federal Court, The Concern Forms state the following: Re: Letter Dated 05/26/10, To Mx. Steven Conry, V.P. CCA, Nashville, 4N, Prom Yourself, Subject: "Increase in Incidents at the Tec.” Mr. Renike, on or about 06/07/10, 1cc started the lock-in, lock-out Protocol once again "Due to an increase in the number of incidents ef violence at ICC" Per your request. (Sce:Letter). This protocol is an act of retaliation and group punishment against the inmate popul~ ation, The problem is not with the inmates (there is always going to be some fights) it is with A, the placement of inmates by ICC staff, cc staff knowingly place inmates in very high risk areas, that ICC staff knows that an inmate is very likely to be assaulted. Ice staff does this by either lack of training or deliberate indifferent, I feel that it is the latter, T myself sent concern forms to 1cC, staff as early as 2007, and inquired as to why the staff «continues to Place inmates in known ‘high risk areas. I even went as far as to send a letter to John. Ferguson (CEO of CCA) begging for him to help, but he mever helped and the violence has gotten very bad. and B, By IDOC failure to enforce IcC/cca, to keep adequately trained staff and or enough staff to handle the’number of prisoners at the TbOC/Tce/cca PRISON FOR PROFIT. As you know CCA made a profit of $155,000,000, jast year, See: RIGGS v. VALDEZ-CCA, With profits like this, you’ and roc, at the very least should make sure that ICC has adequately APFIDAVIT/LETTER OF ALBERT PETE VEENSTRA OT PAGE 1trained steff and be required to maintain the amount of staff needed to warehouse as many as prisoners that TpOC has, So that CCA can keep its shareholders happy. As you know the problem of inmate on inmate assaults here at ICC is very high compared to other ID0C facilities, The other DOC facilities are not trying to produce a profit, which would stand to reason that just tiaybe ICc/ccA, is trying to keep the violence and bloodshed as high as they can, so that they can give out D.O.R.s and keep as many prisoners from going out on parole as poss~ ible, to keep CCA profits up. C. Your enforcement of the lock-in lock-out protocol has now placed inmates in a position of authority over each other. Inmates are required to shut there own doors after leaving or they will face disciplinary action, and if they don't then there cell~mate will get disciplinary action if he is there when staff comes by the cell. There has already been threats of violence from one cell-mate to the other, because one inmate said make the cops shut the fucking doors its there job, the other inmate said I don't want to face disciplinary action, because he had a shot at parole soon, the inmate who want the staff to shut the doors said fuck you I have a life-sentence and I don't care and I'll beat your ass if you shut the door. So my question is "When and how are you going to stop the retaliation and_qroup punishment against, the inmates”. This retaliation and group punishment is because of your own failures and the failures of 1D0c as a whole, because you don't want to hold CC accountable. If you were not aware of this violence and blood- shed that has been going on at ICC, for several years then I apolog- ies, but if you were aware of it (and I think you were) then T would recommend, that you inform our good Governor Butch "otter" and ask him to replace you with a competent Director before someone gets killed, I feel that as Director of the Prison you have either condoned or have become blind to the bloodshed and violence that is right in front of your eye's, STATE OF IDAHO) ) ss COUNTY OF ADA) I Albert Pete veenstra TI, after first being duly sworn upon his deposes and says the following: i I am the author of this Letter/affidavit to Director of Prisons. Brent Reinke. That I enclosed the original concern forms with this Affidavit, to be answered by Brent Reinke, That all statements are true and correct to the best of ity knowledge. COPY That I sent a true and correct to all the addresses listed below, Be S day of June, 2010, DATED this Alte ft es Albert Pete Veenstra HTth day of SUBSCRIED AND SWORN AND AFFIRMED to before me this, June 2010, (SEAL) cag i Governor "Butch" otter 304 N 8th Street, Suite 347 POB 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0034 Attorney General Lawrence G, Wasden POR 83720 Boise, IdahO 83720-0010 Stephen L. Pevar ACLU 2074 Park Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 OY fp TE Albert Pete Veenstea TT CERTIFICATE OF MATLING pa¥ CERTIFY that on the [5 day of gune, 2010, 1 sent a true and Correct copy of the above AFFTONVIT/LEMER to the parties Listed above via the ie UsS, Hail system. : e Dated this IS" day of June 2010, Lt fee UF Ribert Pete Veenstra Bleue no net willow occ en tee Te Rabie pgemd me vor thos ea per AFFIDAVIT/LETTER OF ALBERT PETE VEENSTRA III PAGE 3‘May 26, 2010 ‘Mr. Steven Conry, Vice President Corrections Corporation of America 10 Burton Hills Boulevard ‘Nashville, TN 37215 Subject; Increase in Incidents at the Idabo Correctional Center Dear Mr. Conry: We are seeing an increase in the number of incidents and violence at the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC). During the month of April, six (6) incidents were reported Since the beginning of May, there have been 11 reported incidents. Of the 11 incidents, ‘two (2) involved weapons and one (1) incident required off-site emergency medical care. When Warden Wengler took control of ICC in March, he implemented the lock-in, lock- cout protocol in the facility to control inmates’ movement in and out of cells, We feel that lock-in, lock-out is a good, sound management tool that protects both staff and inmates. In the April | monthly meeting, Warden Wengler stated that he planned to ease Jock-in, lock-out as housing units calmed down, He also indicated that lock-in, lock-out would be activated if incidents increased in housing units. As of today, the protocol has not been activated even though incidents are increasing. With the increase in incidents it is time to activate lock-in, lock-out. Our expectation is that the protocol will be implemented immediately and that the procedure will be a permanent, on-going part of operations at Icc, Please let us know as soon as lock-in, lock-out is activated at ICC. ‘Thank you, Brent D. Reinke Ce: Jason Urquhart, Division of Purchasing, File