Danny was repeatedly moved to different jail cells right from the beginning of his case. Detention officers officials told him this sporadic movement was required for his own safety, claiming a "hit" had been placed on him due to word getting out that he was a former Department of Corrections officer with the AZ DOC.
Despite their efforts, Danny was assaulted in January 2009.
Each time they moved Danny, detention officers took everything from him, promising that his belongings would follow soon afterward to his next location. "Everything" included his entire case file, all correspondence, his pencil and blank paper, stamps and his medication, including high blood-pressure medication. EVERYTHING.
His case file showed up 1.5 months after being moved.
Danny started mailing his paperwork regularly to us after his sentencing on 7/17/09 - after they refused to let him return to his cell with the extortion documents he brought with him to court.
William Porter was a PCSO detention officer who worked in the jail where Danny was incarcerated for most of the period from 1/09 - 10/09. Danny heard from several inmates that Porter had been boasting about his involvement in the incident shortly after it happened.
The following comes from the Pinal County Web site, Pinal County Jobs.
Detention Officer
POSITION SUMMARY: Performs security work of routine difficulty in the supervision, care and welfare of inmates; performs other work as required or assigned. This is a Working/Journey position, which works under general supervision. Positions at this level are assigned a broad range of duties in the occupation. The employee uses judgment in selecting appropriate guidelines and in applying general policies and procedures. Significant deviations from established work processes require prior approval. The work produced and decisions made affect non-routine operations of the work unit. The employee applies knowledge to diversified subject matter, requiring some judgment in applying established procedures and guidelines. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by employees in this class. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below. Marginal duties (shown in italics) are those that are least likely to be essential functions for any single position in this class.
Controls and supervises the movement and activities of inmates.
- Maintains the safety and physical security of the facility.
- Supervises visitations.
- Conducts inventories of detention supplies and commodities.
- Distributes and collects all incoming and outgoing mail.
- Maintains detention records.
- Performs routine clerical duties including maintaining detention statistics and records, and preparing reports.
- Transports inmates.
and abilities listed below are required to allow the employee to perform the duties listed
above at the Working/Journey level.
Knowledge of:
- Report preparation and record keeping.
- Standard housekeeping practices.
- Human behavior and various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
- Search, transportation, and restraint procedures.
- Practices and procedures as applied to a detention facility.
- Basic bookkeeping.
- Maintain records and reports.
