Training Day: TEXAS PRISON STAFF TAUGHT GUARDS HOW TO COVER UP ASSAULTS BEFORE THEY BECAME POLICE OFFICERS
BY Jason Renard Walker OVERVIEW The Ellis unit is more than just your typical prison within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). It is a dream job for assaultive guards that are also aspiring police officers, and those wanting unlawful training in the profession of inflicting harm on innocent and unruly subjects. Huntsville Texas is home to the Ellis unit as well as several other men’s prisons. This town is historically known as being a stomping…