rapids. i m very proud that i came to this jail at a time where the corrections industry in general but even this jail in particular was moving away from a culture of violence and a culture that demeaned the inmate population, and moving towards a culture that treats everybody with dignity and respect and humanely, and understanding that the inmates have their own set of problems that they present us with, but they re all humans and they all need to be cared for as human beings. jail officials say one way they do that is to be responsive to inmate reports of threats or harassment. zach thiele is one of the inmates who wrote one of the kites alleged issues with inmate sutherland. he s still in the same housing unit as he was. just wanted to let him know that we re there if he has any questions or any other issues. just a well-being check, just to make sure he s okay. hey, zack. how you doing. good. just want to make sure you re doing okay. are you having any other issues?
with at least one inmate. zach thiele. honestly, i don t want him to get out in the world again, or even with someone else in the jail. because that just ain t right. it was nice to have him move because obviously i can shower in peace now, not having to worry about him coming up every time i try to shower. coming up i m very proud that i came to this jail at a time where the corrections industry in general was moving away from a culture of violence. a retiring captain reflects on 25 years of change. and a gang member finds out what his future holds. mr. leija, anything further you d like to say before i impose sentence? [ceo] welcome.
sutherland s upcoming transfer to state prison is fine with at least one inmate. zach thiele. honestly, i don t want him to get out in the world again, or even with someone else in the jail. because that just ain t right. obviously i can shower in peace now, not having to worry about him coming up every time i try to shower. coming up i m very proud that i came to this jail at a time where the corrections industry in general was moving away from a culture of violence. a retiring captain reflects coming up i m very proud that i came to this jail at a time where the corrections industry in general was moving away from a culture of violence. a retiring captain reflects on 25 years of change. and a gang member finds out what his future holds. mr. leija, anything further you d like to say before i impose sentence?
sutherland is currently charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, but now he faces new troubles. after staff received a pair of kites, jail slang for notes written from inmates. we received two kites from two different inmates regarding inmate sutherland. common subject between the two kites was inmate sutherland was making inappropriate comments to the inmates. 20-year-old zach thiele, who is charged with assault to which he has pled not guilty, is one of the inmates that reported sutherland. i was sitting in the shower. had my back faced like the other showers. all of a sudden i felt something hit my back. i turned around and there s a huge thing of soap. and i was like, what the heck? two seconds later, see his hand come around the shower, threw a bunch of soap at me. at first i was kind of confused. i was like did that really just happen?
captain randy demery says he has seen a lot of change over the course of his 25 years at the kent county jail in grand rapids. i m very proud that i came to this jail at a time where the corrections industry in general but even this jail in particular was moving away from a culture of violence and a culture that demeaned the inmate population, and moving towards a culture that treats everybody with dignity and respect and humanely, and understanding that the inmates have their own set of problems that they present us with, but they re all humans and they all need to be cared for as human beings. jail officials say one way they do that is to be responsive to inmate reports of threats or harassment. zach thiele is one of the inmates who wrote one of the kites alleging issues with inmate sutherland. he s still in the same housing unit as he was. just wanted to let him know that