Setbacks
Behind Prison Walls. Palast (2002) reports that New Mexico’s prisons are filled with Americas impoverish, violent outcast – and these are the guards. Palast (2002) revealed that WCC changed the requirements for guarding prisoners and other federal mandates. There were two prisoners per cell instead on the one per cell in accordance with federal mandates. There was only guard for one block on cells instead of two guards (Palast, 2002). WCC ran an economic operation cutting cost where it could to increase their revenues. WCC paid security guards $7.95 an hour according an interview with Ralph Garcia (Palast, 2002). WCC convinced the state of New Mexico that it could house, feed, educate and guard a prisoner for $43 per day. How was this possible? Does WCC employ lobbyist to promote their agenda? New Mexico eventually realized that WCC could not be fulfilled this commitment. April of 1999, a riot required 100 State Troopers to quail a riot at one of WCC prisons in New Mexico. August 29, 1999, a riot at the same prison resulted in the death of security officer Ralph Garcia (Palast, 2002). Corporate memorandums revealed that the line security officers pleaded …show more content…
But Richard R. Wackenhut took this path with the blessing of his father, George R. Wackenhut. As the company grew, his son worked his way up through various positions— investigator, salesperson, manager, and, beginning in 1986, CEO. The CEO’s broad experience in the field has helped him negotiate intense competition that virtually drove the firm out of the airport security business, as well as a prison scandal involving allegations of inmate abuse by Wackenhut employees. These experiences with failure, as well as success, have helped Richard Wackenhut not only navigate tough times, but also not to be over impressed by the promise of easy
Behind Prison Walls. Palast (2002) reports that New Mexico’s prisons are filled with Americas impoverish, violent outcast – and these are the guards. Palast (2002) revealed that WCC changed the requirements for guarding prisoners and other federal mandates. There were two prisoners per cell instead on the one per cell in accordance with federal mandates. There was only guard for one block on cells instead of two guards (Palast, 2002). WCC ran an economic operation cutting cost where it could to increase their revenues. WCC paid security guards $7.95 an hour according an interview with Ralph Garcia (Palast, 2002). WCC convinced the state of New Mexico that it could house, feed, educate and guard a prisoner for $43 per day. How was this possible? Does WCC employ lobbyist to promote their agenda? New Mexico eventually realized that WCC could not be fulfilled this commitment. April of 1999, a riot required 100 State Troopers to quail a riot at one of WCC prisons in New Mexico. August 29, 1999, a riot at the same prison resulted in the death of security officer Ralph Garcia (Palast, 2002). Corporate memorandums revealed that the line security officers pleaded …show more content…
But Richard R. Wackenhut took this path with the blessing of his father, George R. Wackenhut. As the company grew, his son worked his way up through various positions— investigator, salesperson, manager, and, beginning in 1986, CEO. The CEO’s broad experience in the field has helped him negotiate intense competition that virtually drove the firm out of the airport security business, as well as a prison scandal involving allegations of inmate abuse by Wackenhut employees. These experiences with failure, as well as success, have helped Richard Wackenhut not only navigate tough times, but also not to be over impressed by the promise of easy