Otis Gyrie
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231 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Jul
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My name's Jim Hutchison.
Most people call me Hutch, even in my professional life.
My family-owned business is as a concrete contractor, and we perform work for a variety of private and federal clients.
One such client is the Texas State Department of Corrections.
It was work at one of their detention centers that got me interested in volunteering at a facility.
About five years back, we were installing a parking lot at the Montford Adult Correctional Institute in Lubbock.
It's also known by its more appropriate name, the Montford Psychiatric Unit, as all of the inmates have been diagnosed with some type of mental disorder or
As my men were doing the preparation, concrete placement, and finishing over a number of weeks, I used to watch people walking in and out of the front doors of the facility.
It was depressing.
Always the same scene.
There would be inmates in orange and white striped jumpsuits, trustees, outside the doors sweeping the front steps and picking up trash, cigarette butts, gum wrappers, etc.,
but mostly sweeping, always sweeping, all day long.
Must have been the cleanest set of stairs in all of Texas.
I suppose that it was a treat for them, though.
After exhibiting good behavior for a while, they were actually allowed outside the unit.
I've seen the conditions inside, and boy, I would not want to be locked up in there for too long.
Still, the looks on their faces...
blank stares, slack jaws, sweating, and a 100-degree sun.
As I said, very depressing.
I had a lot of experience with mental disorders, being diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder, and being a recovering alcoholic.
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