POUGHKEEPSIE — This afternoon, the Dutchess County Legislature's Public Safety Committee authorized $ 3.2 million to be taken out of the County's general contingency fund as well as out of general fund balance to pay for increasing costs relating to
the Dutchess County Jail including overtime costs and inmates housed in other institutions.
From the beginning of his time in office, he has openly expressed his concern for the men and women that work at
the Dutchess County Jail and has made building a new modern and safe facility one of his top priorities,» said President Timothy DeGelormo.
In addition to Rikers Island, which is run by New York City, the report listed the other «worst offenders» as the Greene County Jail in Catskill, the Buffalo area's Erie County Holding Center and Correctional Facility,
the Dutchess County Jail in Poughkeepsie, and the Syracuse area's Onondaga County Justice Center and Penitentiary.
Blanchard was arrested for assault in the 2nd degree, a class D felony, arraigned in the Town of Livingston Court, and remanded to
the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of no bail.
The Dutchess County Sheriff Station is based in Poughkeepsie and is adjacent to
the Dutchess County Jail, which houses around 275 — 300 inmates maximum capacity at any time.
In addition to Rikers Island, the report listed other «worst offender» facilities, including the Greene County Jail in Catskill, the Buffalo area's Erie County Holding Center and Correctional Facility,
the Dutchess County Jail in Poughkeepsie, and the Syracuse area's Onondaga County Justice Center and Penitentiary.
Not exact matches
The report takes issue with Rikers, but also assesses problematic
jails in Onondaga, Greene, Erie and
Dutchess counties.
Republican
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says the issue of new jail construction has been in front of county taxpayers since 1995 and the time to act i
County Executive Marc Molinaro says the issue of new
jail construction has been in front of
county taxpayers since 1995 and the time to act i
county taxpayers since 1995 and the time to act is now.
Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady said, «An appropriate
jail facility is critical to ensuring public safety.
«If Martin Luther King were in Poughkeepsie in
Dutchess County in 2013, he would be thinking about all these programs for kids that have been eliminated, while isn't it so ironic that the folks in power have tens of millions of dollars of our money to spend on
jail expansion,» Tyner said.