Sentences with phrase «by jail inmates»

Dr. Debra Mashek - Science of Relationships articles Website / CV Dr. Mashek's work bridges many disciplines by examining (a) the experience of feeling too close to intimate others, (b) confusing the self with close others, and (c) the psychological distress experienced by jail inmates with competing allegiances to the criminal community and to the community at large.

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Noel's findings led to a revamping of the trustee system, and the knowledge provided by one of the inmates even led to the arrest of a woman who tried to sneak drugs into the jail shortly after filming ended.

Finally, the trustees would distribute the drugs to different zones within the jail by hiding them under food trays as they distributed meals to the inmates.

(They serve dal and roti to jail inmates in India or this is what I have been made to believe by watching one too many Bollywood movies:P).

After that six weeks in Sanford, McLain spent short stretches at two other jails before he wound up in what he regards as the very bottom of the belly of the beast, the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, the federal prison that two months after his release would become a site of rioting, destruction and hostage - taking by Cuban - born inmates.

In New York's prisons and jails, simple menstruation supplies like pads and tampons can become bargaining chips, used to maintain control by correction officers, or traded among incarcerated women, according to former inmates and advocates on the issue.

Suicide attempts are being misclassified by correction officers as «individual inmate disturbances» at the Erie County Jail.

So far, de Blasio has addressed the ongoing problems with violence and corruption at the city jail with a set of reforms led by Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, including ending solitary confinement for the island's youngest inmates.

One of the nation's best - known forensic pathologists, Dr. Michael Baden, helped determine that Holding Center inmate Richard A. Metcalf Jr. was suffocated by jail deputies and did not die of a heart attack as the Erie County medical examiner found in 2012.

This agreement, approved today by the Westchester County Board of Acquisition and Contract, implements a resolution of the Government's findings regarding the Jail's use of force against inmates, its use of isolation as a method of discipline for minors incarcerated at the jail, and its provision of inadequate medical and mental health care to inmaJail's use of force against inmates, its use of isolation as a method of discipline for minors incarcerated at the jail, and its provision of inadequate medical and mental health care to inmajail, and its provision of inadequate medical and mental health care to inmates.

They would, in fact, be paid to house inmates being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and it would only apply to people who are being held at the county jail.

The number of inmates held in solitary confinement on New York City's Rikers Island has fallen sharply, in what city officials say is a sign of a gradual turnaround at a jail complex marred by allegations of violence and abuse.

On the heels of an agreement by Albany County and a private medical provider to pay $ 1.1 million to the estate of a former jail inmate who died of a stroke after nurses waited 12 hours to call an ambulance, jail administrators from other counties told members of the state Assembly on Monday that such private contractors usually improve medical services in jails.

The office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, released its findings in a graphic 79 - page report that described a «deep - seated culture of violence» against youthful inmates at the jail complex, perpetrated by guards who operated with little fear of punishment.

2 p.m., the Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services will assemble to make decisions on bills directing the Department of Correction to provide a list of all inmates waitlisted for placement or transfer to alternative housing, to expand its report on «enhanced supervision housing,» to publish «their rules and regulations regarding the use of force by staff on inmates,» to post quarterly reports detailing the visitation of incarcerated individuals, the department's grievance system, and the demographic of incarcerated individuals in city jails, and to create «an inmate bill of rights.»

The superintendent of his Jail Management Division, Thomas Diina, met the deadline by sending Albany a letter stating he better understands a key provision in the state's definition of attempted suicide — whenever an inmate places one's self in a «life - threatening situation» — and told his command - level staff that the «intent of the inmate should not factor into how an incident is categorized.»

The suit was originally filed by the Legal Aid Society, and was eventually joined by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who wrote in a scathing report that there was a «culture of violence» against inmates in the city jails.

The program has already diverted 3,700 people from jail, 92 % of whom showed up to court; the expansion could reduce the number of inmate beds necessary by 500 over five years, according to the plan.

Mr. Seabrook, the union leader who has been a proud obstacle to plenty of the reform efforts aimed at Rikers Island by Mr. de Blasio over the last several years — he filed court documents to try to stop a new use of force policy and has held City Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates nearby.

Nassau saved about $ 30 million annually by outsourcing operation of its bus and sewer systems and inmate health care at the county jail.

The Board of Correction today approved a plan for an enhanced supervision unit touted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte — but also voted to end solitary confinement for all inmates on Rikers Island under 21 by 2016, a sweeping change that will set the department apart from jail systems nationwide.

MANHATTAN — Violence at Rikers Island is on the rise even as the number of people housed at the troubled jail has declined and spending per inmate has increased dramatically, according to a report released Friday by Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Weeks after a federal report chronicled the assaults of teenage inmates by guards at Rikers Island, Florence Finkle, the commissioner overseeing investigations at the jail, resigned.

The Times uncovered details on scores of assaults at Rikers Island through interviews with current and former inmates, correction officers and mental health clinicians at the jail, and by reviewing hundreds of pages of legal, investigative and jail records.

Federal prosecutors plan to sue New York City over widespread civil rights violations in the handling of adolescent inmates at Rikers Island, making clear their dissatisfaction with the city's progress in reining in brutality by guards and improving conditions at the jail complex.

A new bureau inside the troubled Rikers Island jail complex has changed the way the Bronx district attorney handles crimes by inmates and visitors.

De Blasio wants to guarantee short - term employment paid for by the city for every inmate who serves a sentence in a jail — a program that will cost $ 10 million.

On a rainy afternoon at the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City this week, five men and one woman wearing tan uniforms sat in front of chess boards surrounded by an audience of correction officers and fellow inmates.

Joined by government and community officials, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol today presided over a unique graduation at the Oneida County Jail as a group of inmates completed GED classes as well as Anger Management and Life Skills counseling.

An audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has found that hundreds of inmates in upstate county jails received more than $ 500,000 dollars in improper benefits.

AG Eric Schneiderman said a decision by the embattled medical provider for Nassau's jail not to bid to keep its contract is «a positive step forward» for taxpayers as his office moves ahead with its recent lawsuit against the company after a series of inmate deaths.

By some estimates, more than half the inmates in county jails and correctional facilities have some form of mental illness.

Aside from the what the county administration has done, he pointed to drug diversion efforts by the District Attorney's Office and acknowledged new efforts by the Erie County Sheriff's Office to counsel and connect inmates with treatment while incarcerated and upon their release from jail.

The city's jails and its Department of Correction have been in a harsh spotlight for the last two years, amid investigations from the press and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that alleged a culture of brutality by correction officers, climbing violence between inmates, and pledges of reform from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Joseph Ponte.

Over the last several years, a grass - roots campaign by criminal justice reform activists, former inmates and local politicians have held protests demanding that the jail complex be shut down.

According to Tompkins County Administrator Joe Mareane, the over-budget spending is driven by overtime costs and the expense of boarding inmates out from the county jail.

Hein also noted rising personnel costs and a sharp decline in revenues generated by boarding out - of - of - county inmates at the Ulster County Jail as challenges in developing the 2017 spending plan.

The plan would start by reducing the population of the island by about half, from roughly 9,700 inmates to 5,000 inmates, by introducing an array of programs to keep offenders out of jail.

The Nassau County jail's inmate medical provider notified county officials it will pull its operations out of the East Meadow facility in 30 days or less if it doesn't get a payment of about $ 2 million by Friday.

«The mayor has apparently given up on keeping the jails safe for both correction officers and inmates, as evidenced by the 18 percent increase in slashings and stabbings last year,» said COBA President Elias Husamudeen.

Attempted jail - break in Jalingo prison, Taraba State, by some inmates on Wednesday morning, has resulted in the killing of two inmates.

Over the past several years, the jail's inmate population has been significantly reduced to approximately 1,200 inmates by the county's efforts to find safe and cost - effective alternatives to incarceration, such as supervised pre-trial release, credit card bail and other means of supervision.

RIKERS ISLAND — Eight Department of Correction officers were injured — including one who was bitten on the arm by an inmate — in two fights at the Rikers Island jail Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

«Westchester County has zero tolerance when it comes to illegal contraband being smuggled into our jail to be used by inmates and prisoners,» County Executive Robert P. Astorino said.

Results in the simulation almost exactly tracked California figures for the probability of returning to jail based on the number of times incarcerated, the inmate's age upon first being released from prison, the number of months since release, and by the length of the sentence.

I have facilitated counseling groups and taught yoga + meditation in an eclectic variety of settings: a county jail, a psychiatric hospital, by correspondence with Hi Max prison inmates, luxury resorts, embassies, schools, studios and retreat centers in North America, Europe and Asia.

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The inmate journals tell the story best about renewed hope and aspirations that a new program offered by Grossmont College has brought to a local women's jail.

The dogs who enter the program gain invaluable behavior modification and the inmates at the jail get all of the benefits that canines bring, just by being dogs — acceptance, stress relief and a bit of joy.

Sheriff's Working Inmate Program — This is a work release program that allows participants to convert jail time by performing outdoor work for Yolo County.