Sentences with phrase «for new jails»

Mr. de Blasio said he would work with the City Council to determine possible sites for new jails, and then move on to the arduous task of designing them and getting them approved through the city's lengthy land - use process.

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«Our preference is to determine the specific sites and for there to be ownership with the City Council,» he said, noting that design would be considered as part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure required for new jails.

«I was surprised to learn that the administration has already selected a site for a new jail in the Bronx,» Diaz said.

Total engineering costs for the new jail are estimated at over $ 3 million dollars.

It further complicates the need for a new jail in Cortland County.

I expect that the administration will present my office with a detailed outline of their plans for a new jail, and I will examine those plans carefully as the process moves forward,» Diaz said in a statement.

County Attorney Carnell Foskey said in a statement Tuesday that officials will look to retain such a supervisor until the county selects a vendor for a new jail medical contract following its request for bids in March.

Last August, lawmakers hired an engineering firm to identify sites for a new jail.

A Michigan - based Developer has donated over 73 acres of property to Cortland County for a new jail facility.

But the location could be suitable for a new jail, said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, a Queens Democrat who voiced support for the speaker's vision.

Not exact matches

In an essay for Time earlier this year, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

Six guards at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex were sentenced on Friday to prison for the 2012 beating of an inmate that left him with fractured eye sockets and a broken nose.

The arrests follow a purge that has seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.

James Harris Jackson, 28, spoke with a reporter for the Daily News at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.

In an essay for Time earlier this month, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

Zachary Cruz, brother of Parkland school shooter Nickolas Cruz, is being harassed by law enforcement — accused of terrorizing the community, arrested for a trivial infraction, held in jail after posting bond, and all but forced to take a conviction to avoid being unfairly jailed, according to his new lawyers.

Unless Congress acts on a new plan that would subject anyone who kills those animals for human consumption to a jail term and up to a $ 2,500 fine.

A young physics student starts a revolutionary new marketplace immune to State coercion; he ends up ordering hits on people because they might threaten his great experiment, and is jailed for life without parole.

NEW DELHI (Reuters)- An Indian court on Tuesday jailed a driver of U.S. - based ride - hailing company Uber [UBER.UL] for life for raping a passenger, in a case that highlighted the dangers faced by women from violent sex attackers.

Jesus Christ, this poor guy is going to jail for you people, for your sins, to preserve, to save our Christian values, to clean the world of these Islamoids, to reject all other rot morals from the liberal pest (see the new NY f..

Sam Chandler, secretary of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA) made comments following a new report that reveals 9 out of 10 people who are found guilty of animal cruelty don't end up in jail.

The new rules will allow local defendants currently jailed for failure to appear in court for a traffic - related violation, to be released while new court dates are set.

Churches ASK for 10 % but don't DEMAND 10 % nor do they kick you out of church for paying 0 %... however, the federal government TAKES 30 % + and threatens jail... geez... love love love the new liberal ANTI CHARITY... just so incredibly insightful to the hate on the left...

It was brand new in 1989, and housed some of the most high - profile criminals in the country, like Charlie Manson, and for a while it appeared as if the 26 - year - old fighter would spend the rest of his prime in a jail cell surrounded by evil, something that had grown inside him, something he wanted to destroy.

Saturday's New York Times business section had an article describing how cash - strapped states and municipalities are renting out advertising space everywhere they can think of, from local jails (a boon for defense attorneys and bail bondsmen) to the... [Continue reading]

Jailed for life, Mandela served 27 years in prison before his release in 1990, going on to become president of the new racially - equal South Africa.

New York City will soon change the way mentally ill inmates are disciplined after breaking rules while in jail, creating alternatives to the more traditional approach of solitary confinement used for most inmates.

Cuomo's counsel, Alphonso David, said the Rensselaer County sheriff's decision to participate in a federal program designed to catch undocumented immigrants in county jails — a first for New York occurring right in the governor's back yard — is «contrary to the public policy and values of our state.»

A New York judge is facing jail time for missing a court appearance related to an August drunk driving arrest, and she's apparently happy about it.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize marijuana because she says it is time to stop putting black people and others of color in jail for something that is «effectively legal» for white New Yorkers.

Hoping to accelerate the closing of the Rikers Island jail complex, NYC officials announced that they have now chosen sites for four new jails, one in each borough except Staten Island.

For months, protesters hounded Mayor Bill de Blasio at town hall - style meetings and fund - raisers from Manhattan to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., demanding that he shut down New York City's main jail complex on Rikers Island.

Banksy returned to New York City this past week, painting a mural on Houston St. honoring a jailed Turkish artist, and adding a scurrying rat to the clock of an old bank building slated for demolition on W. 14th St.. The artwork on the famed...

«However, any new site for a jail in this borough must be thoroughly vetted, and the people of the Bronx must have a meaningful say in the selection of any future site, be it the one that has been proposed in Mott Haven or other appropriate sites that could host a new jail,» he said.

Over the weekend, Governor Cuomo suggested Wards Island as a possible replacement for Rikers, saying the city should consider building at least three new jails.

Question topics during a post-announcement Q&A included the surprise resignation of Joe Percoco, the extensive list released today of New York endorsers of Hillary Clinton and Mayor Bill de Blasio's absence from that list, whether he supports de Blasio's call for changes to bail in light of the killing of Police Officer Randolph Holder, «felony drug dealers» being offered treatment instead of jail time, dealing with homeless people in the subway and rail systems, details of his executive order extending anti-discrimination laws to transgender people, Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch's departure and rules and laws around criminal defendant drug diversion programs.

The reasons, says a panel report to be issued Thursday, include a faster - than - expected process for choosing locations in the boroughs to put replacement lockups, a shrinking inmate headcount and new authority that Albany granted days ago to cut red tape in jail design and building.

The president of Uganda, Kaguta Yoweri Museveni on 24th of February, signed in a new law whereby a gay person will be jailed for 14 years and if caught on committing the crime on a second instance they will serve a life imprisonment.

That means Silver, sentenced to 12 years in prison, could remain free for upwards of a year while he appeals his case — or never head to jail at all if a higher court throws out his conviction, or grants a new trial.

At 6:30 p.m., ProPublica partners with New America New York City for Too Big to Jail: Executive Impunity from Wall Street to the White House, a discussion on corporate crime and the government's prosecutorial strategy for top corporate executives, Interface, 140 W. 30th St., Manhattan.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced an agreement with Westchester County that resolves the United States» long - running investigation into Westchester County Jail (the «Jail») under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act («CRIPA»).

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced an agreement with Westchester County that resolves the United States» long - running investigation into Westchester County Jail (the «Jail

New York City Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTiAtZ

City officials are authorizing new safety measures and equipment use at the Rikers Island jail, including taser guns for corrections officers, multiple sources confirmed to POLITICO New Yonew safety measures and equipment use at the Rikers Island jail, including taser guns for corrections officers, multiple sources confirmed to POLITICO New YoNew York.

The Western New York veteran's community is grateful for the dedication of Judge Robert Russell, Lt. David Mann, Buffalo Police Dept, Jack O'Connor, Vietnam Veteran US Army, Hank Pirowski, Vietnam Veteran US Marine Corps - without them many of our fellow veterans would find themselves in jail.

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For Ms. Mark - Viverito, passing the legislation would provide a capstone to her reform record that includes new laws to create civil penalties for certain infractions, like public urination, and pushing for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, a stance that helped pressure Mr. de Blasio to agree to close the facility over the next decaFor Ms. Mark - Viverito, passing the legislation would provide a capstone to her reform record that includes new laws to create civil penalties for certain infractions, like public urination, and pushing for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, a stance that helped pressure Mr. de Blasio to agree to close the facility over the next decafor certain infractions, like public urination, and pushing for the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, a stance that helped pressure Mr. de Blasio to agree to close the facility over the next decafor the closure of the Rikers Island jail complex, a stance that helped pressure Mr. de Blasio to agree to close the facility over the next decade.

(Buffalo, New York)-- Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw released an audit of the county's cost for providing inmates healthcare in the jail and holding center.

«We're not going to spend one dime on new jails,» Gangi said, adding that he also would not approve the funding de Blasio has allocated for a new police academy or the controversial Brooklyn - Queens streetcar project.