Sentences with phrase «other jail facilities»

All are expected to soon be signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, with the package part of ongoing reforms aimed at changing the culture at Rikers Island and other jail facilities run by the city.

Not exact matches

The report found the US to be holding 2.3 million people in more than 1,719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 901 juvenile correctional facilities, and 3,163 local jails, among other detention centers.

We will be nearly echoing our jail facility security, but what other options are there?

A former lieutenant at Brooklyn's federal jail was convicted of sexually assaulting five female inmates, bringing a close to a yearlong prosecution that involved two other guards at the jail and exposed a pattern of abuse at the facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center.

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.

Asked by The New York Times last week if she would welcome a jail in her East Harlem district, Mark - Viverito said it was too early to decide but other communities may need to do their fair share because hers is saturated with social services facilities.

The problems the commission found at the other four jails include inmate escapes, obsolete facilities, guard posts left unstaffed, and overcrowding.

We can not afford to spend money on an over-sized jail facility if there are other more cost - effective programs that can address our correctional needs.

Sen. Brian Benjamin's two - page bill would require the city to close the jail on or before July 1, 2020 and «establish other facilities and / or utilize existing facilities» to house prisoners.

These and other issues need to be weighed against the alternative of building a new jail facility in Greene County, which would require a bond of approximately $ 45 million.

Ponte defended his budget calculations, stressing that closing the jail or building others off - site would take some years and that current facilities still need to be maintained.

Bharara spelled out his office's findings in a scathing 79 - page report addressed to Mayor deBlasio and two other top city officials, which seeks immediate reform at Rikers — particularly its three juvenile jail facilities.

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.

Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat though some functions may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large.

«The grant went to the purchase of two vehicles which the staff needs to respond to jail facilities on the Island and to travel to and from Bronx courts, as well as for computer and other office equipment.

Selected from more 500 jails, prisons and other correctional facilities nationwide, Westchester's efforts won «Program of the Year» honors from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, a top accreditation group.

The number of personal injury claims filed against New York City for episodes at the Rikers Island jail complex and other city correctional facilities surged last year in what the city comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, called a troubling indication of a continuing plague of violence and mismanagement.

James provides trauma - informed, mindfulness - based teacher trainings, in both the US and internationally, for those interested in bringing teaching the psycho - physiological benefits of yoga and meditation, karma yoga, into prisons, jails, rehabilitation and reentry facilities, serving the incarcerated and other at - risk and underserved communities.

West Coast LEAF will argue that the mandatory jail sentence at issue in this case has a disproportionate impact on women because of their role as primary caregivers and the potential for loss of child custody, and the likelihood that women will be jailed far from their home communities because of the lack of adequate facilities for incarcerated women in BC, among other issues.

The final rule defines correctional institution as any penal or correctional facility, jail, reformatory, detention center, work farm, halfway house, or residential community program center operated by, or under contract to, the United States, Start Printed Page 82489a state, a territory, a political subdivision of a state or territory, or an Indian tribe, for the confinement or rehabilitation of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense or other persons held in lawful custody.

Correctional Officers escort arrested individuals, who wait for their trial dates in jails, penitentiaries or other types of facilities.

Interviewed witnesses and victims at crimes scenes, hospitals, county jails and other vital facilities in order to obtain information and leads which could possibility help solve the crime.

Skill Highlights Corrections Inmate safety Facility security Emergency response Surveillance Law enforcement Professional Experience Correctional Officer 1/1/2010 — Current Liberty County Jail — Liberty, TX Supervise inmates in living and recreational areas and inmates and visitors in visitation areas; supervise labor crews in kitchen and other specialized areas.

Professional Experience St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Office 2010 — Present Corrections Deputy • Oversaw prison facilities and inmates ensuring orderly and efficient operations • Responded to emergent situations including fires, assaults, and other security threats • Received, searched, processed, and monitored inmates • Analyzed surveillance of prison and identified facility and staff vulnerabilities • Proposed procedural changes to remedy system shortcomings • Controlled public access to prison facilities • Performed administrative functions in support of jail operations as needed