Sentences with phrase «prison closure plan»

Any prison closure plan should be brought before the legislature for a full and open public debate and a vote and not crafted in secret and handed down by fiat from the administration,» said Tedisco.

«This prison closure plan is yet another example of covert government in action.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C - Halfmoon) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C,I - Jackson) today announced new transparency legislation to protect Mt. McGregor state correctional facility in Wilton and three others that are slated for closure by requiring the state legislature to debate and vote on any prison closure plan submitted by the governor.

The public safety bill, which is being drafted, requires the executive to submit any prison closure plan a year in advance to the legislature for ratification or amendment.

The prison closure plan is yet to be released.

Skelos wants to make sure half of the up to six prison closures planned by Cuomo come in Democratic communities.

Not exact matches

The Cuomo administration had held the prison closure news close to the vest after the governor intially announced the plan in his Feb. 1 budget presentation.

The pair's three - point plan seeks to expedite the 10 - year timeline for closure pledged by the Mayor by implementing aggressive prison population reductions through the siting of new jails citywide and reforming city detention and incarceration practices.