Short staffing leads to early inmate release

 The Times Union is reporting: 

ALBANY — New York is going to begin letting inmates out of understaffed state prisons if they are within 110 days of their release date and have a residence where they can live that has been verified by parole officers.

State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Daniel F. Martuscello III issued a memo Monday to all state prison superintendents directing them to create spreadsheets of the inmates who qualify for early release, which will include factors such as whether they have active warrants or are participating in drug treatment programs.

The memo was released a day after nearly 50 correction officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County briefly refused to go into the facility due to low staffing and what they viewed as a dangerous situation. A person briefed on the matter said the prison was operating during the Sunday morning job action with fewer than a dozen correction officers and a small number of National Guard members. The officers reported to their work areas around 9:30 a.m. after roughly two hours.

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Striking New York Corrections Officers can be hired by other agencies.

UTICA, N.Y. — Correctional officers who participated in and were terminated by participating in strikes at New York State Correctional Facilities may be employed by county agencies starting April 10.

That's the date an executive order by Governor Kathy Hochul is scheduled to expire.

Oneida County took legal action against the Governor and New York state over her executive order 47.3, which instated the ban. The state clarified that the order was temporary, and as of April 10, any local government is now permitted to hire any terminated correction officer.

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INMATE DEATH IN ANOKA COUNTY JAIL UNDER INVESTIGATION

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Rochester Nurse had an affair with a Federal Prisoner in Rochester MN

• A prison nurse at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Rochester was indicted for abusive sexual contact with an inmate and making false statements to federal law enforcement.

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Hennepin County Detention Deputy Assaulted

 

A Hennepin County Detention Deputy was assaulted by inmate Dellione Pierre Robison. According to the news article (Source Alpha News) The Detention Deputy suffered a concussion and a broken nose.

Robison has been charged (probable cause) with Fourth Degree Assault. Given Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarity's penchant to downgrade charges we hope this sticks. This is a line of duty injury.

Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Return Transgender Inmates to Women’s Facilities!

Gateway Pundit is reporting,  Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Return Transgender Inmates to Women’s Facilities!

This reverses President Trumps executive order and places women in danger!

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From the article:

One significant case occurred at Logan Correctional Center in central Illinois on June 18, 2019, where a female inmate, referred to as Jane Doe, alleged she was raped by Janiah Monroe, a transgender inmate with male genitalia.

Doe claimed prison officials conducted a “sham investigation,” classifying the assault as consensual to avoid violating the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), and she faced punishment for reporting it.

In 2022, another case at Rikers Island involved a lawsuit claiming a man posing as a transgender woman raped a female prisoner, with allegations that jail staff ignored warnings about the individual’s true gender identity.

Tremaine Carroll, a transgender inmate, was charged with raping multiple female inmates in 2024. Carroll had been transferred to the women’s facility under California’s Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, which allows inmates to be housed based on their gender identity. Following the allegations, Carroll was moved back to a men’s prison.

When will real women be important again?

New York fires 2,000 striking correctional officers

 New York officials fired more than 2,000 prison guards on Monday for not returning to work after a weekslong strike.

Enough correctional officers had returned to work for the state to declare an end to the wildcat strike, a labor action that violated a state law prohibiting strikes by most public employees.

"After 22 days of an illegal strike, the governor and I are happy to report it is now ended," Corrections Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said during a virtual press briefing.

The state and the guards’ union, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, reached a new deal to end the strike over the weekend, but it was contingent on at least 85% of staff returning to work by Monday morning. While the 85% goal was not met, Martuscello said the state would honor some of the agreement's provisions, including on overtime work.

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Union accuses NY prison system of illegal actions

 ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The union (NYSCOPBA-New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association) representing striking Correction Officers at the Elmira Correctional Facility and other prisons around the state of New York sent a message to its members on Friday, accusing the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office of unethical and illegal conduct surrounding negotiations with union members

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NY to begin firing striking Corrections Officers

 Spectrum News 1 is reporting "New York begins terminating striking Corrections Officers, cancelling their health insurance"

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