|
|
| State audit questions Commission |
| By The Press Republican |
| Published: 08/27/2008 |
|
NEW YORK - An audit of the State Commission on Corrections shows that it has been deficient in performing its duties, but also acknowledges that there have been severe staffing shortages. "We found the State Commission on Corrections is not fulfilling its responsibilities for overseeing state correctional facilities," the audit said. It went on to say, "State Commission on Corrections stopped inspecting Department of Correctional Services prisons when its staffing levels were reduced during the 1990s." The audit also was critical of the commission's failure to inspect state youth facilities since it was ordered to make them in 1996. "In our opinion, as a result of this lack of oversight, any unsafe or inappropriate practices at state correctional facilities are less likely to be detected and corrected," the report reads. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think