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| Assembly Republicans address workforce issues in correctional system |
| By midhudsonnews.com |
| Published: 09/03/2009 |
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NEW WINDSOR - Assembly Members Nancy Calhoun (R,C-Blooming Grove), Annie Rabbitt (R,I,C- Greenwood Lake), Joel M. Miller (R,C,I-Poughkeepsie) and Cliff Crouch (R,I-Guilford) met at the New Windsor Community Center to gather input and feedback from the dedicated professionals that work in area correctional facilities at a meeting of the Assembly Minority Statewide Forums on Workforce Issues in the Correctional System. Participants discussed ideas on how to best improve working conditions and make prisons safer for inmates, the staff that protects, serves and rehabilitates them, and the communities in which they are located. “New York State correctional officers are given the daunting responsibility of maintaining safe and secure facilities while rehabilitating inmates. This forum is a chance to understand the issues correctional officers face in performing their daily tasks, specifically due to overcrowding and under staffing in the prisons,” said Calhoun. “We will gather the ideas expressed today and formulate a plan to address improving the correctional facilities across the state.” “As the wife and mother of law enforcement officers, I admire the bravery of the men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting the public from some of New York’s most dangerous criminals,” said Rabbitt. “I want to give them the tools they need to do their jobs. We are meeting today with correctional employees from the Hudson Valley and hearing their concerns and ideas on how to ensure that our government provides full rehabilitation for inmates in safe and secure correctional facilities.” Read More. |
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