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| New Reports Critical of DOCS |
| By blog.timesunion.com |
| Published: 03/25/2010 |
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It’s going to be a fun day at the Capitol for representatives of the Department of Correctional Services, who will spend it getting ranked up one side by Assembly Republicans and down the other side by members of the Senate task force on government waste. First up was this morning’s news conference by the Assembly GOP, which released its report on “Workplace Issues in the Correctional System.” Briefly summarized, the report casts DOCS as a top-heavy agency that has adjusted the way it counts available beds in order to justify prison closures. The findings further suggest that the state does a poor job of softening the blow of prison closures on the affected communities. The task force, headed by Assembly members Gary Finch of Springport and Joseph Giglio of Gowanda, held 10 meetings around the state, all of them heavily attended by witness from the state Corrections Officers & Police Benevolent Association. Invitations were issued to DOCS Commissioner Brian Fischer as well as prison reform advocates such as Bob Gangi of the Correctional Association of New York, who chose not to show up for any of the sessions. Neither DOCS nor Gangi was immediately available for a response — probably because they’re attending the Senate task force hearings on the first floor of the Capitol right now. Read More. |
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