Monthly Archives: April 2018

Expose: Jail falsifies medical records

JUST has for years laid evidence in front of the County, the State Commission on Correction, the Health and Correction Committees of the State Assembly, the Attorney General of New York, and Disability Rights of New York. The C0unty has lost lawsuits over its medical care. The inhuman treatment and deaths continue. Here is yet more evidence of mistreatment and misrule: a lawsuit by former nurses at the jail, testiying they were forced to file false medical reports–and fired when they refused to do it.

The complaint and press release are here:4-24-18 Press Release 4-24-18 Complaint-ECF

News coverage:

Former Broome County Jail Nurses claim they were forced to falsify medical records

Former CMC nurses say jobs, licenses threatened if they didn’t falsify records

Rally vs. the abuse of youth, women, death

On April 19th JUST members and friends warmly rallied, as snow fell, vs. death and abuse in the county jail. The occasion? The Sheriff’s reelection fundraising gala–forcing the Sheriffs and guest to avoid the truth by slinking in through back doors of the lushly catered private event. More coverage here

Mariame Kaba in Binghamton on Criminalizing Youth April 17th

On Tuesday April 17^th at 4:30pm the legendary Chicago activist and scholar Mariame Kaba will be speaking at the Broome County Library, 185 Court Street, on

“Interrupting the Criminalization of Youth of Color Through Creating Restorative Communities

Free and open to the public. Mariame Kaba is the founder and director of Project NIA, a grassroots organization with a vision to end youth incarceration, and has founded multiple organizations and projects over the years including the Chicago Freedom School, the Chicago Taskforce on Violence against Girls and Young Women, the Chicago Alliance to Free Marissa Alexander and the Rogers Park Young Women’s Action Team (YWAT) among others.

Broome County Loses Lawsuit, Juveniles Win!

April 4 2018: victory! The Sheriff and County resisted settling, and they lost: the judge’s decision came down firmly and completely in support of the 2017 lawsuit against the abuse of juveniles in the jail. More information and documents may be found here.