Run an audit on commissary —- these profits were not used according to statute (how much becomes the devil in the details)
“(c) Profits resulting from commissary sales shall be deposited in a separate bank account and shall be utilized only for purposes of prisoner welfare and rehabilitation.” N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7016.1 —— JUST’s re-entry program?
UNDERSHERIFF JANUS, a contingent for the position should then undersheriff, now-Sen. “Freddy” Akshar had lost, said this after being handpicked by Sheriff Harder for the second-in-command spot: “I’ve got a lot to learn about the organization and the administration of the jail, which I’m learning about now[.]” SURE! And look at our jail — NOTABLY, the largest part of the B.C.S.O. is corrections.
JUST ought to consider the legal course to remove the administration of corrections from the sheriff.
“Broome County is a municipal corporation. The rights, privileges, functions and powers of Broome County government are conferred by the Broome County Charter and Code.”
Let us be clear, removing the administration of a county jail from a sheriff is not unique, nor is it impossible to achieve. See Opn. No. I90-71 (Ops. N.Y. Atty. Gen. Nov. 7, 1990) (see citations id.) (a chartered county may transfer administration of jail from sheriff). See also Monroe and Westchester counties.
Undoubtedly, JUST realizes that removing the sheriff from his/her custody over, in the instant matter, the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Facility (the “jail”) can only be realized by referendum. See N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 23(2)(f).
Of course, Broome County would be transferring power from the newly elected sheriff. Granted, anyone would be better than the “short, rotund man in the Stetson Hat”; however, both Akshar and Newcomb have conspicuous contemptible pasts flirting with trampling on the rule of law. At best, both have taken advantage of their positions.
Among other things, N.Y. Correct. Law § 500-C gives unbridled power to sheriffs. Do we really want a “top cop” running our jail, yet again?
Do we want to gamble — See, e.g., “Sheriffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Youtube,” YouTube (LastWeekTonight, March 9, 2020), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kak7kAdNw. As relevant here, see 0:0:5:28-6:08; 0:0:6:34-6:42; 0:8:04-10:27; 11:08-12:40. Cf. 10:44-13:25 id. (top cops act with impunity, are hard to remove from office, and for years reign unopposed, or at best, face weak opponents).
FIGHT FOR A COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS. Jason Garnar, albeit an ass in an elephant’s hide (collared by Legislature Chairman Reynolds days before Garnar took office and smartly groomed by Reynolds to replace the then-lame Republican candidate Preston) would be a far better political head to deal with than Akshar or Newcomb.
Run an audit on commissary —- these profits were not used according to statute (how much becomes the devil in the details)
“(c) Profits resulting from commissary sales shall be deposited in a separate bank account and shall be utilized only for purposes of prisoner welfare and rehabilitation.” N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7016.1 —— JUST’s re-entry program?
UNDERSHERIFF JANUS, a contingent for the position should then undersheriff, now-Sen. “Freddy” Akshar had lost, said this after being handpicked by Sheriff Harder for the second-in-command spot: “I’ve got a lot to learn about the organization and the administration of the jail, which I’m learning about now[.]” SURE! And look at our jail — NOTABLY, the largest part of the B.C.S.O. is corrections.
JUST ought to consider the legal course to remove the administration of corrections from the sheriff.
“Broome County is a municipal corporation. The rights, privileges, functions and powers of Broome County government are conferred by the Broome County Charter and Code.”
Let us be clear, removing the administration of a county jail from a sheriff is not unique, nor is it impossible to achieve. See Opn. No. I90-71 (Ops. N.Y. Atty. Gen. Nov. 7, 1990) (see citations id.) (a chartered county may transfer administration of jail from sheriff). See also Monroe and Westchester counties.
Undoubtedly, JUST realizes that removing the sheriff from his/her custody over, in the instant matter, the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Facility (the “jail”) can only be realized by referendum. See N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 23(2)(f).
Of course, Broome County would be transferring power from the newly elected sheriff. Granted, anyone would be better than the “short, rotund man in the Stetson Hat”; however, both Akshar and Newcomb have conspicuous contemptible pasts flirting with trampling on the rule of law. At best, both have taken advantage of their positions.
Among other things, N.Y. Correct. Law § 500-C gives unbridled power to sheriffs. Do we really want a “top cop” running our jail, yet again?
Do we want to gamble — See, e.g., “Sheriffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – Youtube,” YouTube (LastWeekTonight, March 9, 2020), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kak7kAdNw. As relevant here, see 0:0:5:28-6:08; 0:0:6:34-6:42; 0:8:04-10:27; 11:08-12:40. Cf. 10:44-13:25 id. (top cops act with impunity, are hard to remove from office, and for years reign unopposed, or at best, face weak opponents).
FIGHT FOR A COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS. Jason Garnar, albeit an ass in an elephant’s hide (collared by Legislature Chairman Reynolds days before Garnar took office and smartly groomed by Reynolds to replace the then-lame Republican candidate Preston) would be a far better political head to deal with than Akshar or Newcomb.