Nassau County Jail: Prisoner death, alleged suicide

Posted on October 27, 2010 by kwilder

[Update on this story, including stats, in another Newsday article at bottom.] (excerpt from) Newsday Deer Park man convicted of murder hangs himself in jail By ANN GIVENS ann.givens at newsday dot com / October 27, 2010 [Police and corrections officials said:] About nine hours after being convicted of first-degree murder and facing possible life […]

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Erie County Spending Taxes to Thwart Correctional Facility Investigation

Posted on August 17, 2010 by iwilder

NYCLU Victory Will Force Erie County to Reveal How Much it Spends Thwarting Investigations into its Correctional Facilities A New York State Supreme Court judge this morning ruled from the bench that Erie County must release 10 years of information about the use of taxpayer money to thwart legal efforts to hold the county responsible […]

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New York State: Looking at priorities through personnel/workers chart

Posted on March 8, 2010 by kwilder

KW: At The Albany Times Union, they requested from the government, and have published, a great document that shows how many state workers there are in various departments and offices. The list gives interesting insight into where our government spends the most money, and what some budget priorities are. I will say that reading it […]

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