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Chief Magistrate Rebecca Pitts reports the following individuals were brought before the Magistrate Court of Butts County for bond consideration and/or first appearance bond hearings during the period April 15-21:
Inside vaccine efforts in NY prisons: Eligibility expanded, concerns remain Nabeeha Anwar | Illustration Editor A judge in Albany Supreme Court ruled in March that New York’s full incarcerated population will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. Editor’s note: A free-to-ship fact sheet of what people in prison need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine can be found . In early April, days after he became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, Tracy White sat down in his prison dorm and wrote down four reasons why he would get the vaccine. He wanted...
Updated SPD Reform and Reinvention Plan focuses on transparency Chenze Chen | Staff Photographer A second version of the draft plan was released following feedback from the community and Common Council. Facebook Subscribe to our newsletter here. The city of Syracuse has released an updated version of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, using feedback from the Common Council and the community to add commitments. Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens and Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner discussed the changes at the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday. ...
SU increases investments in Central America, the Caribbean to $272 million Shannon Kirkpatrick | Presentation Director As of June 30, 2020, the university’s endowment was $1.35 billion, with a distribution rate of 3.79% — a metric that describes how much the university spends from its endowment each year. Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. In the last decade, Syracuse University has invested more than $272 million in Central America and the Caribbean. The offshore inv...