Union urges Cuomo to hit pause on prison closures
ROME â Members of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday to put future state prison closures on hold. NYSCOPBA held a news conference urging the governor and the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision not to close any more prisons until a study can be commissioned to address violence inside prisons amid a steady decline in the inmate population. NYSCOPBA Western Region Vice President Mark DeBurgomaster discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the union and its members. He noted their m...
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