As reported by politickernj.com, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo apparently doesn’t have to worry about a Democratic Primary opponent, but that doesn’t mean PBA Local 382 won’t refrain from criticizing the controversial Democrat in the strongest possible terms.
PBA Local 382 President Joe Amato is angry at DiVincenzo for praising corrections officers who work at
Corrections
Booker Calls To End Private Prisons; Draws Ire Of DiVincenzo
By Donald C. Barbati on
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As reported by nj.com, Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s call to end private prisons has drawn the ire of one of his staunchest and most powerful political allies: Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo. In a far reaching proposal to reform America’s prison system, Booker had harsh words for the privately owned prison industry saying it created …
Lawsuit Charges Essex County Contract With Halfway House In Newark Violates State Law
By Donald C. Barbati on
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As reported by nj.com, charging Essex County has for years placed profits over public safety at Delaney Hall halfway house, two law enforcement unions have filed a lawsuit alleging the facility violates state law by placing county inmates in the care of a private complaint.
The 19-page suit calls on the county to …
Former NJDOC Official Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery, Attempted Extortion Charges
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As reported by nj.com, former Department of Corrections’ official Lydell Sherrer pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempted extortion today in federal court. Sherrer is accused of taking bribes from corrections employees he supervised while serving as assistant commissioner.
Federal authorities said he offered jobs, transfers and help with a lawsuit …
Legislation Proposed Regarding Illicit Cell Phones Inside NJ Prisons
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As reported in the Trentonian on August 24, 2009, illicit cell phones remain a major problem inside New Jersey’s prisons, as inmates use the devices to secretly communicate with each other, intimidate witnesses and direct drug deals and other illegal activity. As a result, one New Jersey lawmaker is proposing to give corrections officials more …
Blanket Strip Searches of Non-Indictable Offenders, Performed Without Reasonable Suspicion Are Unconstitutional
By Frank M. Crivelli on
Posted in Public Employment Labor Law
In the matter of Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, Civil Action No. 05-3619, the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, addressed the issue of strip searches of non-indictable offenders.
Plaintiffs consisted of a certified class to include all arrestees charged with non-indictable offenses, which were…
Internal Affairs Records and Reports May Be Released Subject to Redaction
By Frank M. Crivelli on
Posted in Internal Affairs
In the case of Spinks et al. v. The Township of Clinton et al., 52-2-1684, The Township of Clinton sought to bar the release of an internal affairs investigation of the police department that was submitted to the trial court as part and parcel to a summary judgment proceeding. The Township argued that the disclosure of these types of…
Federal Corrections Officer Murdered at Atwater US Penitentiary
By Frank M. Crivelli on
Posted in Workers Compensation
I was driving home from a legal seminar in Northern Virginia today when I received and E-Mail message from Sergeant Steve Brzdek, President of The New Jersey Law Enforcement Supervisors Association, the collective bargaining unit that represents all New Jersey State Supervisory Law Enforcement Personnel. The E-mail informed me that a Federal Corrections Officer was…