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Sullivan County committee to send letter urging state action as state inmates fill county jail
Summary
Committee members heard that Sullivan County is holding 34 people in the county jail, 20 of whom are state inmates the county says the state is not taking back; the committee voted to send a letter urging state action and fair compensation.
SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y. — County officials said Sullivan County’s jail held 34 people, including 20 the county identified as belonging to the state of New York, and the Public Safety Committee voted to send a letter urging the state to address the issue and to provide adequate compensation.
A jail official (identified in the meeting as Hal) told the committee the state has refused to take custody of those state cases and that sheriffs across New York had written a joint letter asking the state to act.…
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