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Sullivan County committee to send letter urging state action as state inmates fill county jail

3677159 · June 5, 2025
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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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