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Board renews Ambrose Group contract to continue corrections audits and staffing review

Essex County Board of Commissioners · September 11, 2024
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The Board approved a contract (not to exceed $98,800) to continue independent audits and implementation monitoring at the Essex County correctional facility; the award followed public comment from union reps questioning internal hiring, video-access controls and unresolved disciplinary backlogs.

Essex County commissioners voted to award a continued audit and monitoring contract to the Ambrose Group to assess compliance, staffing and training at the county correctional facility, in a measure not to exceed $98,800.

Director Ron Charles explained the contract continues work begun by Ambrose in 2021 and will include monitoring remediation of prior recommendations, oversight of capital and staffing changes, and new training for supervisors. Anthony…

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