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Visitors and advocates urge county action on Delaney Hall conditions; commissioners to press federal oversight
Summary
Advocates described poor visitor conditions and called for closure or remediation of Delaney Hall; commissioners acknowledged federal jurisdiction, said they will circulate letters to federal agencies and continue oversight inquiries, and discussed parking and possible local accommodations for visitors.
Community members and advocates used the public-comment portion of the Nov. 20 Essex County commissioners meeting to describe what they called poor conditions and inadequate visitor accommodations at Delaney Hall, a federal-contracted detention facility in Newark, and to urge elected officials to press for change.
Norm Sutaria urged the county to require high-visibility "ladder" crosswalks and to apply Complete Streets checklists to Bloomfield Avenue repaving projects. Several speakers then focused on…
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