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“In other words, members of the supervisory staff should work ‘down’ and man posts for this 24/7 operation, including weekends and holidays,” the letter states. “A reasonable person, such as an experienced warden, would mandate such occurrences but apparently such course of action has either been simply neglected and/or intentionally avoided.”
County Commissioners Director Joseph Derella responded that Alterman was being “disingenuous” about how staff assignments are made and is trying to pit two unions against each other.
“As an experienced labor relations attorney, Stuart Alterman is well aware that the Cumberland County Department of Corrections does not have discretion to reassign superior officers, who are members of the Fraternal Order of Police, without going through a mandated negotiation process,” Derella stated.
N.J. jail needs an outside monitor after inmates sound alarm about COVID conditions, judge rules
Updated May 06, 2021;
A special master will be appointed to oversee a New Jersey jail after inmates filed a class action lawsuit alleging the county and jail officials failed to properly protect them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cumberland County has agreed to enter into a consent decree that will appoint a special master to oversee the jail and to pay all fees related to the ongoing supervision.
The special master will make a report to the court within 45 days of being appointed detailing their findings related to how the county handled the pandemic in its jail, as well as what can be done to improve its practices moving forward.