A potential fix for New Hampshire's troubled bail reform law is still alive after state representatives normally hostile to changing the 2018 law decided it could move forward.
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely limited the kind of contact incarcerated people have with the outside world. Courts have gone remote, in-person visits
As COVID cases rose at jail, county officials gave praise
Hillsborough County s jail inspection reports, filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General s office, have looked essentially identical for years. Composite
A post outside the Valley Street Jail in Manchester. Emily Corwin / NHPR
Published: 4/30/2021 5:13:28 PM
When Hillsborough County Commissioner Toni Pappas toured the Valley Street Jail in Manchester last December, as she and fellow commissioners are required to do at least twice a year, she didn’t appear to find any cause for concern.
“I have found the condition of the facility, the security of the inmates, and the management to be in order,” Pappas wrote in an inspection report filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. “The inmates are being cared for pursuant to [state law], and are appropriately supervised by trained correctional staff.”
Hillsborough County s jail inspection reports, filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General s office, have looked essentially identical for years.
When Hillsborough County Commissioner Toni Pappas toured the Valley Street Jail in Manchester last December, as she and fellow commissioners are required to do at least twice a year, she didn’t appear to find any cause for concern.
“I have found the condition of the facility, the security of the inmates, and the management to be in order,” Pappas wrote in an inspection report filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. “The inmates are being cared for pursuant to [state law], and are appropriately supervised by trained correctional staff.”
Dartmouth eases some COVID restrictions on campus
Update: Wednesday, March 10, 9:09 a.m.
Dartmouth College says it has eased some coronavirus-related restrictions on campus, now that the number of students testing positive has declined and there have been no major guideline violations.
The school on Monday reopened Dartmouth s Baker-Berry Library, the alumni gym, fitness center and other buildings for students and employees who are approved to be on campus.
Officials said students should continue to refrain from visiting one another in their rooms or gathering in hallways. Common spaces and kitchens in residence halls remain closed, and grab and go dining is still in effect.