KINGSTON, N.Y. — At a press conference Friday, county officials touted the opening of a new centralized arraignment parts court (CAP), 22 holding cells, and a brand new after-hours courtroom in the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center as a “historic day in criminal justice.”At the press conference, former county legislator Eve Walter of New Paltz […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Local officials touted the launch of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office’s newly formed Officer Wellness Unit, which will provide additional mental health resources to first responders beginning on Saturday, officials announced at a press conference on Friday.The Ulster County Legislature voted unanimously in favor of the program on Tuesday, May 14, and […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — County officials hope the problem of finding public defenders and local magistrates to appear for late-night and weekend cases will be resolved in early June when the county’s centralized arraignment part court is slated to be up and running.In a May 15 update to County Executive Jen Metzger, Public Defender Elizabeth Corrado […]
ROSENDALE, N.Y. — A shortage of available after-hours public defenders is “a safety concern for residents of the county and for my officers,” Rosendale Police Chief Scott Schaffrick said.In a phone interview Wednesday, May 1, Schaffrick said town justices are refusing to arraign defendants after hours, or even answer their phones when called by police […]
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