KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa has introduced a “comprehensive rehabilitation program” aimed at reducing recidivism and creating a positive outlook for inmates at the Ulster County Jail. IGNITE, Individually Growing Naturally & Intentionally Through Education, is an initiative of the National Sheriff’s Association and is “reinventing the foundation” of jail culture. “There’s […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. In the past year, 28% of the overall overdoses in the county “were intentional,” Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa said. At a press conference Tuesday at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, he said that a two-year $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow his office to expand existing […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Nine alleged drug dealers and motorcycle gang members, including seven Ellenville residents, were indicted and arrested by federal agents Wednesday ending a “ring of lawlessness,” Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa said at a press conference. The men were implicated for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed “kilogram-sized quantities […]