Oliver Barry, an attorney for a woman imprisoned at Edna Mahan, said Friday neither his client nor he have spoken to anyone from the group, but he would welcome the chance to offer recommendations on improving conditions at the prison.
Lydia Cotz, an attorney in a federal civil rights lawsuit representing a former inmate at Edna Mahan, said the prison failed for years to provide adequate care for her client and that if a consultant was needed to make systemic changes there, then “so be it,” but she added that a federal monitor should also be put in place, along with a consent order.
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women s prison
MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help the Department of Corrections amid a criminal investigation into what the attorney general said was a “brutal attack” on inmates at the state s only women s prison, according to public documents.
The department announced in February that it had hired the Moss Group as a consultant to provide technical support, policy development and other advice at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The cost of the agreement wasn t announced at that time, but legislative budget documents show the cost of the two-year deal will tally about $1.3 million.
Colorado Springs man arrested for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) A Colorado Springs man is being held without bond after being arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
On May 5, the Colorado Springs Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant in the 1900 block of North Academy Blvd related to the possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Officers arrested Michael Hyatt, 35, and transported him to the Criminal Justice Center where he is being held without bond until a hearing.
The suspects mugshot has not been made available yet.
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The budget sent to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Thursday cuts 98 vacant positions from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
The $4 million in savings would be directed toward victims services, affordable housing, homeless services and a legal department to prosecute civil rights violations.
Updated at 1:50 p.m., April 29, with comments from the St. Louis Police Officers Union representative
The board that oversees the St. Louis budget has voted to cut nearly 100 vacant positions from the police department and direct the money elsewhere.
Mayor Tishaura Jones and Comptroller Darlene Green supported the changes at the Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Thursday. Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed voted against the plan, citing concerns with overtime costs.
But both sides, prosecutors or defense attorneys, can ask for bond review hearings, and they re not limited to one.
It s up to a judge to decide whether to grant another bond review, should defendants cite new mitigating factors such as a change in their housing status. Prosecutors might cite new aggravating factors to keep the accused detained.
Right now, the Criminal Justice Center downtown houses those accused of the highest level of violent crimes such as first-degree murders, assaults, robberies and domestic assaults, as well as those awaiting their day in federal courts.
It’s also been the scene of two riots this year, with detainees freeing themselves from their cells because of faulty locks, attacking a guard, setting fires, breaking windows and doing other damage throughout the facility.