Read some of our best journalism from 2022 on the justice and equity beat.
Jails & Prisons
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Onondaga County jail gets different health care provider after report finds ‘serious’ issues
After three deaths at the Onondaga County jail in about 15 months, a new health care provider will take over.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Onondaga County jail health care provider contract put out to bid
The current healthcare provider was criticized heavily in a state report about a 2021 death at the jail.
Posted inPolicing
Onondaga County Sheriff-elect Toby Shelley selects undersheriff, chiefs
Most of the people selected to the sheriff-elect’s team are retired deputies who have worked for 20 years or more in the sheriff’s office.
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Onondaga County urged by NY to evaluate jail health care after inmate death, according to report
The directive came in a report, released by the commission Wednesday, into the death of Angela Peng, who was found to have died by suicide at the jail in September 2021.
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Infant’s death at Syracuse jail: 3 months later, still few answers
Ayanna Byrd, a 23-week-old infant, died shortly after her mother gave birth to her at the Onondaga County jail.
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Families rally against New York prisons’ care package ban
A group of about a dozen organizers and relatives of incarcerated people rallied Tuesday against New York State’s care package ban in state prisons.
Posted inOnondaga County
Birth of premature baby at Syracuse jail: Blood, cries for help concern family and inmates
Cheree Byrd, 35, tried to tell deputies she was going into labor for two days before she gave birth to an infant after just 23 weeks. The infant later died.
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Hillbrook counselor accused of breaking labor laws 82 times retires, returns part-time
A Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center supervisor who worked exorbitant overtime has retired and returned as a part-time employee, according to Onondaga County Comptroller Marty Masterpole.
Posted inOnondaga County
Onondaga County youth detention center mismanages overtime, auditor says
One employee failed to take a full day off 82 of the last 132 weeks.