The current healthcare provider was criticized heavily in a state report about a 2021 death at the jail.
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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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Infant’s death at Syracuse jail: Family files claim, preserving right to sue
The family alleged that jail deputies ignored Byrd’s pleas for help as she went into labor.
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Democrat Toby Shelley declares victory in Onondaga County sheriff’s race
Republican Esteban Gonzalez and Democrat Toby Shelley faced off to replace Sheriff Gene Conway.
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Where are NY’s 2021 crime reports to FBI national database? Behind a mountain of paperwork
The Syracuse Police Department, among six other Central New York agencies, did not report any data at all to the FBI national database for 2021. That missing data has implications for communities and policymakers alike, local experts said.
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2022 Election: Meet the candidates for Onondaga County sheriff
Republican Esteban Gonzalez is facing Democrat Toby Shelley for Onondaga County Sheriff.
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Citizen Review Board to host community listening sessions on Syracuse police
The review board will host six sessions in the next month.
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Syracuse organizers’ lawsuit ends required police presence at community events
A lawsuit by the Black Artist Collective and Black Cuse Pride led the city to add more objective requirements when it has Syracuse police patrol community events.
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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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Syracuse church, law enforcement bring court to community with warrant resolution event
Residents can have their warrants resolved Wednesday.