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Blakeman, second from right, with officials from the Nassau County Correctional Center, displayed the contraband that “Operation Clean Slate” turned up in the jail. Items included weapons and drugs.

Weapons and drugs found at jail in East Meadow

Twenty inmates are under investigation at the Nassau County Correctional Facility after weapons and drugs were found in the jail in East Meadow. The contraband was found during a raid as part … more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/22/22

James Dzurenda resigned as Nassau County sheriff on Sept. 6. There has been no word on when the search for a new sheriff will begin.

Changes for the Nassau County Correctional Center

Nassau County Sheriff James Dzurenda, who was appointed to the post in 2020, has resigned. Undersheriff Anthony LaRocco has been named acting sheriff. There was no reason given by County Executive … more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/15/22

Correction officer possessed drugs, D.A. says

A Nassau County Correction Officer faces drug charges after District Attorney Kathleen Rice said he possessed amphetamines with the intention of selling them. more

By David Weingrad | 8/13/14

A state report claims that Bartholomew Ryan, 32, was "inadequately" assessed before he committed suicide inside his cell at the Nassau County Correctional Center in February of 2012.

State faults county jail for suicide

The New York State Commission of Correction recently released a report on the suicide of Bartholomew Ryan, a 32-year-old East Meadow resident and an Iraq war veteran who hanged himself with a bedsheet in his cell at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in February 2012, less than 24 hours after he was incarcerated. more

By David Weingrad | 4/10/13

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