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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

Pam Neely, an organizer for the Long Island Social Justice Action Network, said that many people inside the Nassau County Correctional Center are serving time despite not having been found guilty.

Protest at correctional center calls for state jail, prison reform

Cynthia Manuel, wearing a Release Aging People in Prison T-shirt, stood outside the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow, where a member of her family is currently being held. A coronavirus policy is preventing her from going inside to visit her relative. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/8/21

On Jan. 1, County Executive Laura Curran appointed Vera Fludd acting sheriff of the Nassau County Correctional Center — the first African-American and the first woman to hold the position.

Making history at the Nassau County Correction Center

Before Vera Fludd started work at the Nassau County Correctional Center 31 years ago, she feared what might be in store for her. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 2/8/18

Elected officials and concerned citizens called on the State Legislature to raise the age of responsibility. Outside the NCC on April 6 were, from left, County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin), Jenny Bencardino of Free Spirit, social workers Penny Siegmann-Beiner and Jen Beiner, and County Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont).

State heard call to 'Raise the Age'

Cold, rain and wind did not stop Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages from hosting a news conference on April 6 outside the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow, calling on the State Legislature to pass legislation that would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. more

By Stephany Reyes | 4/13/17

Judge restricts access to inmate-lawyer chats

A Nassau County Supreme Court judge has temporarily banned the district attorney’s office from obtaining recorded conversations between inmates at the Nassau County Correctional Center and their lawyers without a court order — a practice that D.A. representatives said is illegal in most circumstances, and they do not participate in anyway. more

By David Weingrad | 10/29/14

A snow plow drove Thursday through the residential blocks of south Merrick.

County: major roads passable, but slick with snow, sleet and ice

Nassau County’s snow plows, salters and sanders were out in force Thursday morning, a county spokesman said, as these vehicles’ operators worked to clear the roadways while thick, wet snowflakes fell rapidly. more

By Brian Racow | 2/13/14

Joseph Romano, 51, of Levittown, left, talking with co-conspirator Dejvid Mirkovic at the Nassau County Correctional Center on Sept. 25, 2012.

Inmate ordered hit on U.S. judge, attorney

A Levittown man, already incarcerated at the Nassau County Correctional Center for a previous crime, was convicted by a federal jury on Jan. 23 of conspiring to murder a U.S. district judge and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to a press release issued by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York. more

By David Weingrad | 1/29/14

Abigail Pallotta helped her sister Alyssa and father Shane shovel snow at their Park Lane home

What's closed, open in East Meadow after storm

The South Shore of Long Island was hit with about 7 inches of snow that fell mostly overnight. Blizzard conditions can make drifts up to a foot. Light snow was still falling on Friday and was expected to stop during the day. more

By David Weingrad | 1/2/14

By my accounting, Mangano's an unqualified success

For the fourth straight year, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has delivered for the taxpayers of Nassau County by once again releasing a no-property-tax-increase budget. more

9/26/13

In March, a Supreme Court Justice ruled that County Executive Ed Mangano must appoint a seven-member Board of Vistors to oversee the jail.

Locals tabbed for jail oversight committee

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has appointed seven people to a committee that will oversee the Nassau County Correctional Center. Of the seven, three are East Meadow residents. more

By David Weingrad | 5/22/13

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