Keyword: New York Civil Liberties Union
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The Nassau County Police Department will begin issuing a daily report with pending criminal case data and bail status of those rearrested, according to an executive order signed Jan. 19 by County … more
Police officers are using increasingly sophisticated technology to monitor our every move. While the police know more about us than ever before, we know very little about the police departments that are paid to protect us. more
New York’s Family Leave Act will take effect Jan. 1, giving employees one of the strongest family leave laws in the nation. That’s a good thing. All New Yorkers who work 20 hours or more . . . more
Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more
The New York Civil Liberties Union identified the East Meadow School District as one of many districts statewide that requests specific enrollment information that could potentially reveal immigrant status. more
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
No doubt, Nassau County’s –– and, specifically, the Town of Hempstead’s –– demographics are a-changin’. more
A New York State Supreme Court justice has ordered Nassau County to appoint a seven-member committee to oversee the Nassau County Correctional Center. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed in March 2012 by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which said it had received hundreds of complaints from inmates about poor conditions and treatment at the jail. more
Nassau County created an independent Board of Visitors in 1990 to oversee and reform the Nassau County Correctional Center. Since its creation, however, the panel has never been fully staffed or functional. more
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