Essex County NJ Correctional Facility and Civilian Oversight

Civilian Oversight at Essex County Jail Public Comment 11/13/2019

I’m happy to be able to say that I got responses to my questions from Oct 23 this week. Thank you to Freeholder President Gill and the Freeholder staff for ensuring that I got responses. I’m sad to say that they’re…

Public Comment 01/07/2020

A few questions on various topics, all requesting a formal response.

The Star Ledger reported this week that two ECCF guards were charged with falsifying records after video evidence showed they hadn't done the rounds they reported doing. This highlights why…

Public Comment 5/27/2020

Requesting responses:
1. Please share the most recent results of antibody testing at ECCF. I know ICE stropped you from sharing the data about their prisoners but what about County and Marshal’s inmates? In the last update I could find from a month ago, 70% of ICE prisoners held in…

Civilian Oversight at Essex County Jail Public Comment 07/26/2019

My comments to the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders about a civilian oversight committee for Essex County Jail like the one set forth by ACLU of New Jersey. This is basically what I said at public comment and…

Public Comment from 5/13/2020

In a response to a prior public comment question, the Administration said that the costs of holding ICE Detainees in ECCF exactly matched the revenue associated with that contract with ICE. Building on that information, the net impact of the ICE contract to the County in terms…

Civilian Oversight at Essex County Jail Public Comment 08/21/2019

Thank you to the two Freeholders who have engaged me on the topic of civilian oversight of the jail. I hope to still hear from the rest of you.

Public Comment 9/9/2020

Item K37 is to approve spending to purchase new firearms for the Department of Corrections. We as residents have been calling to defund the police, and really the entire mass incarceration apparatus, reflecting a desire to shift that spending to proactively address the root causes of…

Civilian Oversight at Essex County Jail Public Comment 10/23/2019

Thank you to the Freeholders and Administration for putting forward an ordinance that is a first step in the process of instituting Civilian Oversight of the County Jail. I have some questions that I would appreciate responses to so as to better inform the…

Civilian Oversight at Essex County Jail Public Comment 09/11/2019

I am here again to speak about the…