Letters about Civilian Oversight

Essex County Jail Will Never Be Safe Until We Stop Profiting Off Black and Brown Bodies
Jim Price
Published: 12/23/2021
These deficiencies remained when the county depopulated the jail of people that the county was profiting from through the contract with ICE. The recent near fatal beating of Jayshawn Boyd as well as the stabbing death of Dan Gelin were tragically avoidable, but they are also evidence that the ICE contract was not the problem. The problem is that the county views the people in the jail as less than human. Read More
Civilian OversightCriminal Justice ReformEssex County CommissionersEssex County, NJICEJail Reform
Essex Jail Task Force work is just beginning
Matt Dragon @matt_dragon
Published: 12/27/2019
Citizens must push hard for good representatives to be added to the Task Force so that it can work as intended: ensuring fair and equitable conditions for all prisoners, detainees, and staff. Read More
Brendan GillEssex County, NJJoe DiVincenzoICEJail ReformCriminal Justice ReformCivilian Oversight