Editorial: Jail must move beyond bars
The Tompkins County jail expansion is going forward, but the government must still be pressured to move from incarceration toward rehabilitation
The Tompkins County jail expansion is going forward, but the government must still be pressured to move from incarceration toward rehabilitation
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Ithaca College students attended the meeting where the Tompkins County Legislature voted against a moratorium on the expansion of the county jail.
Your guide to what’s happening in Ithaca.
Community groups across Tompkins County are mobilizing to question an approved $900,000 county jail expansion project, which would increase the co-ed facility by seven additional beds, allow for internal renovations and strengthen its security and control systems.
Ithaca locals and students took to the streets Tuesday opposite the office of Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., on East Martin Luther King, Jr. Street to voice their opposition to a government shutdown.
The Tompkins County Workers’ Center leads a rally for the living wage on Tuesday afternoon, outside the Tompkins County Legislature
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