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The merger with the downtown Justice Center was first proposed in late Dec. 2022 and approved by the county legislature a few weeks later. Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley followed up with a lawsuit.
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The deadline for the merger was April 1, but Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley has said he needs more time.
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Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley says he still can't justify consolidating the Jamesville Correctional Center with the downtown Justice Center
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Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley paid a surprise visit to the Onondaga County Legislature's recent public safety committee meeting to express his latest concerns.
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County Executive Ryan McMahon's plan includes details such as timelines for the transfer of officers and inmates from the Jamesville correctional facility to the downtown Justice Center.
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The letter dated February 3 confirms that it will conduct an "evaluation" of County Executive Ryan McMahon's consolidation plan with the Justice Center. It also makes it clear the commission's enforcement authority.
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Sheriff Toby Shelley has said merging the inmates into the Justice Center downtown would put the facility dangerously close to overcrowding if inmates needed to be separated.
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The measure effectively forces the closure of Jamesville after 40 years of operation.
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The plan from the county executive's office calls for moving the corrections officers and inmates to the downtown justice center to address a staffing shortage.
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The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office conducted a full-scale shakedown of the County Justice Center and Jamesville Correctional, finding illegal drugs and narcotics.