Jamesville Correctional Facility

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelly explained the impact to a committee of county lawmakers this week.

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.

Oral arguments are scheduled for Feb. 8 in Sheriff Toby Shelley's case challenging the closure ordered last year by County Executive Ryan McMahon and the county legislature.

The Ways and Means Committee approved the one-year pause while the proposed closure of the jail works its way through the courts.

After years of negotiations with the Onondaga County government, the Onondaga Nation plans to use the traditional land, near Jamesville prison, as a cemetery.

The Second Chance Canine Adoption Shelter has largely been closed since the pandemic, but the city of Syracuse needs the additional capacity to keep dogs in hopes of adopting them out.

The deadline for the merger was April 1, but Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley has said he needs more time.

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The April 1 deadline for the merger between Jamesville Correctional Facility and the Onondaga County Justice Center has passed with no resolution, Sheriff Toby Shelley states.

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