Dutchess County Jail: one of the worst in NY

State report on Dutchess County Jail shows reforms are needed now

Rebecca Edwards, Valley Views Published 1:39 p.m. ET Feb. 19, 2018

Dutchess County Jail one of the worst in the state. 


Few of us check the news nowadays without a sense of dread. The Poughkeepsie Journal’s Feb. 14 headline hit particularly hard: “Report says Dutchess County Jail one of the worst in the state.” Yes, the state Corrections Department identifies our jail as one of the five worst in New York.

Full article:
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/valley-views/2018/02/19/dutchess-county-jail-reform/350659002/