Summary
The U.S. Justice Department will remain involved in the Erie County Holding Center and the county Correctional Facility for at least 18 more months.
Federal lawyers signed an agreement to dismiss their lawsuit seeking better conditions for inmate, but the pact requires the county to grant the Justice Department periodic access to the two facilities and allow it to monitor ongoing improvements.See the full content of this document
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Justice Dept. ; Collins Overstates Decrease in Oversight
In short, the agreement is not as stacked in the county's favor as County Executive Chris Collins boasted Thursday when he said "the Department of Justice has no role to play from this day forward" and to suggest the attorneys were on a "bus out of town."
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