On Monday, August 1, the Nassau Correction Officers Benevolent Association (COBA) spoke at the Nassau County Legislature. President Brian Sullivan, along with all four of his Vice Presidents, came to speak before the board. Sullivan has been dealing with a multitude of issues at the correctional facility in recent weeks. The biggest issue he and the rest of his board are facing at the moment is the safety of the Correction Officers inside the Nassau County Correctional Facility. The COBA board has already met with Nassau County's Sheriff Michael Sposato on multiple occasions to discuss the issues of security breaches and lack of security that adversely affects the safety of the facility itself. Sheriff Sposato and the COBA board have many "handshake" agreements regarding issues like post coverage, necessary equipment, necessary vehicles, and conducting searches in the facility for contraband. The problem is, the Sheriff has not kept his word. No matter how many conversations COBA has with the Sheriff, he is still not taking action to make sure the facility is more secure. This inaction by the Sheriff is putting the lives of hardworking corrections officers in grave danger. Without proper security measures in place, good people are at risk of injury or death. Recently, COBA has brought charges against the Sheriff to the Public Employee Relations board, as well as individual class action grievances against the County and the Sheriff for failing to address these issues. Read the rest on UCOMM Blog.
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