Gm-07 - Cca Newsletter Spring 2005

CAPTAINS' QUARTERLY GOVERNMENT EXH IB IT GM -7

Spite Will Get You Nowhere By: Peter D. Meringolo President

111 My Opinion ... We Ill! know th at Captains tire the backbone of the Department of Correction. The job does not get don e ioi th o u t NIl! presen ce and superoision of the first-lin e superv isors. Wllile w e flllly acknowledge that there is all enornions rcsponsibiiitq that COIII('S with the title of Cap ta in, running the Deportment effectively shoult! not rest 011 0/11' shoulders alone. It appenr« th a! Captnins nrc held most a ccoun t abte by the inocstigatious Division . If amazes me how lJIaJ1Y ranks above us S(~11 off 011 0111' investigative p(/ckages bnt the Inocstigation Division I/Jljl/st/y Iny:; all the blame 011 Captnin« if something is wrollg. WhCll il Wardell as rees with our inoesrigation and signs off 011 it, why then is thnt Wardell not held equalts] responsible by In v esrigators? It hils always been th e opinion oj the CCA that Captaius' initial reports are based solely 011 what tlrey wae told nn d their initial nsscssment of the incident, Coutran] to what tile Department believes, wc lire not trained imrcstigators and our prelimin an] report is all opinion of toh at we believe h appenctt, If tho se 11IJoVC us ag ree, then they ore

President's Message

equ alls] responsible , Wllile Co m m iss ioner Hom acknoioledgcs the difficult jolJ Wi' liau e - III/Ii knows hou: important we are to the care, cus t odi] (iliff control of the [nciliis) - his actions by th e way h e t reats us indicate differel/tly. He gives his nuumgcria! staff the okay to bltune everything 011 us. Fortnnatets] thu» [ar, OATH lias 1101' taken the silme view f/5 Commissioner HOI"/} . Whc1l OATH JlI((~es ex a m ine ea ch CtlSC before rhein thorOlighly, they do not collie I/}' uiith th e SlIlIIe co ncl us ion as Commissioner Horn ant! Oepllry Conunissioner White, that the Captain is guilty. All of these slten attig n n« make yOIl 7001/11('1' what l){/ckgrol/1Id Horn hns to qualify IIill1115 Commis s ioner. He cl aints ne did ow' job: yet, I rio II0t believe ITe knows the first thillg about lJeil-lg a superuisor ill a jail. III their quest to incriminate (I Captniu, the l uucstigations Depariment is uiol ating till' Departincnt's OTUll direct-ives . The 28-pflge OATH decision that exon erated four Captains - while Hom and White wanted these ncternn Captnins fircd- shows that Mnrtin Hom is not (l [a i r perSOI1 . If he WtlS , he uioul d lutue thoroughLy inues tiga ted the iuciden t ant! then the people respon sible for p"tting those Cap t n in s throush hell would he rem oued f ro 111 their posi UOIIS. There is a t len» i one lounjcr, 11 few inues tigntors and th e person ill charge who clearly had ollly one thing ill mind w h ile inuestigating that incident: - incriminate tlt e Cap t ains fit tillY costt Continuei!

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This HOW bring» me to il very important po int, It takes a !Jig pe rson t o admit his mistakes. Ollly n person 'with a huge ego and the illnbility to acknowledge wrollg-doillg ioould take the flpprollch th at Commissione r Horn h as taken. tnstetu! of moving foruiard aiu! placing the bl ame appropriatelu, he continues to tnkc his frustration our Oil the Ca p tu i ns IIIld the CCA lcadersliip, He is so upset with my expoeing the truth about isis administration thnt he h ae nll oioed Isis nnger at me to dictate flow lie 1'1111S the Agency. Thi s is clearly the »s» of II poor lender. ln steat! of tnkiJfg his frn stration out 011 tile liavdest working m en and toontcn in this Department, he s lio u ls! nrtenuit to correct: the mistakes of his s t aff. Instead of his negative rem arks ognillst me, he sholt/d rio the job he lOllS Itired to do and rUII this Agell cy properly, whir:h thu s fill' he lias [ailed terribly . A s you fIIal) know, Ho rn is the 16th Co 11/1/1 issioner tho t J have toorked for. While he is quick to criticize those before him, he in I/O way m easures up to his predecessors tohen it com es to lmildil1g morate and mill/ins th « A genes]. Those bejor« f,im at l eust kneto 11070 to remove persona! issues from the busines s at h and. They knew when it wns time to meet and talk sensibly and work in the best interest of the Department, TIl/IS fill", all Commissioner Hom has pro oen is his di slike for me and his d is respect for Captains. One recent example of tiiie disrespe ct (mile by 1I0t nc/olOwledging 0111' presence nt a graduntion ceremony. Another is totten Commissioner Hom held (I graduation ceremony th at IlslIn!ly in cludes Captnins inouing lip to A OW and excluded our Contain s froin the ceremony. Theil, iohen he runs wiled to tns}: 011 the issue, held n separate promotion for them and did not intnre lilt' 115 the President of the union they were grnd'lllting from. This all shows Horn 's selfishness and sp itefulness at lilt' cx ucnsc of others . How childisll can yOIl gel? A s the Commissioner COil tin lies to commit in'propf'r practices, 1 will continue to take him to taste 011 all of them . He has demonstrated ttis unioilliugncss to treat nil three unions fro1/1 the Deportment of Co rrection alike. He e/ljoys piL-tiJlg union against union. If (III of this seems ridiculous and ch i/ d ish 011 Iiis part, here's OIlC more. Commissioner Hom is depri ving the CCA of narking passes that we luroc ho d for seuen YCllrs for 0111' three release positions while isslling tile slime po ss es to other unions . I doubr that other Commissioners urould act the same wily iu: docs. lt [ust pro v es he cannot accept losing. l{yol/ uuint respect you have to give respect. Hom disresp ects Captnin« end, {llId every do.'/ . It is time for lt int to start treating each rank ill the Department toith the dig"it!! and respect we all dcscroe. The ;0[,.'0 wc rio e1Jery dny often go unnoticed tnut tmappreciated vy Conunissioner Hom I1l1d his stllff. III his spnre time, Conunissionc r Hom should rend tile 28-page d eci sion lunuied down 1>.'/ OATH instead of th iJlkillS liou: he C{l1I hurt the nevt Ca p t a in. All the ui rongs cited by the Judge against this Department should be imbedded ill his head. He should at the very least learn n lesson from tliat decision. However, his allger and [rustration o ver th at decision makes him w((nt to hold CllptlJil/ s to II higher stl/Ildnrd tl!{lll his m(l)wgers. I am glad the Illlme Martin Hoi'll will fore ver cOllueeted to the decisioll to eXO/lrrIl te foul" Cllptflill~ he wanted to termil/I/te. T ililt deci sio ll U)IIS an cl/I/)nrrl1 sslIlt'lItfol' this Depar[JJ/Cllt mul tl,l' person in chllyg£'. T1lnt decisioll tolrl l'INrIjOllC whnt I have be en SI/Yillg fo r yea rs - tilL' Depn rtmcllt goes lifter the rlwk of Cnp tn ill! Th is time, 11Owever, tile!! were exposed. III closillS, J raft' COIIIJllissiollcr Hol'll at tfle lJottom of tf,e 16 COll1mi%iollL'l'S I /rave

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE REPORT for COMMISSIONER MARTIN HORN

EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

This is an end- of -y ear record of Mart in Horn's progress as Com m issioner of the Department of Correction.

KEY: A = Excellent, B =Good, C = Fair, F =FAIL

December 2004

Ability to put aside personal differences

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Support Captains as they move up through ranks

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VINCENT PERillO

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Januarq 2005

Equality and fairness to all members in Department

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Knowledge and understanding of job

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AcknoWledge wrong-doing

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SOD STEVEN KR1FCHIN

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9/11 Bill Finally Becomes Law Governor Signs & Tells Crowd: "This is monumental"

Legislative Update By: AISeda Legislative Chair

Top Photo: Governo r George Pataki speaking to t hose in attendance

say ing, "The heroe s who responded to the horrific attacks of Septem ber 11 clearly put the needs of t he vict ims fir st." Bott om Photo: Governor Pata ki sign s the 9/11 bill in to law as CCA Presiden t Peter Meringolo looks on. Also pictu red are Senator Mart y Gold en, BrOOklyn , UFA President Stephen Cassidy, Sanitation Officers Assoc. President Joe Mannion , Lobbyist Lou Matarazzo, an d State Assembl yman Peter Abbat e.

O n a b r ig h t, s u nn r d ay in June - re flective o f the mood hov ering in th e air - p ublic .m p loyces. la bor u n io n officia ls, 9/11 w o rke r, a nd Iamil v me m be rs gathered in Battery Par k
recognizes the tremendous effort pu t for th by those who res p o nd ed to he te rro ris t attac k.. This bill will " ens u re that they receive appropriate compensa tion for any di sa bi lit ie they mn y have s u ffe red as a rc•.ult o f their in v lve m e n t in the rescue , reco ve ry and clea n u p effor t. New Yo rke rs w ill nev r forge t tip trag ic 'vents of that day , nor w ill w e forg et those w ho an swe red the ca ll to d u tv w ith o u t hesitat io n ." Diseases cove red b v the la w in Jude ca ncer, res p ira to ry illness anel e rta in s k in cond itio ns . In ad diti o n, the la w cr eates a cp tcmbcr 11 W o r ke r Pro tec tio n Ta s k Force to review a nd examine eviden ce about ad verse heal th effect: on w orke rs w h o p a r tici p ated il the Wo rld Tra d e enter efforts. Me ringolo aid he w as l is, p p o in ted that I -la yo r Bloomberg cou ld not pu t aside h is o ut rage a t th is bill becoming la w and m a ke an appea ran ce I th e b ill s ig n ing . Mayor Bloo m berg had worked to slop th e Go ve rn or fro m signing th is la w. " While this ca n no t be p roclaimed as a g reat o r ha ppy d a y si nce whenev e r w e re mem be r Se ptember 11, sorrow fills o u r hea r ts , w e can be p ro u d o f wha t w e w e re able 10 acco m p li sh for o u r me m be rs," Me rin go lo . aid.

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Top Photo: President to1eringolo wit h CCA Treasurer George Aufiero [right) and UFOA LI. Rep. Edward Boles (left ). Middle Photo, Meringolo witl

CCA 1st VP Ronald Whitfi eld discussing the legislation before t he press conference began.

CCA President Peter Meringolo addressed the crowd of more than 20 by saying, "Governor Pataki promised to never forge the men and women Public Employees who responded to th rescue and recover y. He did not let us down:

Although th e New Yo rk S ta te Le g is lati ve essio n is co mi ng to its o ffic ia l e nd fo r th e ye ,ll', the CCA :-till h as h o pes o f getting its C h ild Ca re Lea ve b ill signed in to

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New Child Care Leave Bill Would Include Tier III

La st ye a r saw the c reat ion o f a new la w tha t zave re tire men t c red it for per iod s of child care lea ve, b u t o n ly co v red rn em bers in Tie rs I a nd II. Members in T ier llf 'NCr ' inad verte ntly e xclu d ed fro m the la w. CCA P res ide n t Pe te r M e rin golo sa id he is no w tr y in g to Iix that in e q u ity b amending th e LoW to also co ve r members in T ier Ill. " Me m be rs in Ti e r III were acci den tly e xcl u d ed fro m th e b ill whe n it was d ra fted last year and a rc n ow goi ng back to the S tate c g is lat urc to get th is ~ ro b le rn fixed ," Mc r in g o lo sai d . In 2001, simil ar leg is la tio n was s ia ned I

in to la w to a llow member. of the police p e nsion fu n cl to ob ta in re tire m e n t c red it for period s o f lea v e fo r hil d care, This bill expa nd s that concept to allow s Ca r re tion O ffice rs the Sa m ' pri v ilege. lvle ringolo said th a t like Police O fficers , Corre lion Off ers are a rced to take a IC{lv C of abse n ce after the birth of a child , or ad o} lion. be 'a n d {h a t afforded through s ick lea ve , ~ in cc e xis tin g la w incl ud e' n o \v a y to p res e rve a Co r rec t! n O ffice r's retirem e n t be nefits d u ring {his pe riod u f le a ve, this Jill w ill p rov id e (l w a y 10 res to re these benefi ts by m a k ing ontribu lions to o ff. et a po r tio n o f th e cos ts. "T he Leg is la tive ession in A lb a n y is winding down quic k ly a n d w e' re doing everything ,,\' C ca n 10 be s ure th e Gove rno r gets th is bill so he ca n sign it into la w ," Me ringo lo said.

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PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE The Executive Board celebrates the Puerto Rican Day Parade with thousands of members of service . President Meringolo and I st VP Ronald Whit field also had the chance to meet with Cardinal Egan. The parade was Sunday. June 12, through the streets of midtown Manhattan.

MEMBER RECOGNITION AWARD So often, members of t he CCA do man y good deeds tha t don't cross the paths of Captains and Board Memb ers, whether it be cornrnunitq service, being involved in a use-of-force situation, or winn ing an award or recognit ion for someth ing unrelate d to work. But th at doesn't mean we don't want to recogn ize these members . And that's wh~ we're turning to you. Our members are th e e~es and ears of our union.

You talk to each other all the t ime. We w ant you to te ll us about the good things other union members are doing or involved in.

Send us t he name and worksite of someone you're nominating for the

CCA MEMBER RECOGNITION AWARD along with any pert inent in format ion about their good deed. Each quarter, the union will feat ure a Captain in the Captains' Ouarterlq . In format ion can be sent to:

233 Broadwau, Suite 1701, New York. NY 10279 or e-rn ailed to [email protected]

PROMOTIONS Co ngra tula tions to ou r seven former Captains who wer e promoted to As ist an t Dep u ty Warden effective April 8 and April 28, 200- . April 8 SYBENIA COLl.lN

DARIO E M A N D EON F RAZ rER

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4-28-05 DWA YNE BROWN

TIER 3 DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR CORRECTION CAPTAINS A ll Ca r re tion aplains w h o beca m e me m bers o f th e New Yo rk Ci ty Em p lo ye e Re tire m e n t Syst em ( NYC E R~) a fte r [u lv 27, 1976, a re me m be rs o f Ti e r 3. A s T ie r 3 me m be rs, C a p ta ins are eligible fo r fo u r d iffe re n t type. of d isability ret irem e nt be n e fit" if th ey been me u n a b le to p e rf o r m th e d II ties of (l o r rec tio n Captain . Th e fir st tn e o f d is a b ilit y is th e Sec tion 506 b e n efi t. T h is app lies to a C ap ta in w ith a t It..) . t five 'ears of c red ited serv ice w ho has bee n fo und d i abled b y the Social Sec u rity Ad m in is t ra ti o n a nd a w arded benefits u n d e r Socir I ecurit v Disab ility . If g ra nted re tiremen t unde r th is Section, th e m zmber is e n titled to o ne-th ird the fin al average s a le ry (F AS) or 2 perce n t o f the I~ A S m ult ipl ied by the YCiHS o f cred ited s e rv ice , les lin offse t fo r Worke rs ' Co m pen sa tio n be nefits recei ved a n d o n eha lf of Socia l Sec u rit ' be nef its rece ived. Th e second type o f d i: abili ty is the S pe c ia l Disabili ty Re tire m e n t Be n efit, Sec tio n S07-a benefi t. T h is appli es to the aptain w it h 10 year. o f redi ted se rvice who h as been fo und disa b le d by th e M ed ical Board o f N Y ERS . T h i be n ef it en titles the m e m b e r to re cei ve o ne-th ird the FA S w ith n o offse ts, T he re is no m in imum ser vice re qui rement if N Y ERS' Med ical Board de term in e. the d isab ility is a n a tu r a l a nd proxim at e result o f a n ac id e n ta l inj u ry recei v ed whi le in the pe rformance of duty and w h ile in C ity s e rvice and not ca u ed by 'o ur o wn w ill fu l n eg ligence. N YCERS' d ef in i tio n o f a n accident in clu d es inju r ies s ustained b s udd en unexpec te d 'ven ts th at are no t a ris k o f th e wo rk pe rformed . The th ird type of benefit is Sectio n 507-c o r the 311 D is ab ili ty . This e n tit les me m be rs to II the FA5 if fou n d di s a b led by th e Med ica l Board of NY ERS a nd if th e di s abili ty is as a res u lt of an inj u r y sus tained in the pe rfo rma nce o f dut y. bv or (I S a na tu ra l p ro x im a te «I U ~ e o f a n a c t f a n I

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in m a te. T he re is n o m in imu m se rvi ce

req u ire m e n t fo r th is ty p e of b e nefi t. ection 507 -c a p p lies a lso Io a ptains w ho co n tra ct I-I IV, t u be rc u lo s is o r h e p a titis (w h e re there ma y h a ve been ex pos ure to b od ily flu id , of an inma te th a t may ha ve in volved Iran smission o f th e d isease) and creates a presump tion tha t th e y w ill qu a lify fo r acci de nta l d isabi lity as lo ng as the Med ica] oard find s the m disabled . T he final b e nef it is 5e tion 207-0, o r th e Heart Bill. T h is e ntitles me m be rs to ¥. th e FA5 if fo u nd to b e disz b led by the M e d ica l Boa r d o f N Y ERS b v a n co n d ition or im p a irm e n t ca used by d isea ses of th e h art tha t res u lt in to tal o r p artia l disability . T he cond itio n or irnpa ir m .n t m us t be p re s u med in c u rred in th e pe rforma nce and discha rge o f duty, u nle ss th e contra ry ca n be p ro ven b y competen t e v id e nce . C a pta in s co ns id e ring ap p ly ing for re tiremen t be ne fits u nd e r these ec tio ns sho ul d co n ta c t thei r ti mek eeper o r Pe rsonnel C a p ta in in o rder to determ ine h ow muc h tim e the y h a v e ac ru ed . Thi s time is co m pu ted from th e first d o, apta ins jo in the pens ion p la n an d nu t w h e n th e ' started w orki n g fo r the Depa r tment. O n e members de te r m in e w h a t benefi t th e y m ay be elig ib le fo r, they m us t file a n app lica tio n with in th ree months a fte r the last da te th ey w e re o n p a y roll, o r w ith in 12 m o n ths a fte r receipt o f n o tice th a t em p lo ym en t has been terminated, if th ey h a ve bee n on a m ed ica l lea v e of abse nce w ithout p a y p r io r to te rm ina tio n . O n e im p ortant fac t tha t C a p ta ins s h ou ld re m e m b e r: If in ju red in th e lin e o f du ty, m e m be rs m us t be vc ry ac ura te in co m p le ting the accid e n t re por t th a i is to be s ub m itted to th e Dep artment w it h reg a rd to th e facts of the oc c u rre n ce . Ve ry of ten th is ini tial acc id e n t repo r t ca n turn o u t to be a decid in g fa c tor in d eterm ining if m e m b e rs a rc entitled to benefits und e r Sectio n ~07-a o r Se ctio n 507-c.

By: Richard S. Oberman Levidow, Lev idow an d Oberman Workers'

Compens a tion Counsel

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One important fact that Captains should remember: If injured in the

line of duty, members must be very accurate in completing the accident report that is to be submitted to the Department with regard to the facts of the occurrence.

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More than 100 mem bers, friends and supporters of the ( (A came out on a gorgeous , sunny aftern oon on June ? to take part in the ? h Annua l Golf Day at Lido Beach Golf Course on Long Island. Funds raised from the event go toward the CCA Scholarship Fund. This year 's event drew one very spec ial guest , NBA Superstar Earl "The Pearl" Monr oe. President Pete r Meringolo said the event was a huge success , wit h beautiful weat her, new golf carts, and great camaraderie. In top left photo, CCA Attorney s Seth and Harrq Greenberg, Earl "The Pearl" Monr oe, President Peter Meringolo, and Chief of the Depart ment Robert N. Oavoren .

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Correction Unions' VSF Runs Into Financial Jeopardy

As re po rted in n u me ro us med ia s tori es during the p ast co u pl e o f m o n th s, th e Va riab le Su pple ment Fu nd (VS F) fo r un ifor med correction p e rsonne l w ill d ry up af ter n ex t yea r' s schedu led p a yo u t. Acco rd ing to the C ity Ac tu a ry , curre n t proje ctio ns ha ve in d ica ted tha t the las t p ay me n t co u ld be in Dece mber 2006. The VSF i a s pecial re tire me n t benefit based o n pe n, io n fun d st ock o p tions. T he fu n d, w h ich provid es a d ef ined benefit, w as crea ted in 2000 a fter Gov e rn o r Palaki signed leg islation d es p ite the fac t tha t fo rmer Mayo r G iu lia n i w as not in favo r. C A Pres id e n t Pe te r Me ringo lo sa id that the iss ues s u rr o u nd ing th e VSF arc comp licated a nd that u nf o rtu nate ly , a t leas t o ne re ti ree gro up has di s erni natcd m islead ing in for m a tio n to its me m bers. Mc ringo lo sa id th a t one ma jor p roble m w ith th e VSF is tha t it is fu nded by taki ng ,1 por tio n of the NYC Ern p lo -ecs' Retirem e n t Sys te m s tock inves tme n t ea rn in gs . Fo r th e firs t yea r, th is a mounted to a repor te d 5100 m illion d ue to the bo om in g s tock m a rke t o f the 1990s. Those earn ings h ave been \.I cd to fina nce the d e fined be nefit fo r th e p ast fiv e ye a rs . Howeve r. st ock m ar ke t e a rn in gs si n ce th en have n o t reached ex pe ted levels . Me ring olo sai d tha t u n io n, we re co u ntin g on the s tock m arke t carry ing the fu nd ing un til 2019 w he n th e be nef it beco m es g ua ra nteed by la w . Pol ice an d fire figh ters a lread y h av e a g u nra n teed pa yo ut . rega rd less o f m arke t pe rfo rrna nc '. Mcringo lo said tha t d epend in g 011 how th e m arke ts d o, th e re co uld po s ibl be en o ug h m oney to fu n d throug h 2007. " It's I

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no se cre t and we' ve tol d o u r memb ers fro m D Cl )' One that d e p en d ing o n h ow the markets a rc doi ng, th a t there co u ld come a ye nr w ith no payo ut.' In it s cu rrent sta te, I ew Yo rk C ity faces n projec te d cos t o f 540 m illion in the u pco ming fiscal year alo ne . An d May o r M ichael Bloo m be rg, w ith h is a n ti- u nio n stance. has trad itio na lly o pposed all pensio n leg is la tio n tha t comes w ith a fina ncial burd e n to the C ity . Un de r th e c u r rent s etup/ o rre c lion Dep a r tm ent u nif o rm ed p e rs o n n el w h o re tired after Ju ly 1, 1999, rece ived $11,000 last December, w ith th e a m ou n t sched u led to inc rea : e b y $500 e ach 'ar u n til reaching a " 12,000 ce iling fo r 2007. Meringolo .
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I applalld anyOl Il' olio iake« (I II tlu: /"('sJ}(lI/sibi/ity I!(lmdillg all organization. /-!owcwr, I ioisti to point tlu: Ih/"('I ' of yoII tha! toitu tlta! n'spollsibi/ily COlli I' '; IIII' Illsk of n'porl ill~7 the truth 10 YOllr 1It/ 'III ber«. To fell tu« t ru th yO ll IIIIISt luu»: kllowledge I!f 111l' SIl/lj<'t'1 /1/I1 III'r yO /l art' spI'lIkillS 11 and ill II/(' (I/lSI'I/( I' ,~f that ioisdom y OIl suoutd endeavor to [ind 0111 tlu: truth h fMe ynll report to YOllr 1II1'III/Jers. ~ I1ffill' it /0 SlIy , th« infotnun ion .'1011 distrU1ll tt'd tn all lII('nI/'I'rs 4 tlu: N ru : York Ci ly Correction Retirees Bencuolcn! /vseociation relatill g 10 th/' VSFIDtfillt'd BI'II1iit is .(,7/SI', lIIis/cadillS and ill 111.11 0111 10

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opinion, it s ollly purp oe« is 10 ups»! tlu: membcr« ill YO ll r orgl1l li:nl ioll tuu! 10 do toha! .11011 thrccsevn: 10 excel at - that is to criticize Ihe unions tlia! till 0fyoll belO /ISI 'd 10111 0I1l' tim e I1l1d 10 aduancr YO llr OWII IIgl'lld ll, wlwll'(1('r tI/I11 lIIay be. I ioould J/()pc' tim! ij yoll r mcmbcr« lin' inad« 10 pay dil l'S11Ial n Olll' (~r il SOl'S to salaries for lill y (!f yo11 11m '/' bcccus« that toould be a tlu:ft of eervio». If nllY (! f their Il lOlI Cy is bt'illg spen ! ill Alluwy, the,ll should receh v n rcbntc since tli /' ti me Ill/d 1I1O/le'Y spen! ill AlballY J1I1S in 110 it'Il:1h('lp,'d to make yOIl kllowledgeable 0 11 11It' hislor.'! I~f /!le' V. F. Yon do :1(llIrsd " I'_ 'alld :1011 1' IIICIIIber« a total disscroic« tohcn yOIl sJle'ak 0 11 sOIllt'thillg .IIOIl d e{/rly knot» l/olhillS 0/1011 1. WI10t I will do - F l'e of d lorse ill thi« IcI/r'rfo r the soil' bC'IIl:fil I!{ yollr member» - is 10 11'.11 and educall' .11011 by leI/iII::; yOIl fi ll' truth , baL'ked lip toith Jilt'fs. The 11/1"('f' Ilfyol/ mighl 111(//11 10 III.il i: 1' lily philosophy Ihallll/'mbers alway: appreciat« hl'orins tlu: trutl1. IInd/ hl'y desert»: notllins 1/'55. Of !'OlIrSI', !( IIII' IIm'I' 1:{yO Ii do 1101 slum' ttii« 11'/1/'1' toitt: YO llr 1IlL'lIIb,'I'5 then tll t'y w ill cont inu, 10 be' misillfol'll1l'd and YO II (pill l't' able 10[ester .110111' aSt'ndll o.(ge lli ns tlu: 11/l'1II/lI'rSto IIII'Il on their unions awl conti nue 10 Sit'!' .11011 1110111'.11 while .11011 fill tllei r hrad« toith lies. TIII'_ lacti c stuutk! /lr' fn III iliar 10 A ll thony A IF since the illformalion lu: /'t'FlO rll'd resardillS IIII' Captains [mancia! report w{l~fll lly I'xp /ninl'd to him b.11 Illy T reasurer, C('orS'e I\ I~fit'm. /-II' chose 10 prin I Ili s tvrsion and disregard all 111111 wa~ lold 10 him. WI' did ill fad ansltwr all till' question» pO~t'd to us 011 tlu: phon« and WI' also look the opport ll nil,lf 10 lei/ lhrn: that A ~fl kueu: tIlt' I/'l(th but chose' to /lol report it. A I/i then Cl1lh'd and r!ai1l1ed lit' had IlOthi/l, ' to do with tlu- anide. !llIliji)rl!l" reco rd, Kevin Ctllabn'sl' /I('{'I'r call ed lilt' Capmins IIlIiOiI 10 I1sk liS 1111.'1 thing. l i'» a shal/It'f or hiin thn! III' did /lol m il II:> bt't:f1 11SI' IIII'll Ill' toouid 11(1( 1(-' bl'l' l1 educoted find .110111' lIIe'I/I/'a S n./il'l' rea dil lS thi« u'oli id 1101 lutt»: kllOWII Iuno lillie he snou« ubout legi s/aliull . That is !fyoll /l'I YO ll r mcmbcr« read thi«. CA L4 BRESE REPORT : 7 ransit IIlId I-1m/sillS Policv q tficcrs 1111,1 Su perior» WCI'C included ill ilu: Correction I 'sislalion bl' CIIIIS,' 1111'.11 did not han ' II [und and ill par! Conttnissloncr /-lollky ./iJ~fill('(/ a I' /'OII/ise In Ih/'//1 10 muk« SlIre Ih,'y had 11 place 10 So. F/\ CT: Chapter» 844 and 846 of tlu: J.fI WS of 1987 crmted a \ls r f or Trnnsit and J-{oll sil IS Police rt'spt'Cl iz'I'ly, Chaptvr c.n (if tilt' Laws l~f 'J 992 I'slo/llis/wd n defillt'd bcnefi! for Transit Police 0lficl'rs, OW].'ler 375 of th« 1..1110:; of 1993 t'sfa/llished a dtfill l'd bellcfil j( I1' HOl/sill g Policl'. They bVlh ret"ci l','d Ihe SUllml/tel' 0 11 the dl/il/ cd bl')/(')II ill '1 994. ti s .'1011 call sce tlIere al'l' sqlfll'flle laws rlell/ill g wilh lilt' NOIISillS all d r mllsil Police VSF. TIIC.l/ llo l 0111.'1 had l1./ill/d, bUI thai il was I1lready SUl1 mll ll'ed. ;\/1 COlllllli~~iOl ll'r /-Iallley did wi tll IIII' perl//i ssioll /if IIII' Corrl'cl iol'1 IllliollSwas ut il iL,' Ill e lesislalion Ihat c/'I.-all'd Oll rfll /ld to providc aflllldillS mt'dlllll iSIIl f or fll I 111'1' 1-l ol/siIlS I1Ild Tra ll: il payoulS. Rel//l'lII /wl' 11r,' Ci ty il'ns '11111' IIlltl l'r Ihe olJlisalioll 10 makc 1111' Sl/Omnlfl'd payouls. 0 111' of fill ' I'/'1150IlS IIII' COl'n'( lio ll Bill was5uccc:.=;4 l/l i.; Lwmllsl' il was II/odd ed tifl <'l' /I/(' Trallsil alld HOIISillS Bill . 0 111' of /I/(' rcnSOIlSgii' l'll ill fI/(: begin II ill g fill' )101 being able 10 Sit.'!' CorrecliOIl a VSF was vl'callsl' WI' wl.,.e pari of NYCE{~ . /-lollsillg I1l1d T rallsil " roped .11011 could be separated. /-lousillg ami Trall sil Policc OjfiCl'rs wlro rdired lle/weell 1987 alld 1995 lIad lire VSF a/lli a Gllaralliecd Dt:fillt'd !3('1/t:{iI, Their mOll ey is alld will alway:.=; comef rom IIl1'ir fulld . Iwl Correctioll . I lad WI' /101 asn'ed to add 1//(,1/1 10 Ihl' 1/'s islalivlI, /lWII lire ~il y would havI' submi/fed a $171aml l' bill for fI/c/ll. TlIOSI' l'lollsing awl T ral/si l PO/icl' Offict'l's wllo rel irt'd /~rl er 1995 did 1101 hapc 11 j i mdi llS 1/1t'L!lIlIlism issue sincl' tll('y were IIIf'rSl'd {(lith N YPD, Till' Cily lIs,'d !lit' lalls"age in Ih l' h'Sislal ioll fo r Corr ection 10 include J-!oll:iiIlS and Tm nsil Policl' 0lliet'rs wllo rt'/in'd /W/ Wt'('// 1987 lind '1995 as af ill/dillS I/ Wc/1II11 iSI/l ollly, ralha 1111111 lIalll' Ihem wl1 it .1(11' II('W legisla/ioll 10 [I,' rimfled /1.11 1111' City. K,'c 'p ill milld Ihal this les islalhlll i'Il ' II Cily draf lt'tI /1ill nol Correcl ioll . CALA B RESE REPO WL: Till' Correctioll Ir'sislalioll g llt7ranll'l'd IIII' VSF/OI')llIed Belle:fil f or til l' 79,'7-'1 995 sl'r7.lice rl'l ired mll sil IIlId Housill g Poli ce and al till' sml/l' tim c did 1101 su al'llllll'I'l1 w bt'n,:{itf or Corl'ed iOlI R<'I ireesf rom 1999 to pres(,lI t. FA CT: /-/0li S ins and Tmll sil had Iheir own fl/nd al/d tlwir OWlI S I/Ilrt1 nlee. Whal par i r:f tlll1l dOl'S Keuill 1101 IIl1daslalld? The Corrt'cl iol/ lc's islal ioJl f or till' VSFwa$ ~iS ll l'd ill Decl'lI/he'l' 1999, DI IC' 10 the ((loy Ihe Cil y st'l$ lip 111/' llased on.fi:i((/I y c'1l1' Iheflllld wa: aellll1 l1y eS/o/Jli$lwd, }lIly '1 999. This is wil y thosl' l!l1I1 rt'fil'l'dfrolll Ju ly '1 99910 pn'sollo l'(, covered by Ihl' V5F. Therewns I/ O 111011/'.11 in I!leflllld Iv speak o ' so il was d enrl!! 1IIOII/I/I/c'IIII1/ wht'/1 011 1' payoll l;; blxall ollrl ollr rt'l in't 's ~ Ia l'!t'd I'eceivillg Ihe id" lIl ical l'ayoll l allWIIll ls 11:; Illeir cOll nll'rparls in Policl', Fire, /-lollsins I1ml r mllsil W/Te 1'1'( I'i ,'iIlS .

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disservice when you speak on something you clearly

know l Otl 'ng al1ou t., - Peter O. MerlngoJo President

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Good Morning: I uiould like to let Pete and eueruonc that my 5011 Ry(1Il (form er CCA

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scholarship ioinner) grad rill ted from 17 degree ill Criminal [usti cc, 011 [une 3, 2005, He 11(/:> been ac cepted into the United States 1\1arS/1I11 Service aiu! is starting th e A caaem n nt the Federnl Lmo Enforcement Trtlinillg Center ill Georgia a t the end of the nion th.

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DROP US A LINE If you have a letter of thanks Dr

My wife Cathy and] nre very proud his accomplishments. Tnan):

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1 toould lik:e to take tl moment to say th ank yOll to one of YOllr delegates. I rcccntbj W(lS illjured tuh ile conductillg Il tOIlY. While alit s ick, 1 ca/l1e across Capt, James, first vin telephone COIIVe!"sations, then in person during my lust app ointntent: I WOIIJrl like to tiuink Capt. JI1IIlCS for prouiding me with enormons assistance niu! guidance while on sick leauc, for ensuring tluit [ have all the correct infovsn at ion regarditlg workers' comp, for ensuring' 11ly pnpenoork IS properly filed, ill addition to (lssistillS me 70; til v a rio us 0 tiler issues. Each appointment th at [ have attended (If HMO, 1 ha v e noticed tliat Capt. James IlIWllyS takes the time to speak uiith Iris peers, and takes the time to nns toer their telephone cnlls (l1H! eucn return them. I just uianted to let yOIl knoto th at amidst all th e compi autts and sorro w s, we rio come across someone who is ge1/uine anti helps. [ust t1lOlIgJlt L't! Jet yOll know.

apprecia tion you

Frank Dwyer

want t o share w ith

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S in cerely,

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y our Union and members, please subm it it to:

Capt. #1253 OBCc/CPSU

Captains' Ouarterly Correcti on Captains Association 233 Broadway Suite 1701 New York, NY 10279 You can also e-mail y our letter to: [email protected]

CCA Says Good-Bye to 3 Board Members he Co rrectio n Ca ptains ' As sociation is saying go od -bye to th ree of its long time d evo ted and hard w orki ng Board membe rs. ' CAPT. A L SEDA , Legislative Chai rman, CAJlT. CHARLES GLOVER, ecreta ry, and CAPT. JOYCE BROWN, Fin a nci a l Secretary, have all opted for re tiremen t in th e pas t few mon ths. " It is go ing to be di fficult to replace s uc h ta lented and highl y d evoted members," . a id Pre ident Pe ter Merin golo. " But, V\' C have a g rea t gro up of Delegat e to ch oose fro m who nil have a gen uine co nce rn fo r th e future of th i unio n and fo r the wel fare of the Cap ta ins. I' m confident we w ill be ab le to con tinue to run the Correct ion Ca p ta ins Associa tio n U1e arn e as w e have in the pa s t." Mcringolo sai d he ha s as ked all Dele gates in teres ted in se rv ing a a Board Member to submit a le tte r o f co ns ide ra tion . He's ho ping to have a ll the vaca nc ie filled be for e the en d of the y CM. "It has been so g rea t to work with AI, Cha rlie and Joyce," Mer ingolo sa id . "TI1CY ha ve added so mu ch to ou r un ion an d helped make the day-to-d o " running of our un io n so m uch easie r. They w ill d efinitely be missed , bu t I w ish the m all w ell."

Continued from Page 13 If in [ac! til l' 'orrcction [und runs out of 111n/H'Y and tilt' Cllill Aeflla ry vf til l' Ci ty rcport« there is no! enOl/gil ll/Oney to IIIl1kt' 11 1111,1/01/1 that yetlr, 111m IlIo~I' 1I11'lIIber. tim! retired [nnn fl/ly 1, 1999, ioould /lot reccit»: II pllYOllt tha! yl'lIr VI 'I 'r/llse till' Correct ion [und fwd 110 1110 11 1',1/ , not bcrnll ~l ' we paid f or I-Ioll sing and T ransit Police,

CAl.A BRESE R EPORTS: III order 10 prot»: his [Joint there presl'llll,ll is a bil! ill Albany sl'/'ld llg to S uumn ir« the dtfinl'd llellefit f or scroicc reti 1'1'1'5 [ro 111 'i999 to p rl'S c' l/ I. I-Ie a/so sill ies if infac: t 1/(: S unr/1 11 /1'/' exisll'd why toould tlu-n: bva needfor tiIis bill? /-lopI:(l/ll y t!Ie thrrr exper ts i Iunv Ilddn'ssl'd Il1is I/'tter to hI/VI ' distributed thi« lcttvrt» all tlldr memivre and ~rso, can anu nfyoll dil l'S pilyil/g member» trll nu: toher« ill ilii« kiter did I c'!,l'r ~ay IIII' Cor rection V~ F/Dtfill t'd BC'II/~fil W IIS Ill ret1it,lf SIII/mntel'd? I said i t would /Ic' SlIarall teed ill 2019, I hat»: ..xplalncd till' vntireprocrs« of hou: thefund ioork«, tohen tIlt' g uarantee kick" in and ho« then : could come a tintc 1('/1(' 11 then: might I/ot bc « payout. 0 (1 I WlIll}1 /1010 need to explain why we have a bill ill AlhallY to s " am/l t!'e ilii« Il{'JlI:fit pr ior to 2m 9, CA LA BR ESE REPO RTS: ~(thc ' W 'W /t'$isll1tioll to smut J-10llSiIlS lind Police Of fi cers toho retired bcnocen 1968 and 1987 tile' \lsr/Define'd 8('11cfit receives a I-IOllie' Rule 1III'ssa,'\,' awl then pa:;;St's ill AlballY, ilu: /,flyl1ll'lIt/or this additional v,'/lefit w ill contrjrom tln: Correction Fund. I Ie also "tat l's thai Transit ali t! 1101lSiliS dol',' / /0 1 haw a [uud. l] -nlalll'l'st' has pro<'l'Il (/IIythinS to 1111 till' mnnb er» ill tilt' NYC Correct ion Rctirec» BI'III'l'O/t'lIt Association, is ilu: fac t thai II(' blOWS lIothillg about the slIbject lIIatt a Oil tohic): IlI'sl waks , i ltntv uackes! lip all l hmx: said Ily giving .11011 the ClIapta numbers that created thvjund and gnaranteed the defined vl'n t~fit f or Housing turd Transit. How can Caiauro-« state that there is I /O [und f or I-{ousiug and Transit ? ~r I w/'n ' a dil l'S payillS IIIt'/IIVc'l' of the aboo« mentioned ossociatlon. I uo utd drnuuu! that Calabrese explain iouer« J1I' rcceitvd his information [nnu. CA LABR ES E REPORTS: WIll'/'(' do the sO-Lnlll'd ..Llnions' stmu! 0/1 thi s disparity ? I lc .Ii /rther ask;; WIII'I'l' WI'I'C WI' whc'l/ til e whole iseuc of the gltarallt"t' was pu t ill plaCl' jor Housing. li nd Transit aiu! not Correction, ill a Correction sponsored /r'sis lati oll . FA CT: It was the so-called unions tlutt aji, '1' .w ars of not lIaving a VSF f or 011 1' ntvmbrrs , .fi llall y ad,il'pcd as a Mart a VSF [or lorrcctio» /1/1'/II /1/'I'S who seroic« retiredfr o nt fItly 1999 to present. We toil! continue to work to include those that retired /!t1al'c' 1999. Perliap« lik e WI' hat» dOlII' ill the past it'I' tr ould IISI' 11'8is/atioll g n1lltcd to other» tn ttdiictv ti'l ' Sa/lll' Ll l' lI/fi t .IiJI' Oll l' /1Ie' 111 b,' I'S , YOli should 1111 ask .llo ll rs('/ (I{'~ . why docs Calnbres« ('U ll tiI/1I1' to Iii' to ynll il.11 illsis til/g thai Corrccilon :.w uc the g1l17l'ani ccd bellc:fit to HOIlShlS and T ransit O/fitws? Why does lu: 1I0t understand that Correction oll ly achicrcd the \lsr ill 1999 IlIld that is ,(lhm tlll',til/ld started? Tht'/'(' 'il'IlS 110 /llOlIey to go back to those who rc'fin 'd Vt111/'1' 1999. HOllsins 11/111 Transit O,[fi cers had al"lld in 1987 and a dlfill ed bl'lIcfit ill 1992 alld 1993 I'es]'t'e/ivdy ami a s uarmltt'c' 011 the payoll!:; ill 1994. L Oln'ctioll recdued tilt' i n 1999, FA CT: Thl'/'(' W IIS /10 SlIaralltc't' in Ih(>COITI'e/ion /t's islntitm sill/ply ["'t't1I1St ' there ll't1 S /lot cllUlIgh /I/O/I CY ill tlteflilld to Sivl' ti' l' S 1111 rantet'. III ali I' legislatioll , it is w rittl'lI that ali I' g ll ara/l tee wO ll ld VI' l/ c1lit 'r~c'd il l thl' yenr 20'19 os pI T tlte actlla ry . Aftt'l' rYPD rl'cl'i l't'd til l' VSF, t/1I'n' WeTt' 11 0 paYOllls.!;)]' 111 least 10 .Ileal's. Til l' is drivt'll by the ('XCI'S:' fll II d. ill .'1°111' respt'clil'l'flill d bllsed 011 how the 1//ar ket pl'r OI'lIlS. It ollly stlllltiS to /'c'asoll tlzal ll'ht'll lYPD rect'il w i thl' VSF ill till' 1960s, !l/(' 1'1' roilS 1101 /Illi cil illvcslill2 ill tilL' markds Illld wht'll J-/oll sill:' Illld 7 mllsit /'('ct'il )ed thdr VS F ill til l' early 1990s. till' 1II0rk/'t s we'l'e bo01llh /g so tlll'ir fll II ds made (,IltJllgh mOlley to g'llal'l1lltl'l' their payollts , If theflllld loses Jl IOI/('y ill lilly S ;,)1'1I yc'or 111fol't' II payollt CllII ve' c'Onjil'llll'd by till' act llary , ti lt' jillld /lll/sl fi rst 1IIak,' lip tile' titficit IIlId tl l('lI {r tllf' rl' is l'lIOIIS'1 11101/('.11 ill til(' /llIId til mllkc ' tIll' payollt tllat !lm l' it w ill /1(' 1IIl1dt'. 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CCA RETIREE HELPS RELOCATE OTHER RETIREES Former CCA Delegate Charlie Coles, who retir ed in 1998, is now helping other retirees to relocate in the Las Vegas area. If you're interested in moving to Las Vegas, you can contact Charlie at [email protected] or at 702·499·1326.

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Death Penalty Through the Eyes

ofthe Young By: Rev. Winston M. Clarke

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e ha v e discussed the d ea th p e n a lty on many occasion , rea liz in g th a t it L a to pic o f great o n trovc rsy. W e als o le a rne d th a t in G o d 's W o rd the Bib le (K in g ja m es Ve rs io n ), in Exod us 20: 13, it s ta tes th a t "th o u s h a lt no t kill," w h ic h is n o t the correc t tra ns la tion ; T h e cor rec t w o rd for "kill" sho ul d be "m urd e r." Th ere a re ma ny do gooders w h o w o u ld rathe r have the m u rd e re r spend hi s or her life in p r is o n, th e n be exec u ted . T he y ap p ear not to be con ce rn ed abo u t th e vict im 's fa mi ly . I w ant to li ve yotl a sy no ps is o f il y o u n g m an who h as his tho ughts a bo u t th is cont rove rs ia l iss ue; this is from the Washingto n In fo r m e r (A p r il 200 ). "My na m e is -lichael Pridgen an d I am a 12 th grad e student a t Be ll Mu lt ic u lt u ra l H ig h Sc hoo l in Wn s h in gto n . D . . I'm curre n tly ta k ing an American Gove rn m en t cla ss in w h ich w e'v e d is c ussed na tural r ig h ts . M os t recen tly w 've tal ked about ca p ita l pun ishmen t. W e've see n films, read a n d e ve n d e ba ted a bo u t th e s u b jec t. This L il l iss u e tha t is im p ortant fo r a ll A me ricans beca u: e yo u ca n neve r kn o w when the d ea th pena lty m ig h t a ffe t y ou di re ctly. It is a lso an issue, w h ic h ma y cause o ther o un tries to have a less than p leasa n t v iew of U.s, citize ns . ~ ome peop le feel it is in v io la tio n of the on sti tu tion a nd it is u p to us a: Amc ri an citi z ens to p ro tec t the rig h ts of each other in s u ch cases. I m yse lf agree w ith the ol d s a y ing "a n eye for a n eye ," If someone pu rpo. efully take th e life of an o ther p e rs on, tha t p e r on shou ld face the same fa te . In th e m o v ie "Dead M an W a lk in g, " th e m u rd ere r too k the lives o f y o u n g p eo ple. They ha d the ir w ho le liv .s , hea d of th e m but had tl1(>111 ta ke n away. The y co uldn' t grad u a te college, h a ve ch ildre n , o r just live th e re st of th eir live s . O ne of th e vi c tim 's parents sa id that the d ea th o f h is sun mea nt th e d eat h of his fam ily' s name, which rea lly ma d e m e w a nt to se e the mu rde re r e xecuted. In a writte n in te rv ie w , a Sis te r He len Prejea n said s he fee ls th e mr v ie a n d boo k w ill show e ve ryon e h o w "in h u m a n e" th e death penalt y is . H o w e ve r, I fee l it w ill d o exac tly the opposite and show everyone w h a t it sho wed me; h o w m uch the v icti m s fa mil ies , u ffc red . Whe n peo pl e see the I' 's u it. one! h ard ti mes those a m ilies go throu g h, th e y s hou ld s u p p o r t capita l p u n is h m e n t. At the end of ou r class's death pe nalt y uni t, 1 s til l fin d mysel f in favo r o f it. I saw ho w d a m aged the co n v ic t's fam ily becomes. b ut their I ain is no com p arison to the pai n felt b y th e vic tim's Iamil '. T he re a rc m an ' inj us tices wit h the d ea th p e n a lty and that's something we co ul d ch a n g e if m o re p eo p le knew about i t and ' p o ke out against it. It's lip to us reg u lar citizen ' to lo o k after th e righ ts o f each other a n d make su re the d ea th p e n a lty is fai r, bee: lise no one el se w ill. Te n years from now , w e may find a p u n is hment to p lease e v e ryo n e in A me rica, b u t fo r no w , th e d eat h penalty w ill h elve to d o . Ha ts off to th is yOllll g man. Le t th e peo p le say , A m ' n !

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RET. C A I'T. CHR ISTIN E STEWART (GMDO is p roud to announce th a t o n May 14, 2005, her daugh ter Brandi J. Brad shaw receiv ed her Mas te rs of _cience Deg ree from Howard nive rsity's Grad ua te School of rts and ic n es . Bra nd i tudied De vel opme n ta l Psychology an d worked in the Identity & Success Resea rch Labora tory. She g ra du a ted w ith a G PA of 3.80. Brand i i-a member of Alp h a N u O m ega Sorority, Inc. and ha d been ind ucted in to the followi ng Honor Socie ties : Alp ha Kap pa Mu ; Beta Kap pa Ch i; Pi Ga m ma Mu a nd Psi Ch i. Bra ndi re c ive d her Bache lo rs oi Scien ce Deg ree in Psy chol ogy from Be n ne tt C ollege in Greensbo ro, No rth Ca rolina. EVER WO ND ER wha t IOU get for pay ing re tiree membe rs hip d ues to the Correction Captains' Association ? By paying me mbershi p cl ues, yo u receive the Cap tains' Q uar te rly newslett-er, upd a tes and ma iling , J large CA ca lendar, two cale ndar books, four Co urtesy Ca rds. and if you're 11 lifet im e memb er, a paid up 51,000 dea th be nefit for your ocncficiary. Keep ing yourself up to d a te w ith eve n ts and new from your un ion helps a lot oi retirees st ay ill to uch w ith each other and their union . Retiree dues are voluntar y . They a rc $50 per year for 10 years. O nce you have paid fo r 10 yea rs, yo u'r e a life time membe r. Yo u can als o choose to pay the dues in One lu mp sum of $500 and automatically become a lifetime member. Pres id ent Pete r Mcr ingo lo sa id tha t he W i1S ap proached by i1 retiree regard ing the d eat h benefit w ho sa id , " Who Cares?" We ll, ce rta inly the living beneficiaries. In fact, one living ~ p o ll se was so gratefu l to ha ve received this mo ney after her husband died, tha t she con tacted the CCA o ffice to say that the money cou ld n 't h: ve come t a be tte r time. She used it to help pa y fo r the funeral . Me ringolo sai d he hopes more retirees w ill op t to pay the small yearly d ues , w hi h were im plemen ted in 1994 to ofL e t the rising costs of d oing business w ith retirees..

FLORIDA RETIREES HOSTING REUNION We are repeatin g this not ice a second time in case anyone missed it the firs t t ime. The Florida Sunc oast Correctio n NYC Retirees are having their 2005 Reunion from August 11-14, 2005. It will take place at the

Ramada Plaza Hotel and Inn in Kissimmee. Fla. The hotel is one mile from th e gates of Walt Disney World.

A block of rooms has been rese rve d for the "NYC Correctio n Retirees" [including

active.] You are required to make your own room reserv ation. The deadli ne for hotel reservations is Monday, July 8, 20 0 5. For information, call Alex Jenkins at 352-686-9306.

Lifetime Members (s ince las/ Caplains' Ouarterly)

JOSEPH

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Photo # 1: Capt. AI Seda receives a plaque from CCA Ist VP Ronald Whitfield and Ret. Capt. Frank Ciaccio. Photo 112: Capt. Seda and his brother Nestor. Photo # 3: Ret. Capt. Anthony Burke and wife Carol, Ret. Capt . Michael Lynch and wife Doreen. Photo #4: Delegate Capt Jeffrey Oagress and Officer Andrea Ortiz, both of EHPW. Photo #5: Party coordinators Officer Linda Moreira and Capt. Cedric Beckford, both of EHPW. Photo #6 : Officer Peter J. Marrero (OSCC] and his wife Capt . Mayra Marrero (GRVC\' and Capt. Joseph Ferramosca and PAA Marie Theodule (HO). Photo #7: Ret. Capt. Frank Ciaccio and Gerry. Photo #8: Chief Robert N. Davoren .

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BIRTH? WEDDING? GRADUATION? AN NIVERSARY? SPECIAL NEWS TO REPORT ... We Want to Know Send your information, including name and work location, along with any perti nent photos, to: Capta ins' Quarterly Correction Captains Associat ion 233 Broadway Suite 1701

New York, NY 10279

CCA Thanked for Efforts with Explorers

CCA PR ESIDENT PEnN. M f1?1 NG0 1.0 accepts 1/11 a ward frons Officer Daphn e Glo v er R ob ins o n, Director, Correction Explorers, (right photo) 01' be/wlf of the union. TIle A pp reci ation Award plaque read: "Presented to tile CCA for thctr support of the NYC Dep ortm en t of Correction La w Enf o rceme n t Ex p lo rers Pvogram. " M eringolo snid Iii! 1VIlS ho n o red to accept this award beCIlIISt' the Explore rs Progrmn is a great way for YOIIII/{ child ren to not Dilly learn aoou! lato enforcement at {l yOllllg age , but «lso nets as n II/Cd li S f or giv i ll g do zens of ch ildren direction and fOCII 5. III left photo, Mcrillgolo with Drlegnie Capt: Ca ltiin A rt h ur (Acadellly), iohere cerel1lollY took pla ce 011 Mny 10,2005.

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