Gm-08 - Cca Newsletter Winter 2005

CAPTAINS' QUARTERLY GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT GM -8

Horn Must Stop

Unfair Policies for Captains

III !vI!) Opinion ... By

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have read the article ill "The Chief" netospmser where 1

complniued

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President's Message

CtlptnillS about tile ;1I}11Imillie Iwd bartuiric disciplinan] pellalties /JeillS sOllgllt for Capt ains lJy the Department of Correction . The }Jl/l'POSl' of the article was to highlight how Commissioner Hom is attempting to hurt nil incmbcvs of service, ill pa rt, by increasing riisciplillnry penulties. Neither Conimissioner /-10m HOI' Depllty Commission er White C(1I1 point to o c/wl1ge of circumstnnce thnt justifies {/ cJlllJlgl' ill discipliJlllry polici es Icadillg to (1!1 increase ill aisciplinan] pcnulties. Prior Depurtnient of Correction adntinistvntions wen:, able to effectively and effi cien t Iy llIallnge the Depnrtmcnt toitnout illcrensi"s disciplillary penalties. On e tllillg J nuts t say about former Connni.<
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arc designed to hurt I/S. By; Peter D. Meringolo President

COI1lI11;,...:,...:iOIlCI· Horn's di sciplinary policies nrc a result of bowing to pre ssure from OVl-'rs igll t grollps thnt h(1VC tried, for 11 lOllS time, to CJ'e,1 tc a nd shape the Dep artm cn t. It sccms tluu COlli JJI iss iou er Horn 's discipl inn ry po I icy is to p u t 1!11ery ol'l e accused of 11 discipl inan] oiolation 011 probntion for n to 18 mouths . He a/so WIWts to suspend without pny nl! Cnpt ain» prior to their bcillg fOllnd ill niolntion of nllY rule 01- regul at ion. Til e COlli missioner enjoys t"l1kirlS mon ei] fro III 0/11' [nniilies. S ince C Olli 111 is sioncr Hom lias taken over the 112(III ag£'111 el1 t of th e Depnrtmen r. Captuins (Ire being nuule tile scapeg oa t s and the cncnu] ill most incident». The Iligh qun! i ty and chu racier of C nptil ins w ell serves the DeJJI1 rt m en t and the Officers we work with. We nre the Officers' ant! the Dep artment's best allu isecause we get the job done foirl y, cffcctiueh] (1l1d clticiclltly. We all know Captains nre /lot the eJlemy. We ull k uoto Cap ta ins rio not prosecute officers or ill/yonc else. We nil knoio the current Department AdlJliaistrntioll is the eutiis; we need to fight to ensu re w e are treated fairly and nor abu ee«! for political gain. Recenrb], OATH published a de cision illVO!zlillg [our Copt ain«, I.i'llcl'c1IY till' JI/dge totnlls] exoneratett the four Cnpt ains from charges of usi llg excessive force nlid of 111(1 killS /'1 lse s t a tC11ICII ts concern illg 11 CO nfro 11 til t ion toi th 1111 inmate ill D£'Cl'II/[)cJ' 21)(J2. Everythillg iorittcn ill this decision fully 5 111' COl1liI1U~c1

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RONALD 1'/. WHIT FIELD :SI I'ICE PRESlo<,a

PATRICK FERRAIUDLD 21JOVI CE PRE$IOENI

GEORGEA. AUFIERO IREASURfR CHARLESA. GLOVER SECRETAIlY

JOYCE BROWN FIP ANDAL SE [R ['I ~ Rf

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LEGAL (QUIJSE,

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ports th e assertions ( h aue repeatcdls] been lJIilkillg again st the Deuartment regflr'rlillg the un]« i I' III anner ill wit i ell tlrey prosecu te all)' Cautn ins. The decision h ighl iglt is luno improper the Department inuestigation wns iJl lh at case. The. Judge pall/ted out that the Depnrtincnt investigators relied so/ely on pic tu res of inin atcs witll bru ises. They to tally igHored or refused to invcst igntc why the inmates ' injurie« occurred ill the first pln ce. The judge'« decision also snitl th at nunn] 0/ the arguments made LJy Dtroiti Klopman, Del' II rtme II t's pro sccu ti /IS a tto riley, {ackcd subs t a IICC. Yo 1/ III iSh I remember Dmiid KI op III III I as the Dep artmen t A homey Co II! III iss iouer Hom nssi.~ncd J/ body surrrd to [ov protection j)'O/1/ ntc. This 1IIII/taSS/)ry action WtlS i7 total toastc of City funds. 1111.' assignment of tI hody gll/1.)'([ to Mr. Klopmnn cnme after Mr. KioplI/(1J1 aJ1(1 I b ad tl harsh tiiscussion about his: atritttde toward Captnins. 1 wn s informed tlu: assignment of the /Jody gllarn u ras onset! 011 interoieioing Klo].lIJ1I7Il tuithout ever offeri1lg me {Ill lipportl/llity to present Illy side of the cticn ts tiiat occurred. WI'CII I iItfarmed COil/ill issioncr H 01'11 tlin t KlopnlllIl used profan i t.'l ngnllls t CII pta ins d/lri/lS {III OA TN trial, nis response was, 'Who is Klopmnn?' However, the 7Icry next week he promoted K/OpIIIMI. I s uess he [ound out who KloP1II1II1 WllS . In response to 1I1y complaints regarding 1111 increase of tlisciplil1flry peunlty offers, Commissioner Hom indicated he has raised till' discipline bar within the Depnrtment, If we look fit the facts In' cO/l/II conclude he'» raised the bar onh] for Captains. / sllY t hi s because t belieoc Capraius nre l'ci1lg treated in a harsher mnnuer. Consider til is. WI' han Il Captain denied promotion to ADW because there ma y be (III inticstignrion pending; yet , Comm issioner Hom promotes a 'V\!nrdell to Chili iohilc the \-Vardcll Wt7S under il wcstigllfiolt , Based 011 these sets of circumstances, one Cl/ II [ustifiauly conclude that Commissioner Hom's liar is sci hi.~h jar Capraiu s bllt is lowered to the floc r for II is m anngcr«, Getting back to the O A TH decision, it shows how the Dcp artnien t wen t 0/1 t of it s w l1Y to hurt the se four seasoned l.)etel'all~ with grellt records. You should knou) 111111 w e t ried to settle the se cases, bnt neither Commissioner Hom IIOJ' Depllty Commissioner vvhit» ioere wi llillg to listen to our II rg"lllell ts. III fact, C01ll1H iss ioner Hom stated that the. C [our Captains were bad cntp lo stees . He m ade thi» statement ioithout fully inu cst igating what l/Ilppelled or kllowillg 101Itlf lVilS in the Cnptnius' personnel records . Here arc some excerpts fro III the OATH decision : "...There is 1/0 reasonable interpretation of th e force directive w hich toould support 11 finding that the Capt ains ' actions were unju stified."

RlCI,ARO S. OBERM'" • WORKERS' COMf'(1;'51.nONCOU II';£l

'T he Capta ins ' actions we re reasonable, eve n admirable, and fully ill compliance with th e department rules."

HOWARD LLSCfJ REliREMENI CQrJSUL1ANl

"A ll four were seas oned ve tera lls w ho courageously ami decisi vely ellgaged the tw o arm ed il/milt es them selves, al th e risk of serious illju ry or 1.'171.'11 deatll, alld, w ithill mom ellt s, had t/ w illma tes back ill ClIstody."

(,{JUlD. KOBRICK'" SCHlA P. Pc. ACCOUNTANlS JOSE P IRWIN LIFE 'NSURANCE

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President's Message Continued from Page 2

think a proper inuestigatio» uiould have resulted in tile four Captnins veillg aumrded a meda! and not sernct! toitt, disciplin an] ctinrges. 1'111 sure .11011 agree. T h« 011TN tlecis !all also h ighligh t~ how (III inuestiga tor /1'0111 aile 0/ thr ouersigh t STOUp5 ill/properly conducted tile ill1wst(r:(/fioll oj the four Coptuin s. III part, the jllllse wrote: ",..ill con cluding that th e injuries to the inmates were necessarilu th e result of miscondu ct by uniformed staff, echoes tire attitude of tho se w ho pro secuted tile disciplinaru ch a rges by ignoring all of th e evidence

except the injuries." One J-Il igh task tun» high Co nun issio 111'1' N Ont 's oa I' is set for his inucs t ign to l'S . Considering tuefinding« of the OATH fur/sc, th at the in uc stignror Illllffc 110 effol't to COl/due! 1/ fair and impartial iuocstigation, the bnr docs not seem to be set too high. Add to this that th e inucstigntor bega« her ill'l'estigation /).11 tel/illS the inniates tlutt she ions all the ir side. Addi tionalh], the OA TH II/dge wro te more cri tical coII/mCI/ ts abont the iuoestigator's tactics. WIl e" I contcntpl ated the OA TH ludge's comments concern illS the inappropririte conduct alld possiole 0I1/i %;01l 5 of dl/ty by th e in uestigator, [ asked our att ornests to research tile possi/Jility of hordillg the iuucstigntors (JI/d possible others /I ceo rill ta bII.' for their acts or failure to proports, perform their official duties. One could ioondcr tohere Commissioner Hom will place tire 001' /01' tire in n cstigator. We toil! patiently nuait to see whether Conttnissioner Horn will hot d the innestigator accountab!c for tohn t the OA TI-J I fo und to be, ioh« t I'll en ll, i JIvestiga tor III isconduci. Be assured J will continue to highlisht the inhumane III/d oorbnric penalties tluit arc proposed by Deputy Connuissioner Hfhite and Commissioner Hom . Thi s OATH de ci s ion is just olle piece of etiidencc we will lise to support our cuu sc to ensure w e (Jrc treat ed fairly. Commissioner Horn has stated that he will back us tohen we arc rigllt. He s/lid Ire will back us iohen we tell the truth. These (lre nice words, Imt the OA TI-] !1Ir1se 's fnetun! jil1dil/g s indicate Commissioner Horn is not actualls] fa llowillg toh at he p reaches. On another matt cr, yOIl shouui be mVtll'e thut Ilfln 11I1 incident inv olv ing a Cap tain I III/solicited recei v ed a catl from COlli III issioner Horn during tuhich he indicated th at he reuietoet! the fact s of th is purriculnr situation ami flint the Captaiu W Il S fight and that Ill' wa s va ckiug the Captain. He euen told tue Captain int ioi ned ill tire incident tu at she lUllS right'. TIIt'1I he ch auget! !lis mind. We IIi/II a heated con oe rsarion over hi s ch angc of mind. l belie uc Conmtis si oner Hom cJlI1l1ged his mind becau se others brought pressure t o veal' all him. l bclie oe it is 1I0t credible for /1 Comm issioner to niake a decision HInt n Captttin is right, CO l11l11/1Hicnte thot to the Caproin involver! nJld tlu: lIniOIl President uiitltout [irst knmoino all the [nets , What do nou think? These types of sittuttions lend ute to ask "How can I respect so m eo n e who gioe» his toord nJ/{1 then breaks it ?" All / tuanted Contmissioner Horn to rio is keep his ioord and he dian ' f. J promise cacn lind everyone of YOIl th at I will Hever let TIp ill my battle to expose th i« Ilgen{!ll'(Jc!' (/Ild {,7. ' a y time tlley imp roperly go /lft er a Capta;H. My job is to protect you nlld I will do tJtllt at tiny cost. I could cnre less 11/Jo"t what th e Commissioner thil/k.;; of me. 1 do Cfll'l! nbOllf what ,1101/ the m embers tltilTk of Jne . 1 want y OIl to kllow tl1(/t yOIl lrave n rmioll tlwt w ill always defend yOTl. While I believe this COlll m i ss i o ner is full of self praise, 1 "Iso Lll"liev e III' hns not kept Ilis promises to liS al/rl tl1at he docs Hot have our uacks. Rememver, manager" CO lli!' l1/1d go a/1/t that Martin Hol'll is till' 1M!1 Commissioller I I!lIVC worked for al/rl 1 fecl pretty cOllfidcllt ill 5(/ying fhac wi II be a seve II teel1 tlr. Keep faith in the CCA anrl contin)/I? to support endr otlwr.

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"You might remember David K/opman as the Department Attorney Commlssloner Horn assigned a body guard to

for protection from me. This

unnecessary action was a total waste of City fun ds. WhenJ

informed Commissioner Horn that

KJopman used prOfanity

against Captains during an OATH trial, his response was Who is

KJopman?' However, the very next week he promoted KJopman. 1I - Peter O. Meringolo President

T il E ·H IE F·L EADE H, FHID AY, ,)Al': UAR Y 14. 2005

Letters

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Til E 'H IEf- L EADE R, FHl DAY.•J:\:--i

the Editor

I These letters to the editor appeared in

The Chief newspaper on January 14 and January 28.

To th e E d itor: In th e Jan . 7 ed ition of The Ch ie f. i n t he " C nr r ec t.io n F e u d Be t we en HOI'n , Ca pt a in s ' n ion " article, Cor re ct ion C a pt n i n s ' As s ociation Pre s id n t Pe t er Me r i n golo fa lse ly conte nds thal Corr ect ion O ffic e r s a r e be ing en· coura ge d to "fabrica te their te s t i m o n y ag a i n s t s u p e r vi sor s ." Th is is not on ly a n in sult to corre ctio n officers, it is a gr oss d is tor t ion of rea 1ity a t bes t. Wh a t 's really taki ng place is 8 ma nipulation of depa rtment policy a t th e lev el of Ca p t.a i n . As s is t a n t Deputy Ward e n. a nd Warde n . T have not, nor will I ever, s u pport th e fac t that the Correction Officers are be ing written up erroneou sly by the Ca pta ins . w ho a s for me r Correction Officers k now full we ll th at it's th e Co r rection Office rs ' re spons ibil ity to m a inta in con trol and cus tody of inmates. The rea lity is that some su pervis ors go ove r and beyond wh at's ca lled for in bringing d isciplinary charges ag a in st the Correction Office rs. It is deeply d is t u r bing to watch t he Ca pt a in s a s s ert th ei r d isp leasu r e w ith th e d is ciplina ry process , wh ile at the same time the Ca pta ins continue to abuse the ir power whe n it com es to supervis ing the correction officers. Lastly, i t is unfortunate that th is paper cho se to rnis ch aracte r ize my pos ition on th is issue by a sse r ting of me i n a photo caption, "S id e s w i th (Corr ection Co m m ra sioner Martin I Horn." Wh en a s ked to com ment on thi s iss u , I axplici t.ly st.a ted that there are some l imes that I agree with the Commi ss ione r and t here are times that I don 't, The r ecord shows that I've often been a voc a l cr itic of the de pa r tm e n ts dec is ion -mak i ng , I have always advocated in the best interest of my members and I w ill cont.inue to speak out. in their behalf NORMAN SEABROOK President, Correction Officers' Benevolent Associa.tion

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hearte ne d to rea d Correcu on Offi cers ' Benevole nt Associ; l ion Pr s iden t Nor ma n Sea brook's res ponse (.Iun . l -l lette r ) t o my fac tua l de pictio n of a c a sc th a t ac t.u u llv h ap p ned , Th s tory w as to hi ghlight t he ba r bar ic pe na lt ies b ein g im posed o n offi cer:' a nd C u pt.a ius The re wus no d is tortion 0 1 Illy pa rt in t his cas e or anv othe r. 1 1I rge ~ orma n Sea bro ok lO look int o the case invulving a Ca ptain , nd th rr-e Corruct ion Ifice rs tllat beg ins w ith a lise or forc e on a bus , In that case t h 'r€' a r official re co r ds wh e re in corre ct ion officers s n t r-d t h e v w er e p r e ss u rc d to ch a ng c the ir wr iu n : l , te men ts . O ne re fus ed 0 ch ange h i s tn te m m t a n d w a s fi re d w hile on proba tion , anothe r re fused to cha nge his st, lemeri t an d wa s ch a rge d with a rul es viola t ion , a nd one d id ch ange his n -port a nd wa s not cha rge d ; n o t l in g h a p pe ned to him, O n D l~ c . ;~ . 2004, i ll a noth e r matte r, a de cis ion by th e O ff ic e o f Alb i i n i s t r a t i o n Tria ls a nd Hearings wa s s ubm i t e d t o ' om missi one r Horn recon un c n d ing t h e t e rm in a iOI 0, fou l' Correct ion Offi ce rs . La s t week ' om mis· si nne r Horn concu r re d with th a l decisi on and Ii I' d the fo ur officers. I fee l ve ry ba d fo r th ose officers . I have bee n co mp la in in g a bou t th e ba rb ar ic p u a l t i e s b i n imp os ed b y C n m m i s s io r e r H o rn a nd W h i t e a nd now fou r me n, t hree w it h eight ye a rs ea ch on the job a nd one w i th fiv e ve al'S, a re un e m ployed. An-d gue ss \\'h at- no Ca pta in h a d a nyth ing to do w i t h i t. Perhaps Nor m a n Seabroo k's focus s h ou ld be

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REPORT CARD for COMMISSIONER MARTIN HORN

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Department of Correction This is a record of Mart in Horn's progress as Commissioner of the Depart men of Correction.

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

Ability to enhance morale F

Pit union against union

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Recognize the workforce

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EMPLOYEES

BIRTHS

OFTHE MONTH

jAIDON DEANDRE

Son

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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY PROMOTIONS

VALERIE JOHNSON

SOD JERRY MEGNA

BBKe November 2004

Happy} "

AGATHA HARRELL

Bi r t h d ay to CARTER

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MIC HA EL

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STEV EN BASTIAN TYROi': E BRAD L EY DATHON BROWN MICHAEL CATUOSCO *MICHA EL CREWS ~'GLENN D EFEX

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DANIEL LE JOH N SON CARLTON NE\o\'TON MARK STEL LA TO K ENN ET H TIME S PA1\I ELA WALTO r-:

a p t. Cra ig Ed w a rd Ph illips was bo rn on Ja nu a ry 17,1 9- 8. l-li. p are n ts, the la te Arch ie a nd M ary Ph ill ips, res ided in M a nh a ttan a t the tim e o f h is bi r th . C ra ig a tte nd ed p.s. 136 w he re he acq u ired the s kill (Inc! ap preciation fo r th e tr u m p et. He a lso d cv . lopcd a s trong interes t in baske tb a ll. ]-]e th en a tte nd ed J uni o r H igh Schoo l 192 and grad uated from A ug us t Ma rtin H ig h Sch oo l. As he grt=\'·,1 , so did his b as ke tball sk ills . ra ig rece ived (\ full schol arship to P,11o \ erde allege in alifornia . pon his grad ua tio n fro m co lleg e, Craig w as una ble to pursue his d rea m of pl ay ing p rofessional basketbal l, b u t he ne ve r los t his love for the game . O n Feb r uary IE, 198 1, he joi ned the N ew York it)' De p a r tm e n t o i orrecti on . H e W ClS ass igned to th e Quee ns Ho use o f Det en tion for Men, w he re his p res ence wa: felt CI S a qui et a nd gent le m a n an d a ls o as a pe rson wh o -ou u u ld re ly on whe n need ed io r any situation . In Ju ly I )8 7, C ra ig w as pro m o ted to C a p ta in . H e had var io us ass ig nm en ts where he to uched a lot of hearts in ra ig le ft the h is lo v ing a nd ca ri nc w a ys . W h e n Departm en t, he became ex treme ly il li v e in h i. comm unity w ear ing m nn y hat s . O ne o f those h a ts w as ch a nneled on ce
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God Bless . Fill not your heart with pain and sorrow but remember me in every tomorrow .

So dry your eyes and remember me, Not ,1S I am now, but as I used to be.

Remember the joy, the laughter, the smil es, I've only gOlle to rest a while.

Because, ( will remember you all And look on with .1 s m il e, Understand in your hearts, I've only gone to rest a little while.

Although my leaving causes pain and grief, My going 11.15 ea sed my hurt an d given me reli ef.

As long as I have the love of each of YOll, 1 can live my life in the hea rts of all of you.

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Homegoing Servicefor Capt. Craig Phillips Jan. 25,2005

By:

RonaldW. Whitfield 1" Vice President

n T uesda .' Feb r uary , 2005. it w as a proud d a I fo r a ll ap tai ns , or shou ld I . ay for a ll me mbe rs o f serv ice, bu t especia lly for ap ta ins. Yo u sec. one of o ur o wn. apt. layn e E. H ayes w as ho nored by the Depa rtm en t. It w a bo th a sad a nd beau tifu l p rogram, the ded ica tio n o f th e j ayne E. Hayes Ann a M . Kross C en te r Ce n tr a l Inta ke Area. I m us t co mp lime nt the M as ter of ere rn onies. C a p t. Ja m es Bow de n, o n> o f Ja y ne's close s t frie nds for s uch a gre<1t job he di d . We hea rd mus ical selectio ns fro m C o rrectio n O fficer Va le rie Fla ke of Q ueens ourt. For th ose who ha ve neve r heard O ffice r Flake sing, let me t II you , yo u arc reall y rnis ing some thing specia l. W arden Brion Rio rd an ga ve the W e lco m e Ad d ress that w as on ly fitti ng, si nce W a rd e n Riord a n co m m u n ica ted a nd w o rked w ith Ca pt. H ayes w he n he w as th e In ta ke C a p ta in a t C RV . H e also w o rk ed w ith Jay ne '." he n he w a - p ro m o ted to De p u ty Ward e n a nd a•• ig ned to Sec u rity . Chie f Robe rt N . Davo rc n s poke of w he n he w as th e Word e n a t A lvIK , a nd the o nve rs a tion he h ad w ith Jayne, w he n he w o u ld re mind he r th a t he w as the Wa rd e n a nd o ld e r the n her. Her answer w as, "Yes, this m aybe yo ur house, but I a m the Mo ther". Yo u sec. a p t. H i1 YL'~ w as also k no w n (I S M Al\1A l-la ye , fo r he r aring \'\'a1's and he r love fo r th e s taff a, sig ne d to AivlK .. She wanted the sta ff to be safe, an d s he w o u ld a lw ays try to prote t all s taff members fro m harm . he nev er fo rg o t w ere s he a rn e fro m , alw ays re m e m b eri ng s h e w as a n O ffice r firs t. Aga in . it was a p ro u d m o m e n t to have know n an d w o rked w ith Jayne. Whe n ornmissioner Ma rt in Horn w as gi v ing h is re ma rk: a nd seeing photos of Jayne and her life, fami ly and friends w hi le he WCl S speak ing. orrecl ion O fficer M ila nie Cla rk read a poe m by C o rrec tio n Office r De lber t Med ley as fo llo w s :

O Dedication Service for Capt. Jayne E.Hayes Feb. 8, 2005 By:

Ronald W. Whitfield 1" Vice President

Yo u ca n she d tea rs th at she is gone O r /o u can srn i le Beca n: e . h e has Ii ved: Yo u ca n close yo u r ey ' 5 a nd pril Y tha t s he'l l co m e back Or yo u ca n open yo u r eyes and se' tha t she has left: Yo ur h a rt ca n be e m p ty because 'ou can' t 'ce her

Or y o u a n be full o i th e lov e -o u s hared : YOLl ca n re m e m be r he r and o n ly that . he is ga lle; Or yo u ca n chc ris h he r me m o ry a nd le t it live o n ; Yo u ca n cry a nd close you r m in d, be e m p ty a nd tu rn YOllr back; Or you can d o w ha t . h e'd w an t. sm ile. o pen yo u r eyes, lov e and go on.

Co rrec tion fficcr De lbe rt Med lev read ano ther one o f h is poems ca lled "Jlist O ne Tea r," w h ich b ro u g h t tear . We then le ft th e h apel a nd p rocee d d to the De dication Area with C o m miss io ne r H o rn, Ca p t. Ha ves's so n Trace r and Di vision hief Vale rie Oli ver. Di v is io n Chief liver w o rked with C a p t. Ha ves whe n s he w as pro m o ted to A DW a nd s h e w as th e W ClI"d e n "I AMKC at the time o f Jay ne 's pa ssin g. She beg a n lo pay tr ibu te to Cap t. Jay ne E. Hayes (M AM..A) b . o fficia lly dedicating the A nna M . Kro ss C en te r In take area in he r honor. In m e mory o f ap t. Jayne E. Ha yes, a true frie nd not on ly to me bul to the C A a nd all th at kn ew a nd loved he r.

Governor Vetoes 9/11 Presumptive Disability Bill for Second Time f or th e se lind time, Governo r Pa ta ki ha s ve toed the 9 / J1 Pres u m p tiv e Di sabili ty Bill that wo u ld afford pro tectio n to the pu blic employees w ho respon ded he roica lly to the Wor ld Tracie Ce n te r

bill is the os t. Ye t, w ha t is the cos t p u t o n the life of a p u blic emplo 'ee? Asse mb ly ~ p e a ke r She ld o n Silve r ag reed. " Let me beg in by sa ying how d isap-

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" I t L unfortunate and I am very cli. heartened to sec th a t io r th e sc a nd time, ou r 9/ 11 D isab ility Bill w as ve toe d ." s a id Pe te r Meringolo. PEC C ha irm an . Mcringo lo sa id he has s p o ken w itl Bill H o w a rd in the overno r' s o ffice to open u p a ne w line o f co m m u n i a ti o n regar d ing th e bill an d to sec if it ca n be restr u Lu red . Ho w e ve r, Me ringolo said he will not w a te r d o wn the bill any furth er, as was the consen sus of the PEC m e mbership. "The Ma yo r of New York i t r once aga in we ighed in ve ry heav ily w ith the Govern or in stop p in g th is bill," Me ringol o said . " Once again, the Ma yor w a ited u n til the e nd to voice h is co nce rn s d espite the fil et that I had requested mi'lny meet in gs w it h h im to go o ve r the bil l. "I f i n d M a ' a r Bloomberg 's , t titu d e on thi s importa nt legislati on to be a di sgrace and a major d isse rvic e to the p ub lic ser van ts o f our g r£', t City a nd S tate . I bel iev e tha t no matter w h a t versio n o f th e 9/ 11 bi ll w e s u b m it, Ma yo r Bloomberg w ill on tin ue to use h i influence La ·top it. "

M e ringo lo sa id he kee ps " hear ing the w o rd . in p olitica l s peeches and a t fu ne ra ls o f po lice a nd firef ig h te rs tha t w e w ill ne ve r fo rge t 9/ 11. L t the tru th be know n tha t un til we have a b ill tha t ad d resses the healt h issues that m ay occu r in the yea rs to com Lo o u r p ubli c e mplo yees, tha n in Iacl. we ha ve for go tten th em ." Mcringolo sa id tha t all Mayor Bloomberg talks abou t ill reg ard s to th is

By: AISeda Legislative Chair

URGENT MESSAGE All SAT scores pointed I am by the Go ve rn o r' s decis ion to v e to the P res u m pti ve Disabil it 1 Bill. Co nside rin g w ha t w e kno w a bo u t the air q ua lity in lo w er Man ha tta n fo llo wi ng the 9 / ) 1 a ttacks . Co n sid e ring that o u r first re p o nd e rs raced in to .ro und Ze ro w ith lit tle rega rd fo r their o w n hea lth a nd sa fety to carry o u t th a t mass ive rescu e effo rt. " Yo u w ou ld thin k tha t it w o uld be hoo ve a g ratefu l Sta te and a gra teful N a tion to p rovi d ad equa te co m pens a tio n for o ur co urngellus first resp ond e rs sho u ld they e nd up w ith respirato ry p roble ms o r ca ncers tha t may have r su ited fro m the ir exposure La ,ro u nd Ze ro . " Fo r the Go ve rnor I vet o this b ill, fo r hi m to begr udge o u r firs t rc p o nd e rs th is be nefit w hen he know s that m an y a re a lready suffering fro m thei r exp os u re. is il slap in the fa e to this C o nfe re nce and further e vid ence o f ho w o u t o f touch he a nd his admi nistratio n ha ve become, " Silv e r sa id . " I p romise yO H w e wi ll re pass th i b ill. We w ill red o u ble o ur e ffo rts a nd w ith you r commit men t, w e will m a ke thi s legi _lation the law of the Stat ." I

from students who will graduate this spring and who will be applying for a CCA Scholarship MUST be received at the

CCA office by the close of business on June 1, 2005.

If you have

any

questions, please call the office at

(212) 227-4090.

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The New Yo rk City Depart ment of Correcti on held its annual Medal Day an Dec. 7. 2004. The ceremony rewards those men and women who have performed in an outstanding capacity, both on and off the job. It also acknowledges the superior efforts of a num ber of employees.

Photo # 1: Chief of Custody Management Jorge Ocasio; Capt. Eddie Vasquez (HO/GIU) receives award for Exceptional Merit for an act of bravery; Assistant Chief of Division 1 Richard Pagan. Photo #2: CO Leopole Christie (BKDCJ, Trumpetier for the Ceremonial Unit. Photo #3: 1st Vice President Capt. Ronald Whitfield; Delegate Capt. William Santiago [now retired] receives Distinguished Service Medal from CCA Legislative Chairman Capt. AI Seda.

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Photo #4: Capt. Dennis O'Reill~

(Academy) Photo #5 : Ceremonial Unit Retired CO Kevin Johnson, Emcee .

Photo #6 : Capt Carmen Reyes (SOD)

receives Unit Citation

Icenter) with Officers Anthony Mormando,

Steven Zuvicich, Freddy Richardson &: Mitchell Yablonsky.

Photo It?: Deputy Warden Emmanuel Bailey (AMKC). Capt. Eddie Vasquea

[HO/GIU). CO William Sheridan (HO/GIU). Photo #8: Chief of

Department Robert N. Davoren: tst VP Capt.

Ronald Whitfield ; Capt. Lucia

Bennett [OBCC]

rece ives AI Mandanici

Medal (rom the CCA. Photo 119: CO Louis Dixel; CO Stacy Washington; (apt.

Joseph Saglimbene

ITransportat ion Division) receive awards of Exceptional Merit for acts of

bravery .

SOME OF CCA's NEWEST CAPTAINS Members of the

Class of Nov. 5,2004 DAVID AGUILA ORRIN BACOTE YVETTE BALLARD TIMOTHY BARNES STEPHANIE BROWN KEVIN BUCK CHRISTIAN CAVALU CHRISTIAN CH.\MBERlAlN SHARON CLAYTON LJNK CURTIS MICHELE EVANS NELL FLOWERS DAWNYELL GAINES CLAUDE GODFREY JOEL HERNANDEZ TRACEY HOLDEN KIRk JDNES HARRY JORDAN KEllY L ESTER

Workers Compensation Schedule Loss of Use Awards

APRIL MARSHALL-LEIGH DAWN MASCARO TIMOTHY McCol-les

By Richard S. Oberman Levidow, Levidow and Oberm an Workers' Compensat ion Counsel

DAVE MOLESAN CUNTON MYKE SHERRY PEAKE OARNLEY PROVERBS CARMELO OUILES JEROME RAMBERT JOSE RIVERA ARTURO ROOR IGUEZ RICHARD RDDRIGUEZ CAROL SARLO KAREN SHACKLEFORD ROSNEY SINGLETARY JOHN SULLIVAN MARGARET THEVEN IN TAMMIE THOMPSON CHRIS WASH INGro~1 OMAR WHITFIELD SHARON WOSEL.EY

The _ t(1 te o f Nc\'I' York W o rke rs C o m pe nsati o n Law p ro vi d es fo r monetary aw a rd : to w or ker." co m p ensation cla im ants w ho s uff e r p e rm a ncn inju ries to lhe ex t re mit ies o f the b od y regardless o f w h e the r the inju ry ca uses the rla im a n t to lose tim e fro m work. Extrernities i nclud e in ju ries to a n a rm , leg, h and, foo t, fin gers a nd toes. The law also p rov id e ' fo r a w a rd s fo r loss o f vis io n a nd heari ng. When C a p ta ins s u ffe r from a n injury. the y must see k immedi a t trea tm en t wi th a d oct o r w h o accepts w o rke rs com pensat io n . The d octor m ust then iss ue a n in it ia l re p ort p ro vid ing a w o rk hi s tor r d iag nos is and p ro g nos is of the inj u ry . C a p ta ins s ho u ld co n tin ue tre a tm e n t w ith their d oct or s until a ll o p tio ns Me

exha u: ted , inclu d ing therapy. in je tio ns, a nd s urgery . O nce a yea r has pa ssed fro m the d ale of the accident a nd a ll trea tm en t o p tio ns have bee n ex ha us ted, the Wo rke r:; Compensatio n Boa rd will autho rize a n or thoped ic o ns ulta rion. The pur p ose o f th is cons u lta tio n is to h a v e an o rt h o p c d i d o cto r d et e rmine w hat, if an y. pe rma ne n t 10. s of usc there w ill be . The doctor wi ll p rov id e c1 pe rce n tage loss eva lua tio n based o n the perm Clne n t d ecreased ra nge of m o tio n a nd los s o f s tre ng th to the pa r ticul ar ext remity, Los s o f v i io n an d hea rin g eva lua tion s wi ll be p rov id ed by ,111 a ud io log is t or o p th, m o log is t. Bo th the cla im a n t's d oc to r' s rep o rt Com inued on page 13

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Members

of the Class of Dec. 23, 2004 CARL ALLEYNE

J ERARD

BELlAMY

N"TAUE BRANCH

ERNEST BROWN WIUtAM BROWN

ALBERt BUTLER

ERICKA CABBlE BRIAN CAUDI'/AY MICHEliE CAMERON-ISAACS RODNEY CHESTNUT

LAUREnA CHu-FuCHS RAFAEL C0LL.A20

EUZABEtH EDGAR ARLENE FELICIANO BEVERLY FORD

GRAYSON FREDERICKS

Workers Compensation

BRIDGET GARDNER

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GARY GIORGI

BRIAN GUNN

an d a rep o rt su b m itted by a C ity of New Yo rk La '" De pa rtme nt physician wh o ha s ex a m ine d the claim a nt w ill be considered by the Wo rke rs ompensal ion BOiW d in d e te rmining an aw a rd . The Wo rke rs »n pc nsa tion Law assigns ea ch pa rt icu lar extre m ity d iffe re n t va lues o r we ek s o f co m pe nsat io n w ith award s for Il1sS of usc to a n arm w o rth more than tha t o f it finge r. (o r ex, mpl e. If the w o rk related in jury C
co ncl us io n o f the case w i tho u t a red uc tion fo r sal a ry o r los t w ag ' bene fits rece ived w h ile no t on the job . In s u m m a ry. II Co rrectio n a p ta in who su ffers ti ll in ju ry ,1 5 d esc r ib ed above s h o u ld not a: s urne they a re no t en titled to an aw ard, ei th e r because the ' hav e los t no tim e from w o rk , or because th ey h av e be en pa id full sal a ry fu r th e tim e they hav e lost. Sch ed ule loss o i us c awards, w h ich can be quite s ubs ta n tia l, are pa yab le ' ven if th e inj u re d cla iman t m is ·es no tim e fro m w o rk as a res u lt of th a t in ju ry. COMIN G N EXT ISSUE: All Correction Captains tolio became' members of the New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) after Jllly 27, 197(1 nrc member» of Tier J. As Tier 3 Members, Cnpt ain» (Ire eligiule for /0111' different types of rli~IILJility retirement /Jellejits .

THOMASINA HANNAH

TROY HARDY

CHRISTINE HOLLOWAY IRIS HUTSON JONATHAN ITON

EDWICH JASMIN RENEE JOHNSON

HOPE KIRKLAND MARK KITCHINGS BRENOA LEwIs

Lotns MANLEY MELISSA MADHEWS VERA MCGEACHY TERRI MERCADO·ALTIZER MIGDAUA MONTANA

MICHAEL MORALES DENNIS MORGAN DELROY MORRISON CYNTHI/< N/
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Feb ru ary 7, 2005 De, r Pete r a nd th e e nt ire Exec ut ive Boa rd ubj ect : LEITE R OF A I' I' RE IATI O , !

If you have a letter of thanks or

It is w ith till' ut m os t and s ince re a ppreciat ion for VI)lJ .md the e n ti re Exc u tiv e Hoa rd that co m p els n ' to w rite th i: let ter ,

appreci atio n y ou wan t

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share with

your Union and members, please submit i to: Captains' Ouart erly Correction Captains Association

233 Broadwa y Suit e 1.701 New York, NY 10279 You can also e-mail your fett er to: ccan [email protected]

Firs t, I w a nt 10 ~,lY tha: yo u a re truly a man o i yo ur wo rd . You neve r tol d m e wha t I wanted to hea r, but a lw a ys gave it to m e ~ lra i h h l. Yo u never aba nd o ne d m e and by threa tening to
Next, I w ant to commend Yllu fo r your lead e r..hip in the Pu bli c Em p lo ye es Con fe rence, th at ~ pC?;J r­ hea d ed the 9/ 11 presumptive disease bill 'elocd b the GlVI' rIl0 r at the u rg in}', of Ma yo r Bloo mbe rg, O nly a person with integrity a nd dedicatio n w o u ld ha ve made th e co m me n t th at the Mayo r b -rying poverty w ith one loaf o f bread u nd e r h is a rm, I am co n fid e nt th at so m e tim e d o w n the roa d w ith yo ur ne v 'r- ending lea iership rha : a b ill is go i n ~ to be passed , The w o rd !'> " I \Vill Ne ve r Forget " ,m ! .,Ireildy iorgotten by th i:- ad m inis tra tion . 11'., only d ue to yo ur e nd less pursuit for what is rig h t a n d just that g h 'l':- rn ' hope tha t one d a y those of us w ho became ill / in ju red ,1S a resu lt (If our participatior in the resc ue, rec o ve ry and clea n u p operation a t th e 9 /1 1 Wor ld T ra d e - e n te r d isa s te r ~ jtl' w ill eventually receive' the sa m e benefits ,1:-:' o the r C ity Agen c ie:- and First Res p o nd e rs Me re ei ving. TIll' M ,l Yur'~ sta tem ent tha i ii the 9/1 1 Bill W,l~ passed it w o u ld have o p e ned up the "flood gates" is a n outrage. Whilt kind lIi mes~'g~' is he biving th e a lready d isa bl 'd me mbers ui sen' ice who risked thei r lives a nd di d no t hes itat e to an swe r the call ? Does n ' t he kno w th at you ca n' t put ct mo net nr y value on th e sacriIices made by so m il n ~' publ ic p m p l o v l! e ~ ? I honest lv believe th at his decisio n 10 neg lect a nd fo rgel about a ll first responders. " Io ng with his a rro gance and urging " f the \'<' 10, w ill be h i.. dow nfall in his upcom ing re-ele tion b id . !'vl,\ylw he shou ld have pai d a tte n tio n til th e p resi dcru ial race a lilli e more lose ly , The <w ijt-bo a t ve terans ag" ins t jo h n Ke rr y proved to be th e one iss ue thai \llIs L'd his d e mise, So s ha ll il be il1 r t h i ~ ~ I a y() r in No vem ber. Lastl y . 1 wan t III It'! yOIl know th a i ,,-" m y re tirement d ,l te ,' p p roac hes (,' p p w :-.im a tdy pril I I. 200:-) ,1n d m y qu esl fo r justice begins , I " m by your si d e i f e ve r yo u need m) ' hel p , On e can o n l . coml' t,l v,11ue the WIIrk o f the e n tire Cllrreclion Ca p t'1in:-' /\ slouciiltio n w he n th ey filce c1 crisis, J a lll o ne of YOll r lllembt' r~ w ho Cilrne to know thi:- ilnd ,1p p recic1 le till' d edica ted g Wllp lli people lh ,ll rep re~e nl 0111 orre lio n C' p ti1 i n~ . '" w ill ne ver for ge t" Pe te. Thank yOIl,

\1 i hac A . Serra Captain

Page 15 I Nove m ber 15, 2004 Dea r Pe te r )vle ringl)lo/H llnald W hi liiL'ld : 1.1 m w r iting you [hi~ letter w ith a [o uch (If bitte rsweet emo tion - in th a t eff ective Nove m ber 22. 200-1, I w ill be re tiring [rom the De pa rt me nt ' If orrection-. Ho w eve r, I w ill be o n the book.... until approxim a ie lv Ma rch 2 ', 2005. I'm in the 25 year tier J Pension 1'1.111 . I haw been " a p ta in io r 13 p l u~ y ear~ . I just \ \ ',111[ to sa y Tha n k You for vo ur re len tIe:.:. d ed ica tio n 10 ensu re the Sa fe ty, Secu ri tv, Financial Stability, ,111<1 Respect for the mem be rs l li the Co rre lion a p ta ins' Asso cia tion ,

I' m p rou d to 1e a pa rt of thi s organ iza tion. I wi ll yo u .111 C o d's favo r. Tha nks. Since rely .

URGENT: All SAT scores from students who

will graduate this spring and who will be applying for a CCA Scholarship MUST be received at

on t hese four officers and their familie s. What is really taking place is the Commissioner of investigation and the Commissioner of the Department of Correction are handing out. arbitrary and capricious penalties, and Norman Seabrook has decided to blame the Captains. Captains do not fire nor recommend the tiring of any officer. Captains do not charge officers with bad uses of force. The people who do this are above Warden . Norman Seabrook forgot to blame them in his letter. In my opinion, Norman Seabrook should consider dir ecting his energy where it is needed-to best represent his members and join me in fighting the Department of Correction on all these unfair disciplinary issu es. It is my position and the position of the Correction CapLa i n 5' Associ a lion to represent our members to the best of our ability. We should not. be faulted for doing our job.

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SHARON SHAW-JORDAN BELINDA SHEPPARD KEVIN SKINNER ARETHA YARD

PETER D. MERINGOLO President, Correction Captai.ns' Association

the CCA office by the close of business on June 1, 2005. The a nnua l A J Iolid ay Pa rty was a h uge s uccess du e to the tr e me nd o us tu rno u t and s u p po r t o f our apt ains . It W
2004 CCA Holiday Party By : Charles Glover Secretary

The Emphasis Should Be On Prevention By : Rev. Winston M. Clarke

re,1([ an arti cle in the Ncu: York r(J~t d at ed Ma v 25, 2002 , by Da v id Da ve n po rt rega rd ing il s tud y o n the effe ctiveness of" fa ith based a p p roach to p ris on ope ra tio n . "The s tu d y co m p a red tw o Braz ilian p r isons. o ne the firs t know n orrectional facility in th e w o rld to emp loy ,1 comp lete ly faith based a pproa ch 10 eve ry ( pee l of its o p e ra tio n s a nd th e o ther , a to p se u lar priso n ." (Fa ith Based is the co ncep t o f Pr esiden t Geo rge Bus h th a t
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C A PT. K ATH Y L A D A LI A (R ET.) ha bee n ve ry b usy s ince s he ret ired . She . tarted her o w n business in 2001 called "Gentle To uch K-9". She w o r ks w ith a local ve te rinaria n a nd tea hcs obedience train ing and an im a l behav io r. Eve n though she is busy, the re a l joy began in !\1i1Y o f 2001 w he n he r f i r ~ t g ra n d so n Zacha ry w a s bo rn . He w as th e love o f he r life. Th n she fe ll in lo ve <1 11 ove r agai n when he r seco nd grand son Alex w as bo rn in Sep te m ber 2004. She cnjo "5 bab ysitting as much as s he ca n a nd w o r king w ith he r d og s . " a God has bles sed me with two v ry s p ecia l g ifts, a nd a bu . iness th a t I rea lly e njoy, w h o ca n c1 k for a n y th ing more"?

2004 Retirees Rob in Abl e fran k Ab rig na ni Ig nacio Adames Al vin A lcia hris Angya l Edward Aswad Robert Basile So b ncr Bea u zil Marlo n Bro w n W illia m Bu rg os Daniel Burke Jos eph Bu com a Thome' . Con no r ,regory orra l Alpl o nse C o rrent e Henry ourtla ndt Vince n t Di ziacorno Gregory Drake u rt is Dumas Lisa D u r rno urtis Fere bee R\ICCO Fe rra ro

Pat ri k I-lyn n harlcs G a m bi no Ma ria G erena Jo h n Grant Tony G ra yso n Pa u l Hacke tt Ro w a n Ha rd ia l

Richar d I [ill larence Hop k ins Fra n k Ital ia no Reg ina ld Jackson Benjuan Kea rney Robe r t Ke lly -d wi n La to rre Thome s La u ria Jose Lo pez Kevin Lou is o n A ng e l Lu c o M ichae l Lvn h Ro ry Mac o nn e ll a rn ue l Ma rtinez Ra fae l Massa

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Kev in McAlv in Jo se Rod r iguez LIo !d M cDo na ld Da ve abatano Ja m es I'v lcG ove rn Se gun 10 S hri ls M ichael Shana han Ve rn o n lee ks Ro ic rt M o ne tta Vine ent Sincla ir Ca r r ' Sin kle r Pa u l l o rris Sh ir le y Sle dge John M u llig a n Vince n t mi th Jam es M ulv a ney Ri hard Suss Dav id. las berg La w ay nc l lu rse John w a ' nc Gera rd O' Br ien Er ro l To u lo n J r. Ro n T u rk >1 A lex O te ro Dona to Velez Ra hel Pa rha m 1\1 ichae l Pa rke r j o e Velez Th mao Wa ld ho i Victo ria Pearson Da r re ll W a lker B 've ri ' Pin kn ey Da ve Walke r Adolp h Porter Dominick Pro v is ie ro De n is ' Wa lke r GWYl:: n e lla \1\ alke r Ra lp h Ra ia Danie l W als h M ichael R ' IJa C a rl os Rive ra Jim m ie W h ite Faw n Robe r ts o n ivlc1 'bellu ne Wu W illia m Ro binso n

FLORIDA RETIREES HOSTING REUNION The Florida Suncoast Correction NYC Retirees are having their 2005 Reunion from Augu I 11-14 , 200 5. II will take place at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Inn in Kissim mee, Fla. The hotel is one mile fro the gates of Walt Disney World. A block of room s has been reserved for the "NYC Correction Retirees" [including active.] You are required t o make your own room reser vation. The deadlin e for hotel reserva tions i Monday, July 8, 2005. For information, call Alex Jenkins at 352·686·9306.

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Congratulations to CAPTS. STEPHEN ConONE

and BHlNJE GONG on their retirements. Capt. Cottone - a former delegate for the CCA - will be greatly missed. He worked and served as a delegate at the Manhattan Courts. Capt. Gong will be equally missed. He was an Executive Board member of the Asian Jade Society. Both Captains were long time friends of the eCA and left the Department with excellent reputations . "I would like to extend my gratitude for your long time friendships . I also want to wish the both of you a long and healthy retirement," said 2NO VP CAPT. PATRICK FERRAIUOLO.

Csrr. P A TRIC K F £ RTVlTlIOLO COIIgratnlates C A PT. S TCP/ ie N COTrO NC (top left) Oil his retirem ent fro II'! tile Department of Cor rection after 22 yeflrs. His retirement party w as he!« at Fortini's Restaurant ill M anh a tt an, A t top rig/It, CA PT. BRET M O I. ["1~'1 elljoys the farewell pnrty with C Wf. Co r totst, At bottom right, C APL.

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BIRTH? WEDDING? GRADUATION? ANNIVERSARY? SPECIAL NEWS TO REPORT ... retired at tlu: end of 2004 after 22 years with the Depo rtmen t of Correction , CAPT. CONG'S friends threw hint a retirement party 01'1 November 5 at LI/ lyle/a Restaurant in Manhottan. At top left, CAPT. COIVG receives retirement certificate from C AI'T. PATRICK F EIW A/uOLO, CCA 2/ld VP. Top right photo, Gong toith xxxxx find xxxxx. Middle right, Gong with XXXX, AOW Eduiard Lan :a, and xxxxx. Bottom right, xxxxxx, XXXX:C\", xxxxxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx, XXXXxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. CAPT. B ENNI E CONG

We Want to Know Send your in form ati on, in cluding name and wo rk loca tion, along w it h any pert inent photo s, to : Captains' Ouart erlq Correcti on Captain s Association

233 Broadway Suit e 1701 New York, NY 10279

Lifetime Members [since last Captains' Ouarterly}

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WILLA FRANCE

PETER C AN T ALOUPE

CHARLES GAMBINO

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DA NI EL D ELUCO

LOR ETfA GnlNA G E

M U H AMMAD

ART H UR

WIL LIAM D ER u IT ER

STEV E GRO D EW ALD

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PATRI IA SEALEY

RO BERT D UM AS

JERR\' HODG ES

MARY NANCE

AN THONY SUROWITZ

G ERARD FALLS

L ARRY H UGHES

FRED ERICK FINN ERT Y W A LT ER FIR EHOCI< GEORG E FrrCH

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JOHN VISO

C A L V I N JO N ES

HERMAN PYATT

JIMMIE W IlITE

P AL L KAP LA i':

JOHN RAJA

DANI EL Z E ~tAN

TH OMAS KEL LER

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CCA Joins PEC Unions in Albany

P E,TC ~ iVIf./UNGOl.O, CCA Presidell t and PEC Ch airnuut, told unions gathered at the AlballY Lcgislatioe Day that "we know that ill rmy legislath'e sessiou, II0t all of our hills will be adopted, and llOpe/lIlly, not all will br

P" ssed over. \-Vc reIII n ill co Ilfiden! tliat ill ('very case, tlic Legislators will vic (I our COIIcerns with careful attention and $('I";OIl S though] , III light of the fiscal problems fncillg the City ami th e State, we do II0t toant to see budget« bal anced Oil the bo ck s of tile public employees ."

CORRECTION CAPTAINS' ASSOCIATION Department of Correction City of New York 233 Broadway, Suite 1701 New York, NY 10279

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