Report Includes Accusations of
'Incompetence' at Erie County Jail
The New York State Commission of Correction has accused Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard and his staff of "gross negligence and incompetence" following the October 2009 escape of inmate Brian Collins from the Erie County Holding Center.
In a report released today, the commission says the escape was "entirely preventable."
Collins, who was labeled as an "Escape Risk," somehow left his cell and made it to the roof of the 7-story building. The report details the escape, Collins' criminal background and the state's accusations against the Sheriff's Department.
The report also says the commission was “dismayed to discover many of the same failures in security and supervision that were cited in the investigation of the escape of Ralph ‘Bucky’ Phillips … in April 2006 …”
http://www.scoc.state.ny.us/pdfdocs/erie-brian-collins-escape20100519.pdf
In a report released today, the commission says the escape was "entirely preventable."
Collins, who was labeled as an "Escape Risk," somehow left his cell and made it to the roof of the 7-story building. The report details the escape, Collins' criminal background and the state's accusations against the Sheriff's Department.
The report also says the commission was “dismayed to discover many of the same failures in security and supervision that were cited in the investigation of the escape of Ralph ‘Bucky’ Phillips … in April 2006 …”
http://www.scoc.state.ny.us/pdfdocs/erie-brian-collins-escape20100519.pdf
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