Anthony Annucci’s Ten-Year Temp Job
Andrew Cuomo named Anthony Annucci acting commissioner of New York prisons back in 2013. Now, someone his agency incarcerates is trying to take him out.
“The 10-year duration of the de facto appointment raises the question of how long a constitutional failure may continue.”
Despite its duration, Annucci’s role is, technically, temporary.
“It really makes you question what is the point of the Senate confirming nominees.”
The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in disaster.
Great Meadow and Sullivan prisons are slated to shut down in November. The state could close up to three more over the next year.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.
Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.
New York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field.