GM-08 - CCA Newsletter Winter 2005

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CAPTAINS' QUARTERLYGOVERNMENTEXHIBIT

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President'sMessage

HornMustStopUnfairPoliciesforCaptains

By;Peter D. Meringolo

President

III !vI!) Opinion ... By I /OW mllt1!1 of you probalJlyhave read the article ill "The Chief" netospmser where 1complniued 011 l,elwl/ of Ill! CtlptnillS about tile ;1I}11I-millie Iwd bartuiric disciplinan] pellalties /JeillS sOllglltfor Captains lJy the Department of Correction . The }Jl/ l'POSl' of the article wa s to highlight how CommissionerHom is attempting to hurt ni l incmbcvs of service, illpart, by increasing riisciplillnry penult ies. Neither Conimissioner /-10m HOI' DeplltyCommission er White C(1I1 point to o c/wl1ge of circumstnnce thnt ju stifies {/ cJlllJlgl' illdiscipliJlllry policies Icadillg to (1!1 increase il l aisciplinan] pcnulties.Prior Depurtnient of Correction adntinistvntions wen:, able to effectively and eff i cient-Iy llIallnge the Depnrtmcnt toitnout illcrensi"s disciplillary penalties. One tllillg J nu ts tsay about former Connni.


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think a proper inuestigatio uiould have resulted in tile four Captnins veillg aumrded ameda! and not sernct! toitt, disciplin an] ctinrges. 1 '111 sure .11011 agree.Th 011TN tlecis !all also h ighligh t how (III inuestigator /1'0111 aile 0/ th r ouersigh t

STOUp5 ill/properly conducted tile ill1wst(r:(/fioll oj the four Coptuins. III part, the jllllsewrote:",..ill concluding that the injuries to the inmates were necessariluthe result ofmisconduct by uniformed staff, echoes tire attitude of those

who prosecuted tile di sciplinaru charges by ignoring all of the evidenceexcept the injuries."One J-Il igh t a sk tun high Conunissio 111'1' NOnt 's oa I' is se t for his inucs tignto l'S .

Considering tuefinding of the OATH fur/sc, th at the in ucstignror Illllffc 110 effol ' t to COl/-due! 1/ fair and impartial iuocstigation, the bnr docs not seem to be set too high. Add tothis that the inucstigntor bega her ill'l'estigation /).11 tel/illS the inniates tlutt she ions alltheir side. Addi tionalh], the OA TH II/dge wro te more critical coII/mCI / ts abont the iuoestigator's tactics. WIl e" I contcntplated the OA TH ludge's comments concernillS theinappropririte conduct alld possiole 0I1/i%;01l5 of dl/ty by th e in uestigator, [ asked ou rattornests to research tile possi/Jility of hordillg the iuucstigntors (JI/d possible others/I ceor i l l tab II.' for their acts or failure to proports, perform their off icial duties. One couldioondcr tohere Commissioner Hom will place tire 001' /01' tire in ncstigator. We toil!patiently nuait to see whether Conttnissioner Horn wi l l hotd the innestigator accountab!c for tohn t the OA TI-J I"rise found to be, ioh t I'll en ll, i JIvestiga tor II I isconduci.Be assured J will continue to highlisht the inhumane I I I /d oorbnric penalties tluit arcproposed by Deputy Connuissioner Hfhite and Commissioner Ho m . Thi s OATH de ci s ionis just olle piece of etiidencc we will lise to support our cuu sc to ensure we (Jrc treat edfairly. Commissioner Horn ha s stated that he will back us tohen we arc rigllt. He s/lid

Ire will back us iohen we tel l the truth. These (lre nice words, Imt the OA TI-] !1Ir1se 's fnetun! jil1dil/gs indicate Commissioner Horn is not actualls] fa llowillg tohat he preaches.

On another mat tcr, yOIl shouui be mVtll'e thut Ilfln 11I1 incident involv ing a Captain IIII/solicited receiv ed a catl from COlli II I issioner Horn during tuhich he indicated that hereuietoet! the facts of th is purriculnr situation am i f l int the Captaiu WIl S fight and thatI l l ' wa s vackiug the Captain. He euen told tue Captain int ioined ill tire incident tuat shelUllS right'. TIIt'1I he chauget! !lis mind. We IIi/II a heated conoe rsarion over his ch angc ofmind. l belieuc Conmtis sioner Hom cJlI1l1ged his mind because others brought pressureto veal' all him. l bclieoe it is 1I0t credible fo r /1 Commissioner to niake a decision HInt nCaptttin is right, CO l11l11/1Hicnte thot to the Caproin involver! nJld tlu: lIniOIl Presidentuiitltout[irst knmoino all the [nets , What do nou think?These types of sittuttions lend ute to ask "How can I respect someone who gioe his

toord nJ/{1 then breaks it ?" All / tuanted Contmissioner Horn to rio is keep his ioord andhe dian ' f. J promise cacn lind everyone of YOIl that I will Hever le t TIp ill my battle toexpose th i Ilgen{!ll'(Jc!' (/Ild {,7. 'a y t ime tlley imp roperly go /lft er a Capta;H. My jo b is toprotect you nlld I will do tJtllt a t tiny cost. I could cnre less 11/Jo"t what theCommissioner thil/k.;; of me. 1do Cfll ' l ! nbOllf what ,1101/ the members tltilTk of Jne . 1wanty OI l to kllow tl1(/t yOIl lrave n rmioll tlwt w ill always defend yOTl. While I believe thisCOll lmiss ioner is full of self praise, 1 "Iso Lll"liev e III' hns not kept Ilis promises to li S al/rltl1at he docs Ho t have our uacks. Rememver, manager" CO l l i ! ' l1/1d go a/1/t that MartinHol'll is ti l l ' 1M!1 Commissioller I I!lIVC worked for al/rl 1fecl pretty cOllfidcllt ill 5(/yingfhac wi II be a seve II teel1 tlr.Keep faith in the CC A anrl contin)/I? to support endr otlwr.

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"You mightrememberDavid K/opman

as theDepartmentAttorney

CommlsslonerHorn assigneda body guard tofor protectionfrom me. Thisunnecessaryaction wasatotalwaste ofCity fu nds.

WhenJinformedCommissioner

Horn thatKJopman usedprOfanityagainstCaptainsduring an

OATH trial, hisresponse was

Who isKJopman?'

However, thevery next weekhe promotedKJopman. 1I

- PeterO. MeringoloPresident


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Letters jo the EditorT i l E HIEFLEADEH, FHIDAY, ,)Al':UARY 14. 2005 TilE 'H IEf- LEADER, FHlDAY.J:\ :--i

These letters tothe editorappeared inThe Chief

newspaper onJanuary 14

andJanuary 28.

To th e Ed itor:In the Jan . 7 edit ion ofTheCh ie f. i n t he "Cnr r ec t.ionFeud Be tween HOIn , Ca pta in s ' n ion" article, Correct ion Ca pt n i ns ' As sociationPres id n t Pe ter Mer ingolofalsely contends thal Correct ion Offic e rs a re be ing encourage d to "fabricate theirte s t imon y ag a in s t s u p e r visor s ." Th is is no t on ly a ninsult to correctio n officers,it is a gross d is tor tion of rea 1-ity a t bes t.Wh a t 's really taki ng placeis 8 ma nipulation of depa rt ment policy a t th e lev el ofCa p t.a in . Ass is t a n t DeputyWarden. a nd Warden. T havenot, no r will I ever, supportth e fac t th a t the CorrectionOfficers are being written uperroneously by th e Ca pta ins .who as former Correction Officers know full well that it 'sth e Co r rect ion Office rs ' re spons ibil ity to main ta in con trol and custody of inmates .The rea li ty is that some su pervisors go ove r and beyondwhat's ca lled for in bringingd isciplinary charges againstth e Correction Officers.It is deeply d is tu r bing towatch the Ca pt a in s assertth ei r d isp leasu r e w ith th ed iscip lina ry process, wh ile atth e same time th e Ca pta inscontinue to abuse the ir power when it com es to supervising th e correction officers.Las tly, i t is unfortunatethat th is paper chose to rnis charact e r ize my pos ition onth is is sue by asserting of mein a pho to cap tion , "S id esw i th (Correction Comm ra s ione r Mar tin I Horn." Whenasked to comment on thi s issu , I axplici t.ly st.a ted thatth er e ar e some l imes that Iagree with the Commi ss ioner and there ar e timestha t I don ' t , The r ecordshows that I've often been avocal cr iti c of the depa r tmen t s de c is ion -mak ing , Ihave always advocated in th ebest interest of my membersand I will cont.inue to speakout. in their behalf

NORMAN SEABROOKPresident, Correct ionOfficers ' BenevolentAssoc ia.tio n

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Wrong to Fault Capts,Tn II II' Ed i t ':'I'll ,,:1\' t lu- It-a :-' I I '. ~ rlis hear tened to read Corr ecu onOffi cers ' Benevolent Associ; l ion Pr s iden t Nor ma n Sea brook's response (.Iun . l -l lette r ) to my fac tua l depiction ofa ca sc th a t ac t.uu l lv hap p ned , Th s tory w as to highlight the ba rbar ic pena lt iesbein g im posed on officer :'a nd Cupt.a iu s Th e re wus nod is tort ion 0 1 I l ly pa rt in thiscas e or anv othe r.1 1I rge orma n Sea bro oklO look int o the case invulving a Ca ptain , nd th rr-e Corruct ion Ifice rs t llat beginswith a lise or force on a bus ,In that cas e th 'r' a r officialre cords wh e re in corre ct ionoff icer s s n t r-d t h e v wer ep ress u rc d to ch ang c th e irwriu n : l , temen ts .One refused 0 ch ange h is tn tem m t a nd wa s fi re dwhile on proba tion , anothe rre fused to cha nge his st , lemeri t an d was cha rged with aru les viola t ion , a nd one didchange hi s n -por t a nd wasnot cha rge d ; no t l ing ha ppened to him,On 2004, i ll anoth er mat te r, a decision by th eO ff ic e o f Alb i i n i s t r a t i onTr ia ls and Hea r ings was s ubm i t e d t o 'om missi one rHorn reconuncnd ing th e termina iOI 0, fou l' Cor rectionOfficers . Las t week 'ommissi nne r Horn concu r red wit hth a l decisi on and Ii I' d thefour officers. I fee l very badfor those officers . I have beencomp la in in g a bou t th e ba rba r ic p u a l t i es b i n impos ed by Cnmm i s s io r e rHo rn a nd Wh it e a nd nowfou r me n, three w it h eightyea rs ea ch on th e job and onewi th fiv e veal 'S, a re un employed. An-d guess \\'h at- noCapta in had anyth ing to dow it h i t. Perhaps Norma nSeabrook's focus should be

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REPORT CARD forCOMMISSIONER MARTIN HORN

Department of CorrectionThis is a record of Mart in Horn's progress as Commissioner of the

Departmen of Correction.KEY: A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Fair, F=FAIL

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Ability to enhance moraleFSupport Captains FHonesty FCompetence (of self8cjob] FRecognize the workforce FInstitute fairinvestigations process F

Pit union against union A-Break promises A-Two-faced A-Reward incompetence(of others) A-Self promoting A-Create bias againstCaptains duringinvestigations process ,4

COMMENTS : C o w o . ' W \ . i S s ~ e . A ia.c.k..s a.bi..li.+c! a.-vu:l- k.'YI.CM/iw.,.e.. Jobfo 6oJJLR.';1 ove..hSe..e.. ~ i e . . x i . . f i . . 2 . S i.."Avoi.ve.d i..'Y\. ColtA2.Cfi..t:rYI..e,Y c:l..a.i..i.."A,? wi..+J\. fA2.. waltSf SoC.i.e..+c! 'Cowo.'W\.iSSi..t:rYI..e.A ~ l k.'YI.CM/ e..""'N>Ur a.bouf fA2.. jPb fo a.c.fc.


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BIRTHS

ST EVEN BASTIANTYRO i': E BRADLEYDATHON BROWN

MICHAEL CATUOSCO*MICHAEL CREWS

~ ' G L E N N D EFEXYvo E JAC K_ON

DANIELLE JOHNSONCA RLTON NE\o\'TONMARK STEL LATOK ENNET H TIMESPA1\I ELA WALTO r-:

PROMOTIONSt tu la lio ns to ou r forme r

aptains w ho ha ve been p romotedto Ass is tant Deputy Wardenseffective

Dec I?, 2004&

""Feb. 28,200-

ALLEN SINGLETON - Son of C APT.MA UREEN M ORTON (OBCO andA LBERT S ING LETON SR. Born january24, 2005. 10 lbs. . 12 oz . 21 W' . Bigb rother Alber t Sing le ton Jr. is ver yhappy abou t his bro ther 's a rr ival.

OZ., 2" Ih o .

jA IDONDEANDRER EED - Sonof CAPT. SHA-RI ' /\ REED(OBCO . BornOctobe r 25,2004 . 7 lbs. (,

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY

If vou ha ve a bir th, graduntion.specia l anniversary or birthda " or

ac ornplishment, send yourinformation, along with a ph o tolo the C C office for inclusion in

The Cap ta ins ' Qu arterly .

Happy} "Bi r t h d ayto CARTERM IC HA ELCOOK E,g randsono f CAPT.

P ETER M ERI GO l O a rid his w ifeSU SAN. ar ter celebrated h is '11bi rthd ay on Dec. 4, 2004, w ith gr andp aand g randmj) v is it ing .

KAI ALAN MCC LA IN - , on of Capt .Car la Thomas ( RMSO and O FFICERT HURMA N MCC lA l i':. Born janua ry 6,200: , 7 11: S., 1()oz. '18 f

October 2004ANTHONY CUINHO

VALERIE JOHNSONSOD

JERRYMEGNABBKe

November 2004AGATHA HARRELL

GRVCHELENAPEARIolANHO

September 2004WAYNE ALLEN

BXCTMICHAEL CATUOSCO

EM TC(PROMorco IQ AOW)

SANOY FUNDERBURKEOBCClCPSURICHARD PASKOSSOFRED SPORRER

BBKC

EMPLOYEESOFTHEMONTH


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Cp t. Cra ig Edwa rd Ph illips was bo rn on Janu a ry 17,1 9- 8. l-li. paren ts, the la teArchie and Mary Phillips, res ided in Manh a ttan a t the time of h is bi r th . C ra iga ttend ed p.s. 136whe re he acq u ired the s kill (Inc! appreciation for the tr umpet. Hea lso dcv . lopcd a s trong interes t in ba ske tba ll. ]-]e then a ttend ed Junio r H igh Schoo l 192and grad uated from Augus t Martin High Sch ool.As he gr t= \'1 , so did hi s bas ke tball sk ills . ra ig rece ived (\ full scholarship to P,11 o \ erdeallege in alifornia . po n hi s grad ua tion from co llege, Craig was un able to pursue his

d rea m of pl ay ing p rofessional basketbal l, bu t he neve rlost his love for the game .O n Feb ruary IE, 1981, he joi ned the New York it)'

Depa rtmen t o i orrection . H e W ClS assigned to theQueens House of Det en tion for Men, where his p res encewa: felt CIS a qui et and gent le man an d also as a pe rsonwh o -ou uuld re ly on when need ed io r any situation .In Ju ly I )87, C ra ig was promoted to Cap tain . He had

var io us ass ignm en ts where he touched a lot of hearts inh is lov ing a nd ca ri nc ways . When ra ig le ft theDepartmen t, he became ex treme ly il li ve in h i. community wearing mnny hat s . One of those ha ts w as ch anneled once


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DedicationService forCapt. Jayne

EHayesFeb. 8, 2005

By:Ronald W. Whitfie ld1"Vice President

OTuesda . Feb ruary , 2005. it w as a proud d a I fo r a ll ap tains, or shou ld I . ay fora ll membe rs o f se rv ice, bu t esp ecia lly for ap ta ins . You se c. on e of our own . apt.layne E. Hayes was honored by the Depa r tmen t.It wa bo th a sa d and beau tifu l p rogram , the de dica tion o f the jayne E. Hayes Anna M. Kross CenterCen tral Inta ke Area. I m us t comp liment the Mas te rof ere rn onies. Cap t. James Bowde n, on> of Jayne'scloses t frie nds for s uch a gre


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Governor Vetoes 9/11 PresumptiveDisability Bill for Second Time Pnge 9If or the se lind time, Governor Pa taki

ha s ve toed the 9 / J1 Pres ump tiveDi sabili ty Bill that wo uld afford pro tec tionto the pu blic employees w ho respondedhe roica lly to the Wor ld Tracie Ce nte rat tack." I t L unfortunate an d I am very

cli. heartened to sec that io r th esc and time, our 9/ 11 Disab ilityBill was vetoe d ." sa id Pe te rMeringolo. PEC Cha irman .Mcr ingolo sa id he has spoken

w itl Bill Howard in theovernor's office to open up a

new line of commun i at ionregar d ing the bill an d to sec if itcan be restr u Lured . However,Me ringolo said he will not waterdown the bill any further , as wa sthe consensus of the PEC membership ."The Mayor of New York i t r once

again weighed in ve ry heav ily w ith theGovernor in stopping th is bill," Meringolosaid . "Once again , the Mayor waited u ntilthe end to voice his concern s desp ite thefilet that I had requested mi'lny meet ingswith h im to go over the bil l."I f i n d M a ' a r Bloom be rg 's , t ti -

tude on this important legislation to be adi sgrace and a major d isservice to the publ ic servan ts of ou r gr', t City and State . Ibel iev e tha t no matter wha t version of the9/ 11 bi ll we submit, Mayo r Bloom bergwill ont in ue to use h i influence La topit. "Meringolo sa id he kee ps "hear ing the

word. in political spe eches and a t funera lso f police and firef igh ters tha t w e w illneve r forget 9 / 11. L t the tru th be know ntha t un til we have a bill tha t add resses thehealth issues that may occu r in the yea rs tocom Lo ou r public emp loyees, tha n in Iacl.we ha ve forgo tten them ."

Mcringolo sa id tha t all MayorBloomberg talks abou t i ll regards to th is

bill is the os t. Yet, wha t is the cos t p ut onthe life of a public emplo 'ee?Assemb ly peake r Sh e ld o n Silve ragreed." Let me begin by saying how d isap-

po inted I am by the Governo r's de cis ion tove to the Pres um pt ive Disabil it 1 Bill.Co nside ring w ha t we know abo ut the airqua lity in lower Man ha tta n followi ng the9 / ) 1 a ttacks . Conside ring that our firstre ponde rs raced in to .round Zero w ithlit tle regard fo r their own hea lt h and safety to carry ou t tha t mass ive rescue ef fort."You wou ld think tha t it would behoove

a g ratefu l State and a gra teful Nation top rovi d adequa te compensa tion for ourcourngellus first resp ond ers sho uld theyend up w ith respiratory p roblems or cancers tha t may have r su ited from the irexposure La ,ro und Zero ."For the Gove rno r I vet o this bill, for

hi m to begrudge ou r firs t rc ponde rs th isbenefit when he know s that many a rea lready suffering from thei r exposu re. is i lslap in the fa e to this Confe re nce and fur-ther evidence o f how ou t of touch he andhis admi nistration have become, " Silv ersaid . " I p romise yO H I we wi ll repass thib ill. We w ill redouble o ur effo rts and w ithyou r commitmen t, we will make thi s legi _lation the law of the Stat ."

LegislativeUpdateBy:AISedaLegislative Chair

URGENTMESSAGE

AllSAT scores

from studentswho will

graduate thisspring and whowill be applyingfo r a CCA

ScholarshipMUST be

received at th eCCA office byth e close ofbusiness on

June 1, 2005.If you

have anyquestions,

please call th eoffice at

(212) 227-4090.


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Page 10 DOC MEDALThe New York Ci ty

Department ofCorrecti on held itsannual MedalDay anDec. 7. 2004. The

ceremony rewardsthose men and

women who haveperformed in an

outstanding capacity,both on and offthejob. It also

acknowledges thesuperior efforts of

a number ofemployees.

Photo # 1: ChiefofCustody ManagementJorge Ocasio; Capt.Eddie Vasquez(HO/GIU) receivesaward for ExceptionalMerit for an act ofbravery; AssistantChief of Division 1Richard Pagan.Photo #2: CO LeopoleChristie (BKDCJ,Trumpetier for theCeremonialUnit.

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Photo #3: 1st VicePresident Capt.Ronald Whitfield;DelegateCapt.William Santiago[now retired]receives Distin-guished ServiceMedalfrom CCALegislative ChairmanCapt. AI Seda.


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Photo #4: Capt.Dennis O ' R e i l l ~(Academy)Photo #5 : CeremonialUnit Retired CO KevinJohnson, Emcee .Photo #6 : CaptCarmen Reyes (SOD)receives Unit CitationIcenter) with OfficersAnthony Mormando,Steven Zuvicich,Freddy Richardson &:Mitchell Yablonsky.Photo It?: DeputyWarden EmmanuelBailey (AMKC). Capt.Eddie Vasquea[HO/GIU). CO WilliamSheridan (HO/GIU).Photo #8: Chief ofDepartment Robert N.Davoren: ts t VPCapt.Ronald Whitfield; Capt.Lucia Bennett [OBCC]rece ives AI MandaniciMedal (rom the CCA.Photo 119: CO LouisDixel;CO StacyWashington; (apt.Joseph SaglimbeneIT ransportat ionDivision) receiveawards of ExceptionalMerit for acts ofbravery.


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SOME OF CCA's NEWEST CAPTAINS

Workers Compensation ScheduleLoss of Use Awards

Com inued on page 13

exha u: ted , inc lud ing therapy. inje tions,and surgery . O nce a yea r has pa sse d fromthe dale of the accident and all trea tm en top tions have been exha us ted , the Worke r:;Compensation Boa rd will authorize anor thoped ic onsulta rion .The purpose of th is cons ultation is to

have an o rt hopcd i d octo r d et e rminewhat, if an y. pe rmanen t 10. s of usc therew ill be . The doctor wi ll p rov ide c1 percen t-age loss eva lua tion based on the pe rm Cl-ne n t decreased ra nge of mo tion and loss o fs treng th to the pa r ticul ar ext remity , Lossof v i ion and hearing eva lua tion s wi ll bep rov ided by ,111 aud io log is t or op th , molo-g is t. Bo th the cla iman t's d octo r' s report

By Richard S.ObermanLevidow, Levidow and ObermanWorkers' Compensat ion Counsel

Th e _ t(1 te o f Nc\'I' York WorkersCompensati on Law p rovides fo r monetaryaw a rd : to w orker." compensa t ion cla im-an ts w ho s uffe r pe rm ancn inju ries to lheex t remi t ies of the bod y regardless o fwhethe r the injury causes the rla iman t tolose tim e from work.Extre rnities include in ju ries to an a rm ,

leg, han d, foo t, finge rs and toes . The lawalso p rov id e ' fo r aw ard s fo r loss o f vis ionand heari ng . Wh en Cap ta ins su ffe r froman injury. the y mus t see k immedi a t trea t-men t wi th a d octor who accepts w orke rscompensa t ion . The d octor m us t then iss uean init ia l re por t p rovid ing a wo rk hi s tor rd iag nos is and p rognos is of the inju ry .Cap ta ins s ho u ld cont inue treatmen t

w ith their doctors until all op tions Me

Membersof the

Class ofNov. 5,2004

DAVID AGUILAORR IN BACOTE

YVETTE BALLARDTIMOTHY BARNESSTEPHAN IE BROWN

KEVIN BUCKCHRIS TIAN CAVALU

CHRISTIAN CH.\MBERlAlNSHARON CLAYTON

LJNK CURTISMICHELE EVANSNELL FLOWERS

DAWNYELL GAINESCLAUDE GODFREYJOELHERNANDEZTRACEY HOLDEN

KIRk JDNESHARRY JORDANKEllY LESTER

APRIL MARSHALL-LEIGHDAWN MASCARO

TIMOTHY McCol-lesDAVE MOLESANCUNTON MYKESHERRY PEAKE

OARNLEY PROVERBSCARMELO OUILESJEROME RAMBERT

JOSE RIVERAARTURO ROOR IGUEZRICHARD RDDRIGUEZ

CAROL SARLOKAREN SHACKLEFORDROSNEY SINGLETARY

JOHN SULLIVANMARGARET THEVEN IN

TAMMIE THOMPSONCHRIS W A S H I N G r o ~ 1OMAR WHITFIELDSHARON WOSEL.EY


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Workers Compensation[onrmuedfrom page 12an d a report su bmitted by a City of NewYork La '" Depa rtment physician who hasexamined the claimant w ill be consideredby the Workers ompensal ion BOiWd ind ete rm in ing an awa rd .The Workers n pcnsa tion Law assigns

each pa rt icu la r extremity d ifferent valu esor we eks of com pensatio n w ith award s forIl1sSof usc to an arm worth more than tha tof it finger. (o r ex, mple.If the work related in jury C


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DROPUS ALINE

If you have a letterof thanks or

appreciation youwant \ 0 share withyour Union andmembers, please

submit i to:Captains' OuarterlyCorrection Captains

Association233 BroadwaySuite 1.701

New York, NY10279You can also e-mail

your fett er to:[email protected]

Februa ry 7, 2005De, r Pete r and the ent ir e Exec ut ive Boa rdubj ect : LEITER OF A I' I'RE IATIO , !It is w ith till' ut mos t and s ince re app reciat ion for VI)lJ .md the entire Exc u tive Hoa rd that compel s n 'to w rite thi: let ter,Firs t, I w ant 10 ~ l tha: you a re truly a man o i yo ur word . You neve r tol d me wh a t I wanted to hea r,bu t a lways gave it to me l r l You never abandoned me and


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Membersof theClass ofDec . 23, 2004Continuedf rompoge 13

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REGINALD PATTERSONESTANISLAO PEREZKDRMIL PERRYARTHUR PETRY

DOROTHEA PlOMEVJOHNREYES

MARITLA ROSADOVINCENT Ross

NATASHA ROUNDTREE-PLACENARENERUSSELL

SHARON SHAW-JORDANBELINDA SHEPPARDKEVIN SKINNERARETHA YARD

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on t hese four off icer s andtheir familie s.What is really taking placeis the Commissioner of in vestigation and th e Commissioner of the Department ofCorrection are handing out.arbitrary and capricious penalties, and Norman Seabrookhas decided to blame th eCaptains . Capt ains do notfire no r recommend the tirin g of any officer. Captainsdo no t charge officers withbad uses of force. The peoplewho do this are above War

den . Norman Seabrook forgot to blame them in hi s letter. In my opinion, NormanSeabrook should consider dir ecting h is ene rgy where i t isneeded-to bes t r ep re senthis members and join me infighting t he Depar tmen t ofCorrection on all these unfair disciplinary issu es.It is my position and the position of th e Correction CapLa in 5' Associ a lion to represent our members to th e bes to f our abili ty . We should not.be faulted for doing ou r job.PETER D. MERINGOLOPresident, CorrectionCaptai.ns' Association

All SAT scores from students whowill graduate this spring and who

will be applying for a CCAScholarship MUST be received atthe CCA office by the close ofbusiness on June 1, 2005.

I'm p rou d to 1e a pa rt of this or gan iza tion. Iwill yo u .111 Cod' s favo r. Tha nks.

Dea r Peter )ve ringl)lo/H llnald WhiliiL'ld :

Sincerely .

November 15, 2004

URGENT:

1.1m w riting you [ h i ~ let ter w ith a [ouch (If bittersw eet emo tion - in tha t effective No vember22. 200-1, I will be retiring [rom the Departme nt' If orrection-. However, I will be on the book...until approxim aielv Ma rc h 2 ', 2005. I'm in the25 year tier J Pension 1'1111 . I haw been "aptain ior 13 u e a

I just \ \ ',111[ to say Thank You for vour re len tIe:.:. d ed ica tion 10 ensu re the Sa fety, Secu ritv,Finan cial Stability, ,111


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I re,1([ an arti cle in the Ncu: York r ( J ~ t d at ed Mav 25, 2002,by Dav id Dave npor t rega rd ing il s tudy on the effe ctiveness of" fa ith based ap p roac h to p rison ope ra tion ."The s tud y compared tw o Braz ilian pr isons. one the firs t know n orrectionalfacility in the wo rld to emp loy ,1 comp lete ly faith based approach 10 eve ry( pee l of its ope ra tions a nd the other , a top se u lar priso n ." (Faith Based is theconcep t o f Pres iden t Geo rge Bush th a t


17/20

FLORIDARETIREESHOSTINGREUNION

TheFlorida SuncoastCorrection NYCRetireesare having their 2005

Reunion fromAugu I 11-14, 200 5.II will take place at theRamadaPlaza Hoteland Inn in Kissimmee,Fla. Thehotel is onemile fro the gates ofWalt Disney World.A block of rooms hasbeen reserved for the"NYCCorrection

Retirees" [includingactive.] Youare

required to make yourown room reservation.The deadlin e for hotelreserva tions i

Monday, July 8, 2005.For information, callAlex Jenkins at3526869306.

Jose Rodr iguezDave abatanoSegun 10 S hr i lsM ichael ShanahanVine ent Sincla irCa rr ' Sinkle rSh ir ley SledgeVince n t mi thRi ha rd SussJohn wa 'ncErro l Tou lon Jr.Ron Tu rk >1

Dona to Velezjo e Velez

Th mao WaldhoiDarrell WalkerDa ve WalkerDen is ' Wa lke r

GWY::n ella \1\ alkerDanie l WalshJimm ie Whiteivlc1 'bellune Wu

Kevin McAlvinLIo !d McDona ldJames I'vlcGove rnVe rn on leeksRo ic rt Mone ttaPau l lo rris

John MulliganJam es Mulva ne yDav id . lasbergLawaync l lu rseGera rd O' Br ienAlex O te roRa hel Pa rh am1\1 ichae l Pa rke rVicto ria PearsonB 've ri ' Pin kn eyAdolp h Por ter

Dominick Pro v is ieroRa lp h RaiaM ichael R ' IJaCarlos Rive raFaw n Rober tso nW illiam Robinson

2004 RetireesPat ri k I-lyn nharlcs Gambi noMa ria GerenaJoh n Grant

Tony G raysonPau l Hacke ttRowan Ha rd ia lRichard I [ill

larence Hop kinsFra nk Ital ianoReg ina ld JacksonBenjuan Kea rn eyRobe r t Kelly-dwi n La to rre

Thome s La u riaJose LopezKevin Lou isonAnge l Lu coMichael Lvn hRory Mac onn e lla rn ue l Ma rtinezRa fae l MassaKip -la lthcws

Robin Abl efran k Abrigna niIgnacio AdamesAlvin Alciahris Angya l

Edward AswadRobe rt BasileSobncr Bea uzilMar lo n Brow nWilliam Bu rgosDan iel BurkeJoseph Bu comaThome' . Con no r,regory orra l

Alpl ons e Corrent eHenry ourtla ndtVincent Di ziacorno

Gregory Drakeu rt is Dum asLisa Durrnourt is Ferebee

R\ICCO Fe rra ro

C APT. K ATHY L ADA LI A (R ET.) ha been ve rybusy s ince she ret ired . She . tar ted her ow nbusiness in 2001 called "Gen tle Touch K-9".She works w i th a local veterinar ia n and tea hcs obedience train in g and an imal behav io r.Eve n though she is busy, the re a l joy began in!\1i1Y of 2001 when he r g ra ndson Zacha rywas bo rn . He was the love of he r life. Th n sh efe ll in love


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Congratulations toCAPTS. STEPHENConONEand BHlNJE GONG ontheir retirements.Capt. Cottone - aformer delegate forthe CCA - wil l begreatly missed. Heworked and served asa delegate at theManhattan Courts.Capt. Gongwill beequally missed.

Hewas an ExecutiveBoard member of theAsian Jade Society.Both Captains werelong t ime friends ofthe eCA and left theDepartment with

excellent reputations ."I would like to extendmy gratitude for yourlong time friendships .I also want to wishthe both of youa long and healthy

retirement," said 2NOVPCAPT. PATRICK

FERRAIUOLO.

Csrr. PATRICK FRTVlTlIOLO COII-gratnlates C APT. S TCP/ieN COTrONC(top left) Oi l hi s retiremen t fro II'! tileDepartment of Cor rection after 22yeflrs. His retirement party w ashe! at Fortini 's Restaurant illM anhattan,A t top rig/It, CA PT. BRET I [ " ' 1

elljoys the farewell pnrty withC Wf. Cor totst, At bottom right,CAPL . STEVEN COl/ EN, STA NLEYB ERGENBAUM and ~ \ P l P ll\!TO.


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CAPT. B ENNI E CONG retired at tlu:end o f 2004 after 22 years with theDeportmen t o f Correction ,

CAPT. CONG'S friends threw hint aretirement party 01'1 November 5 atLI/ lyle/a Restaurant in Manhottan.A t top left, CAPT. COIVG receive sretirement certificate from C AI'T.PATRICK FEIWA/uOLO, CC A 2/ld VP.Top right photo, Gong toi th xxxxxfind xxxxx. Middle right, Gong withXXXX, A O W Ed uiard La n:a , an dxxxxx . Bottom right, xxxxxx,XXXX:C\", xxxxxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx,XXXXxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Lifetime Members[since last Captains' Ouarterly}

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GRADUATION?ANNIVERSARY?SPECIAL NEWSTO REPORT ...We Wantto KnowSend yourinformation,

including name andwork locat ion, alongwith any pert inen t

photos, to :Capta ins' OuarterlqCorrecti on Captains

Association233 BroadwaySuit e 1701

New York, NY 10279

FRANK BRUNIEDWARD B USHMA NPETER C ANTALOUPE

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