Funds will also cover some of the costs associated with running the shelters, homes and programming, which is more than $1 million per year. Funds raised from this year’s gala will help with the new Eccles Street supportive housing building that will provide a safe home for 46 women. The organization has grown dramatically, now providing shelter to 125 women and supportive housing to 110 women across a handful of housing communities in the city. The first women-only shelter in Ottawa, Cornerstone Housing for Women began in 1983 with three cots in the basement of All Saints Church. 14, at the National Arts Centre to raise funds and awareness for women and gender-diverse adults in Ottawa. The colourful evening of fun will be held Saturday, Oct. While the Purple Tie Gala in support of Cornerstone Housing for Women is already sold out, it’s not too late to help the organization. Social Scene | Community Builders: Purple Tie Gala National Capital Region's Top Employers.Visit The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) at ĭistributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. (c)2023 The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) The other provisions, however, would help to enhance conditions and security at jails for the good of staff, inmates and, ultimately, public safety. Since most inmates are in county prisons for matters far less serious than Cavalcante's conviction, eliminating the chance of parole would be excessively punitive. Inmates caught trying to flee already are subject to discipline and additional criminal charges, so there are serious consequences.
It would be a mistake to eliminate parole opportunities, in most cases, because the hope that parole represents is crucial in helping to maintain order in prisons.
And it would eliminate parole opportunities for inmates who attempt to escape and are caught. The package also would require the state Department of Corrections to conduct a security audit at any prison that experiences an escape. To help resolve persistent understaffing that underlies security deficits at many prisons, another bill would allow county prisons to hire, part-time, trained and certified corrections officers employed by other counties. It would provide funding for repairs and upgrades, including heating and air conditioning systems, and address physical deficiencies that constitute security problems. One crucial piece of the legislation would help county governments deal with grim physical conditions in prisons that contribute to security issues. Other provisions more broadly would address prison conditions and security. It would create a cellphone alert system, similar to those regarding missing children or imminent dangerous weather, to alert people in particular areas when an inmate escapes. Of five bills that Republican lawmakers propose, one especially would help residents who live near prisons. They reported Tuesday that he had stolen a. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)Īs police have attempted to track Cavalcante, they have locked down several neighborhoods at different times. state legislators, while the search for Danelo Cavalcante continues, have proposed bills to improve security in county prisons.
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