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Latimer Showcases Reinvigorated Prisoner Culinary Program Latimer Showcases Reinvigorated Prisoner Culinary Program
Latimer Showcases Reinvigorated Prisoner Culinary Program A dozen inmates at the Westchester County Jail were recently honored for graduating from a five-week culinary training program. "In2Work," is a food service training program that teaches inmates kitchen basics and safe food handling as part of a program offered by Westchester County Department of Corrections team in partnership with Aramark, said Westchester County officials. The program is part of Westchester County Executive George Latimer administration's priority programs offered in an effort to offer inmates training for when they are released from jail that will help them ga…

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Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Wins Prestigious National Award Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Wins Prestigious National Award
Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Wins Prestigious National Award Pace University Criminal Justice Professor Kim Collica-Cox won a prestigious national Jefferson Award for outstanding public service. She was honored for her innovative animal-assisted therapy program which helps to heal mothers incarcerated at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla. Developed in partnership with the county’s Department of Correction and non-profit Good Dog Foundation -- "Parenting, Prison and Pups’" pairs incarcerated mothers with trained therapy dogs to teach them parenting skills as part of their return home after release.  Collica-Cox won the award over 75 o…

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by Jon Craig
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Latimer Picks Two New Commissioners To Oversee Westchester County Jail Latimer Picks Two New Commissioners To Oversee Westchester County Jail
Latimer Picks Two New Commissioners To Oversee Westchester County Jail Westchester County Executive George Latimer named Joseph K. Spano as Commissioner and Louis A. Molina as First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Corrections during a Thursday news conference in White Plains. Both bring a lifetime of experience, and diverse backgrounds, to the leadership positions at the county jail. Latimer said: “Both Joe and Lou will work to make the Westchester County Jail a nationwide model facility. These are serious men, taking on a serious job. I look forward to working with them, and our entire Corrections staff, to solve the unique challenges that face a jai…

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