CAPTAINS' QUARTERLY

GOVERNMENT
EXHIBIT

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III !vI!) Opinion ... By I/OW mllt1!1 of you probalJly

Horn have read the article ill "The Chief" netospmser where 1
complniued 011 l,elwl/ of CtlptnillS about tile ;1I}11I-
Ill!
President's
Must millie Iwd bartuiric disciplinan] pellalties /JeillS sOllgllt
for Capt ains lJy the Department of Correction . The }Jl/l'-
Message
POSl' of the article was to highlight how Commissioner
Stop Hom is attempting to hurt nil incmbcvs of service, ill
pa rt, by increasing riisciplillnry penulties. Neither Conimissioner /-10m HOI' Depllty

Unfair Commission er White C(1I1 point to o c/wl1ge of circumstnnce thnt justifies {/ cJlllJlgl' ill
discipliJlllry polici es Icadillg to (1!1 increase ill aisciplinan] pcnulties.
Prior Depurtnient of Correction adntinistvntions wen:, able to effectively and effi cien t -
Policies Iy llIallnge the Depnrtmcnt toitnout illcrensi"s disciplillary penalties. On e tllillg J nuts t
say about former Connni.<<io ncrs Kerik and Fraser is th at thl'y kneto our job and reeog-
for ui z('rI tolu: t W I' de a I to! t"
cucn] day. Ti,ey never lmnrlcd dotun Iin rlio ric pow lties.
Commissioner Hom 's I1IliltllgeJlIclft abilities don't conic close to tho~(' of prior

Captains Department administrators , He does not lutuc 11 clue abont our jot) tnu! his discipliners]
policies do 1I0t Ildp JlJlll1flgr t"/ 1110re effective or efficieu: Depnrtmcut, In [act, his actions
arc designed to hurt I/S.
By; COI1lI11;,...:,...:iOIlCI· Horn's di sciplinary policies nrc a result of bowing to pre ssure from
Peter D. Meringolo OVl-'rs igll t grollps thnt h(1VC tried, for 11 lOllS time, to CJ'e,1 tc a nd shape the Dep artm cn t. It
President sccms tluu COlli JJI iss iou er Horn 's discipl inn ry po I icy is to p u t 1!11ery ol'l e accused of 11 dis-
cipl inan] oiolation 011 probntion for n to 18 mouths . He a/so WIWts to suspend with-
out pny nl! Cnpt ain» prior to their bcillg fOllnd ill niolntion of nllY rule 01- regul a-
t ion. Til e COlli missioner enjoys t"l1kirlS mon ei] fro III 0/11' [nniilies.
S ince C Olli 111 is sioncr Hom lias taken over the 112(III ag£'111 el1 t of th e Depnrtmen r.
Captuins (Ire being nuule tile scapeg oa t s and the cncnu] ill most incident». The Iligh
qun! i ty and chu racier of C nptil ins w ell serves the DeJJI1 rt m en t and the Officers we
work with. We nre the Officers' ant! the Dep artment's best allu isecause we get the
job done foirl y, cffcctiueh] (1l1d clticiclltly. We all know Captains nre /lot the eJlemy.
We ull k uoto Cap ta ins rio not prosecute officers or ill/yonc else. We nil knoio the
current Department AdlJliaistrntioll is the eutiis; we need to fight to ensu re w e
are treated fairly and nor abu ee«! for political gain.
Recenrb], OATH published a de cision illVO!zlillg [our Copt ain«, I.i'llcl'c1IY
till' JI/dge totnlls] exoneratett the four Cnpt ains from charges of usi llg exces-
sive force nlid of 111(1 killS /'1 lse s t a tC11ICII ts concern illg 11 CO nfro 11 til t ion toi th
1111 inmate ill D£'Cl'II/[)cJ' 21)(J2. Everythillg iorittcn ill this decision fully 5 111' -

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c g, ports th e assertions ( h aue repeatcdls] been lJIilkillg again st the Deuartment regflr'rlillg
the un]« i I' III anner ill wit i ell tlrey prosecu te all)' Cautn ins. The decision h ighl iglt is luno
improper the Department inuestigation wns iJl lh at case. The. Judge pall/ted out that the
An 01Ii",1 f'ubll , 110" 01 Depnrtincnt investigators relied so/ely on pic tu res of inin atcs witll bru ises. They to tal-
CORRm lON CAFloIINS' ASSOClAnON
Oc p:tr tmt.'1l~ o( torreC ttOn
ly igHored or refused to invcst igntc why the inmates ' injurie« occurred ill the first pln ce.
,Ily 01 NeVIYorJo, The judge'« decision also snitl th at nunn] 0/ the arguments made LJy Dtroiti Klopman,
233 Bro<'clw<l~. SUH. 1?01 Del' II rtme II t's pro sccu ti /IS a tto riley, {ackcd subs t a IICC.
New YOlk, NY IOU9
Yo 1/ III iSh I remember Dmiid KI op III III I as the Dep artmen t A homey Co II! III iss iouer
PJ ~ [21Z J 227..1090
F. (212]962·4919 Hom nssi.~ncd J/ body surrrd to [ov protection j)'O/1/ ntc. This 1IIII/taSS/)ry action WtlS i7
Hot line (Emclgont ' s Only] : total toastc of City funds. 1111.' assignment of tI hody gll/1.)'([ to Mr. Klopmnn cnme after
[8as ] ?O?·W3
E·:a. t all· ccanyc :}OI com Mr. KioplI/(1J1 aJ1(1 I b ad tl harsh tiiscussion about his: atritttde toward Captnins. 1 wn s
Wct:r.<11 C; wwwr,yc.cc::Htrg
informed tlu: assignment of the /Jody gllarn u ras onset! 011 interoieioing Klo].lIJ1I7Il tuith-
PElER D. ~l ERING O LD out ever offeri1lg me {Ill lipportl/llity to present Illy side of the cticn ts tiiat occurred. WI'CII
PR SlOW
I iItfarmed COil/ill issioncr H 01'11 tlin t KlopnlllIl used profan i t.'l ngnllls t CII pta ins d/lri/lS
RONALD 1'/. WHIT FIELD {III OA TN trial, nis response was, 'Who is Klopmnn?' However, the 7Icry next week he
:SI I'ICE PRESlo<,a
promoted K/OpIIIMI. I s uess he [ound out who KloP1II1II1 WllS .
PATRICK FERRAIUDLD In response to 1I1y complaints regarding 1111 increase of tlisciplil1flry peunlty offers,
21JOVI CE PRE$IOENI
Commissioner Hom indicated he has raised till' discipline bar within the Depnrtment, If
GEORGEA. AUFIERO
IREASURfR we look fit the facts In' cO/l/II conclude he'» raised the bar onh] for Captains. / sllY t hi s
because t belieoc Capraius nre l'ci1lg treated in a harsher mnnuer.
CHARLESA. GLOVER
SECRETAIlY Consider til is. WI' han Il Captain denied promotion to ADW because there ma y be (III
JOYCE BROWN inticstignrion pending; yet , Comm issioner Hom promotes a 'V\!nrdell to Chili iohilc the
FIP ANDAL SE [R ['I ~ Rf \-Vardcll Wt7S under il wcstigllfiolt , Based 011 these sets of circumstances, one Cl/ II [ustifi-
ALSEDA auly conclude that Commissioner Hom's liar is sci hi.~h jar Capraiu s bllt is lowered to
lEGISl. AltVE CHAIRMAII the floc r for II is m anngcr«,
WILLIAMINMAN Getting back to the O A TH decision, it shows how the Dcp artnien t wen t 0/1 t of it s w l1Y
S RGE ANU I.ARMS
to hurt the se four seasoned l.)etel'all~ with grellt records. You should knou) 111111 w e t ried
I'/INSTO ~1 CLARKE to settle the se cases, bnt neither Commissioner Hom IIOJ' Depllty Commissioner vvhit»
CCA [H APlJoHl
ioere wi llillg to listen to our II rg"lllell ts. III fact, C01ll1H iss ioner Hom stated that the. C
AOMINiSTRAIIV£ SERVICESQll ll'
SWEFII f UNDS CONSUliANI [our Captains were bad cntp lo stees . He m ade thi» statement ioithout fully inu cst igating
HARRYGR ENBERG, ESO what l/Ilppelled or kllowillg 101Itlf lVilS in the Cnptnius' personnel records . Here arc some
SPECIAL COUNSEL excerpts fro III the OATH decision :
f RANKlE GEl/ilL£. PC "...There is 1/0 reasonable interpretation of th e force directive w hich
LEGAL (QUIJSE,
toould support 11 finding that the Capt ains ' actions were unju stified."
RlCI,ARO S. OBERM'" •
WORKERS' COMf'(1;'51.nONCOU II';£l 'T he Capta ins ' actions we re reasonable, eve n admirable,
HOWARD LLSCfJ and fully ill compliance with th e department rules."
REliREMENI CQrJSUL1ANl

(,{JUlD. KOBRICK'" SCHlA P. Pc.

"A ll four were seas oned ve tera lls w ho courageously ami decisi vely
ACCOUNTANlS ellgaged the tw o arm ed il/milt es them selves, al th e risk of serious illju ry
JOSE P IRWIN or 1.'171.'11 deatll, alld, w ithill mom ellt s, had t/ w illma tes back ill ClIstody."
LIFE 'NSURANCE

FLOYD HOLLOWAY 111 ta/killg IIIJOllt the Crrpt()ill~, the Jlltlge s tated:
l EGlSLAIiV E OIRECffi Rl
CONSUl TA NI "noo oj them were ill the comp fll lY ojfe m a Ie office rs,
l~ r tl l n 5'
C r1efly 15 produt:c rl th ey l1lade all iml1lediilte decisioll to battle tIle illlnates th emselves
lMjItw rOn (!Clmn [;) p '~rn5'
1111£1 let the f emale Off icers guard th eir rear to prevellt th e illmates f rom escapi1lg."
:' S SCCL.
1CIOI"1 n t ln~' cont ent$
COI'\l"ghICd

NEWSl ETTER
TIle.se are HI I.' filldillSs of HIe OA TH }lIdg/'. This shollid make 0111' wOllrlcr jllst whot
OESIGtlIPRODUCTlDII: CO}}l1!lissiolll!r HOI'Il, DepII Iy COItlI1l iss ionel' WIl i tcor Olll'id [<JOpIIJ nil illv est igtltcd . I
MAR CI ROSENBLU M
RWO GROUP
(84 5) 364 ·022Z
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think a proper inuestigatio» uiould have resulted in tile four Captnins veillg aumrded a
meda! and not sernct! toitt, disciplin an] ctinrges. 1'111 sure .11011 agree.
T h« 011TN tlecis !all also h ighligh t~ how (III inuestiga tor /1'0111 aile 0/ thr ouersigh t "You might
STOUp5 ill/properly conducted tile ill1wst(r:(/fioll oj the four Coptuin s. III part, the jllllse remember
wrote:
David K/opman
",..ill con cluding that th e injuries to the inmates were necessarilu
th e result of miscondu ct by uniformed staff, echoes tire attitude of tho se as the
w ho pro secuted tile disciplinaru ch a rges by ignoring all of th e evidence Department
except the injuries." Attorney
One J-Il igh task tun» high Co nun issio 111'1' N Ont 's oa I' is set for his inucs t ign to l'S . Commlssloner
Considering tuefinding« of the OATH fur/sc, th at the in uc stignror Illllffc 110 effol't to COl/- Horn assigned
due! 1/ fair and impartial iuocstigation, the bnr docs not seem to be set too high. Add to
this that th e inucstigntor bega« her ill'l'estigation /).11 tel/illS the inniates tlutt she ions all
a body guard to
the ir side. Addi tionalh], the OA TH II/dge wro te more cri tical coII/mCI/ ts abont the iuoes- for protection
tigator's tactics. WIl e" I contcntpl ated the OA TH ludge's comments concern illS the from me. This
inappropririte conduct alld possiole 0I1/i %;01l 5 of dl/ty by th e in uestigator, [ asked our unnecessary
att ornests to research tile possi/Jility of hordillg the iuucstigntors (JI/d possible others
/I ceo rill ta bII.' for their acts or failure to proports, perform their official duties. One could
action was a
ioondcr tohere Commissioner Hom will place tire 001' /01' tire in n cstigator. We toil! total waste of
patiently nuait to see whether Conttnissioner Horn will hot d the innestigator account- City fun ds.
ab!c for tohn t the OA TI-J I "rise fo und to be, ioh« t I'll en ll, i JIvestiga tor III isconduci. WhenJ
Be assured J will continue to highlisht the inhumane III/d oorbnric penalties tluit arc
proposed by Deputy Connuissioner Hfhite and Commissioner Hom . Thi s OATH de ci s ion informed
is just olle piece of etiidencc we will lise to support our cuu sc to ensure w e (Jrc treat ed Commissioner
fairly. Commissioner Horn has stated that he will back us tohen we arc rigllt. He s/lid Horn that
Ire will back us iohen we tell the truth. These (lre nice words, Imt the OA TI-] !1Ir1se 's fne- KJopman used
tun! jil1dil/g s indicate Commissioner Horn is not actualls] fa llowillg toh at he p reaches.
On another matt cr, yOIl shouui be mVtll'e thut Ilfln 11I1 incident inv olv ing a Cap tain I prOfanity
III/solicited recei v ed a catl from COlli III issioner Horn during tuhich he indicated th at he against
reuietoet! the fact s of th is purriculnr situation ami flint the Captaiu W Il S fight and that Captains
Ill' wa s va ckiug the Captain. He euen told tue Captain int ioi ned ill tire incident tu at she
during an
lUllS right'. TIIt'1I he ch auget! !lis mind. We IIi/II a heated con oe rsarion over hi s ch angc of
mind. l belie uc Conmtis si oner Hom cJlI1l1ged his mind becau se others brought pressure OATH trial, his
t o veal' all him. l bclie oe it is 1I0t credible for /1 Comm issioner to niake a decision HInt n response was
Captttin is right, CO l11l11/1Hicnte thot to the Caproin involver! nJld tlu: lIniOIl President Who is
uiitltout [irst knmoino all the [nets , What do nou think?
KJopman?'
These types of sittuttions lend ute to ask "How can I respect so m eo n e who gioe» his
toord nJ/{1 then breaks it ?" All / tuanted Contmissioner Horn to rio is keep his ioord and However, the
he dian ' f. J promise cacn lind everyone of YOIl th at I will Hever let TIp ill my battle to very next week
expose th i« Ilgen{!ll'(Jc!' (/Ild {,7. ' a y time tlley imp roperly go /lft er a Capta;H. My job is to he promoted
protect you nlld I will do tJtllt at tiny cost. I could cnre less 11/Jo"t what th e
KJopman. 1I
Commissioner thil/k.;; of me. 1 do Cfll'l! nbOllf what ,1101/ the m embers tltilTk of Jne . 1 want
y OIl to kllow tl1(/t yOIl lrave n rmioll tlwt w ill always defend yOTl. While I believe this - Peter O. Meringolo
COlll m i ss i o ner is full of self praise, 1 "Iso Lll"liev e III' hns not kept Ilis promises to liS al/rl President
tl1at he docs Hot have our uacks. Rememver, manager" CO lli!' l1/1d go a/1/t that Martin
Hol'll is till' 1M!1 Commissioller I I!lIVC worked for al/rl 1 fecl pretty cOllfidcllt ill 5(/ying
fhac wi II be a seve II teel1 tlr.
Keep faith in the CCA anrl contin)/I? to support endr otlwr.
 T il E ·H IE F·L EADE H, FHID AY, ,)Al': UAR Y 14. 2005 Til E 'H IEf- L EADE R, FHl DAY.•J:\:--i

Letters jo the Editor

I I
To th e E d itor:
In th e Jan . 7 ed ition of The Wrong to Fault Capts,
These letters to Ch ie f. i n t he " C nr r ec t.io n
F e u d Be t we en HOI'n , Ca p- Tn II II' Ed it » ':
the editor
appeared in
t a in s ' n ion " article, Cor re c-
t ion C a pt n i n s ' As s ociation
Pre s id n t Pe t er Me r i n golo
\ 'I'll ,,:1\' t l u- It-a :-' I I '. 'I ~. rl is -
hearte ne d to rea d Correcu on
Offi cers ' Benevole nt Associ; -
\
li
fa lse ly conte nds thal Corr ec- l ion Pr s iden t Nor ma n Sea -
The Chief t ion O ffic e r s a r e be ing en· brook's res ponse (.Iun . l -l let-
coura ge d to "fabrica te their te r ) t o my fac tua l de pictio n of
newspaper on te s t i m o n y ag a i n s t s u p e r -
vi sor s ." Th is is not on ly a n a c a sc th a t ac t.u u llv h ap -
January 14 in sult to corre ctio n officers, p ned , Th s tory w as to hi gh-
it is a gr oss d is tor t ion of rea 1- light t he ba r bar ic pe na lt ies
and ity a t bes t. b ein g im posed o n offi cer:'

I I
January 28. Wh a t 's really taki ng place a nd C u pt.a ius The re wus no
is 8 ma nipulation of depa rt- d is tortion 0 1 Illy pa rt in t his
ment policy a t th e lev el of cas e or anv othe r.
Ca p t.a i n . As s is t a n t Deputy 1 1I rge ~ orma n Sea bro ok
Ward e n. a nd Warde n . T have lO look int o the case invulv-
not, nor will I ever, s u pport ing a Ca ptain , nd th rr-e Cor-
th e fac t that the Correction
Officers are be ing written up ruct ion Ifice rs tllat beg ins
erroneou sly by the Ca pta ins . w ith a lise or forc e on a bus ,
w ho a s for me r Correction Of- In that case t h 'r€' a r official
ficers k now full we ll th at it's re co r ds wh e re in corre ct ion
th e Co r rection Office rs ' re - officers s n t r-d t h e v w er e
spons ibil ity to m a inta in con - p r e ss u rc d to ch a ng c the ir
trol and cus tody of inmates. wr iu n : l , te men ts .
The rea lity is that some su - O ne re fus ed 0 ch ange h i
pervis ors go ove r and beyond s tn te m m t a n d w a s fi re d
wh at's ca lled for in bringing w hile on proba tion , anothe r
d isciplinary charges ag a in st
the Correction Office rs. re fused to cha nge his st, le-
It is deeply d is t u r bing to meri t an d wa s ch a rge d with a
watch t he Ca pt a in s a s s ert rul es viola t ion , a nd one d id
th ei r d isp leasu r e w ith th e ch ange his n -port a nd wa s
d is ciplina ry process , wh ile at not cha rge d ; n o t l in g h a p -
the same time the Ca pta ins pe ned to him,
continue to abuse the ir pow- O n D l~ c . ;~ . 2004, i ll a noth -
er whe n it com es to supervis - e r matte r, a de cis ion by th e
ing the correction officers. O ff ic e o f Alb i i n i s t r a t i o n
Lastly, i t is unfortunate Tria ls a nd Hearings wa s s ub-
that th is paper cho se to rnis -
ch aracte r ize my pos ition on m i t e d t o ' om missi one r
th is issue by a sse r ting of me Horn recon un c n d ing t h e t e r-
i n a photo caption, "S id e s m in a iOI 0, fou l' Correct ion
w i th (Corr ection Co m m ra - Offi ce rs . La s t week ' om mis·
sioner Martin I Horn." Wh en si nne r Horn concu r re d with
a s ked to com ment on thi s is- th a l decisi on and Ii I' d the
s u , I axplici t.ly st.a ted that fo ur officers. I fee l ve ry ba d
there are some l imes that I fo r th ose officers . I have bee n
agree with the Commi s- co mp la in in g a bou t th e ba r-
s ione r and t here are times b ar ic p u a l t i e s b i n im-
that I don 't, The r ecord
shows that I've often been a p os ed b y C n m m i s s io r e r
voc a l cr itic of the de pa r t- H o rn a nd W h i t e a nd now
m e n ts dec is ion -mak i ng , I fou r me n, t hree w it h eight
have always advocated in the ye a rs ea ch on the job a nd one
best interest of my members w i th fiv e ve al'S, a re un e m -
and I w ill cont.inue to speak ployed. An-d gue ss \\'h at- no
out. in their behalf Ca pta in h a d a nyth ing to do
NORMAN SEABROOK w i t h i t. Perhaps Nor m a n
President, Correction Seabroo k's focus s h ou ld be
Officers' Benevolent
Associa.tion
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REPORT CARD for Page 5

COMMISSIONER MARTIN HORN

Department of Correction
This is a record of Mart in Horn's progress as Commissioner of the
Depart men of Correction.

KEY: A =Excellent, B =Good, C =Fair, F =FAIL

Ability to enhance morale F Pit union against union A-

Support Captains F Break promises A-
Honesty F Two-faced A-
Competence (of self Reward incompetence
8cjob] F (of others) A-
Recognize the workforce F Self promoting A-
Institute fair Create bias against
investigations process F Captains during
investigations process ,4

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fo 6oJJLR.';1 ove..hSe..e.. ~ie..xi..fi..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!'

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tJov.k1 be..~i..f ¥';1 6J'l.tryyo. i.YILo./.i:"n,'? AL5 srav.ae: O'Y\.

f AeA.~y..:f ~ ColtA2.Cfi..t:rYI.. e, ~iogu-s.

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EMPLOYEES BIRTHS
OFTHE
MONTH jAIDON
DEANDRE
September 2004 R EED - Son
WAYNE ALLEN of CAPT. SHA-

BXCT RI ' /\ REED

MICHAEL CATUOSCO (OBCO . Bo rn

EMTC Oc tobe r 25,
(PROMorco IQ AOW) 2004. 7 lbs. (,
SANOY FUNDERBURKE OZ., 2" Ih o .
OBCClCPSU
RICHARD PASKO
ALL EN SINGL ETON - Son of C APT.
KAI ALAN MCC LA I N - , on o f Capt. MA U REEN M ORTON (OBCO and
SSO Carla Thomas (RMSO and O FFICER
FRED SPORRER
A L BERT S I NGL ETON SR. Bo rn january
T H URMA N MCC lAl i':. Born ja n u a ry 6,
BBKC 24, 2005. 10 lbs. . 12 oz . 21 W ' . Big
200: , 7 11: S ., 1() oz. '18 ~fi " .
b ro the r Albe r t Sin g le to n Jr. is very
October 2004 happy abo u t his bro ther's a r r iv a l.
ANTHONY CUIN SPECIAL BIRTHDAY
HO
VALERIE JOHNSON
PROMOTIONS
SOD
JERRY MEGNA ~ o n g rtl tu la lio ns to ou r form e r
BBKe a ptains w ho ha ve been p ro mo ted
to Ass is tant De p uty Ward e ns
November 2004
Happy} " e ffec tiv e
AGATHA HARRELL Bi r t h d ay Dec I?, 2004
GRVC to CARTER &
HELENA PEARIolAN
MIC HA EL ""Feb. 28,200-
HO COOK E,
g randson STEV EN BASTIAN
of CAPT.
TYROi': E BRAD L EY
P ET ER M ERI G O l O a rid hi s w ife
DATHON BROWN
SU SAN. arter celeb rated h is '1'1 bi rt h -
MICHAEL CATUOSCO
d ay o n Dec. 4, 2004, w ith gra ndpa
a n d g randmj) v is it in g . *MICHA EL CREWS
~'GLENN D EFEX

Yvo J
E AC K _ON
If vou ha ve a bir th, gra d untion. DANIEL LE JOH N SON
sp ec ia l anni versa ry or birthda " o r CARLTON NE\o\'TON
ac ornplishment, se nd y o ur MARK STEL LA TO
in formation, along w ith a pho to K ENN ET H TIME S
lo the C C · o ffice for in clusion in
PA1\I ELA WALTO r-:
Th e Cap ta ins ' Qu a rte rly .
 a p t. Cra ig Ed w a rd Ph illips was bo rn on Ja nu a ry 17,1 9- 8. l-li. p are n ts, the la te

C Arch ie a nd M ary Ph ill ips, res ided in M a nh a ttan a t the tim e o f h is bi r th . C ra ig

a tte nd ed p.s. 136 w he re he acq u ired the s kill (Inc! ap preciation fo r th e tr u m p et. He
a lso d cv . lopcd a s trong interes t in baske tb a ll. ]-]e th en a tte nd ed J uni o r H igh Schoo l 192
Pnge 7

and grad uated from A ug us t Ma rtin H ig h Sch oo l.

As he grt=\'·,1 , so did his b as ke tball sk ills . ra ig rece ived (\ full schol arship to P,11o \ erde
allege in alifornia . pon his grad ua tio n fro m co lleg e, Craig w as una ble to pursue his
d rea m of pl ay ing p rofessional basketbal l, b u t he ne ve r
los t his love for the game . Homegoing
O n Feb r uary IE, 198 1, he joi ned the N ew York it)'
De p a r tm e n t o i orrecti on . H e W ClS ass igned to th e Servicefor
Quee ns Ho use o f Det en tion for Men, w he re his p res ence
wa: felt CI S a qui et a nd gent le m a n an d a ls o as a pe rson Capt. Craig
wh o -ou u u ld re ly on whe n need ed io r any situation .
In Ju ly I )8 7, C ra ig w as pro m o ted to C a p ta in . H e had
Phillips
var io us ass ig nm en ts where he to uched a lot of hearts in Jan. 25,2005
h is lo v ing a nd ca ri nc w a ys . W h e n ra ig le ft the
Departm en t, he became ex treme ly il li v e in h i. comm u-
nity w ear ing m nn y hat s . O ne o f those h a ts w as ch a n-
neled on ce <lg ilin to the sport that he lo ved so m uc h , bas-
ke tba !l.
He beg{ln coaching the "Hollis Bid d ies Yo uth
Bas ke tbal l" an d ass isti n g in the d ev lo pmcn t of you ng boys a nd g irls. r<lig a lso co n"is- By:
RonaldW. Whitfield
tenlly to o k child ren u nd e r hi s w in g, he bec a m e (l mentor, fat her a nd co ach to yo u n g boys
1" Vice President
a nd girls and even <1 "hornie" who they o u ld tu rn to fo r c 1Il . tructive ad vice. I Iis k nowl-
ed ge o f the game inspir .d h im to become a re fer ' e.
ap t. Craig Ed ward Phi llip s w as called h o m e to be w ith th e Lo rd o n [anua r r 18,2005,
o ne d a y after his 47 ' h b ir th d ay . Yes he w as y oung, but th e re is n o set a ge w he n w e are
ca lled to o u r h -avenlv home .
raig lea ves a lo v in g w ife Denis ', hildren raig J r. (A KA Edd ie) , Da n ie l. Ricky ,
Sharessc. La Oa ijah and Isaia h, sis te rs Elizabeth, A rle ne and Teresa, b ro the rs Robe r t,
M a r k, Frederick, Joh n, Archie Jr. ls i, lifford, C ha rles a n d j ames alon g w ith a host of
nieces, nep hew ' , co us ins a nd close fr iends .
\V , will m iss you ra ig, b u t C od k now s bes t.
E clesias tes : To every thing th -re is a seaso n.
and a lime to e ver r p ll q) o" ~ unde r the he aven a ti m e II be bo rn ,
a nd a tim e 10 d ie.

God Bless .

Fill not your heart with pain and sorrow So dry your eyes and remember me,
but remember me in every tomorrow . Not ,1S I am now, but as I used to be.

Remember the joy, the laughter, the smil es, Because, ( will remember you all
I've only gOlle to rest a while. And look on with .1 s m il e,
Understand in your hearts,
Although my leaving causes pain and grief, I've only gone to rest a little while.
My going 11.15 ea sed my hurt an d
given me reli ef. As long as I have the love of each of YOll,
1 can live my life in the hea rts of all of you.
 n T uesda .' Feb r uary , 2005. it w as a proud d a I fo r a ll ap tai ns , or shou ld I . ay for

O a ll me mbe rs o f serv ice, bu t especia lly for ap ta ins. Yo u sec. one of o ur o wn. apt.
layn e E. H ayes w as ho nored by the Depa rtm en t.
It w a bo th a sad a nd beau tifu l p rogram, the ded -
ica tio n o f th e j ayne E. Hayes Ann a M . Kross C en te r
Ce n tr a l Inta ke Area. I m us t co mp lime nt the M as ter
of ere rn onies. C a p t. Ja m es Bow de n, o n> o f Ja y ne's
close s t frie nds for s uch a gre<1t job he di d . We hea rd
Dedication mus ical selectio ns fro m C o rrectio n O fficer Va le rie
Fla ke of Q ueens ourt. For th ose who ha ve neve r
Service for heard O ffice r Flake sing, let me t II you , yo u arc
reall y rnis ing some thing specia l. W arden Brion
Capt. Jayne Rio rd an ga ve the W e lco m e Ad d ress that w as on ly
fitti ng, si nce W a rd e n Riord a n co m m u n ica ted a nd
E.Hayes w o rked w ith Ca pt. H ayes w he n he w as th e In ta ke
C a p ta in a t C RV . H e also w o rk ed w ith Jay ne '." he n
he w a - p ro m o ted to De p u ty Ward e n a nd a•• ig ned
Feb. 8, 2005 to Sec u rity .
Chie f Robe rt N . Davo rc n s poke of w he n he w as
By: th e Word e n a t A lvIK , a nd the o nve rs a tion he h ad
Ronald W. Whitfield w ith Jayne, w he n he w o u ld re mind he r th a t he w as the Wa rd e n a nd o ld e r the n her. Her
1" Vice President answer w as, "Yes, this m aybe yo ur house, but I a m the Mo ther". Yo u sec. a p t. H i1 YL'~
w as also k no w n (I S M Al\1A l-la ye , fo r he r aring \'\'a1's and he r love fo r th e s taff a, sig ne d
to AivlK .. She wanted the sta ff to be safe, an d s he w o u ld a lw ays try to prote t all s taff
members fro m harm . he nev er fo rg o t w ere s he a rn e fro m , alw ays re m e m b eri ng s h e
w as a n O ffice r firs t.
Aga in . it was a p ro u d m o m e n t to have know n an d w o rked w ith Jayne. Whe n
ornmissioner Ma rt in Horn w as gi v ing h is re ma rk: a nd seeing photos of Jayne and her
life, fami ly and friends w hi le he WCl S speak ing. orrecl ion O fficer M ila nie Cla rk read a
poe m by C o rrec tio n Office r De lber t Med ley as fo llo w s :

Yo u ca n she d tea rs Or y o u a n be full

th at she is gone o i th e lov e -o u s hared :
O r /o u can srn i le
YOLl ca n re m e m be r he r and
Beca n: e . h e has Ii ved:
o n ly that . he is ga lle;
Yo u ca n close yo u r ey ' 5 Or yo u ca n chc ris h he r me m o ry
a nd pril Y tha t s he'l l co m e back a nd le t it live o n ;
Or yo u ca n open yo u r
eyes and se' tha t she has left: Yo u ca n cry a nd close you r m in d,
be e m p ty a nd tu rn YOllr back;
Yo ur h a rt ca n be e m p ty
Or you can d o w ha t . h e'd w an t. sm ile.
because 'ou can' t 'ce her
o pen yo u r eyes, lov e and go on.

Co rrec tion fficcr De lbe rt Med lev read ano ther one o f h is poems ca lled "Jlist O ne
Tea r," w h ich b ro u g h t tear .
We then le ft th e h apel a nd p rocee d d to the De dication Area with C o m miss io ne r
H o rn, Ca p t. Ha ves's so n Trace r and Di vision hief Vale rie Oli ver. Di v is io n Chief liver
w o rked with C a p t. Ha ves whe n s he w as pro m o ted to A DW a nd s h e w as th e W ClI"d e n "I
AMKC at the time o f Jay ne 's pa ssin g. She beg a n lo pay tr ibu te to Cap t. Jay ne E. Hayes
(M AM..A) b . o fficia lly dedicating the A nna M . Kro ss C en te r In take area in he r honor.
In m e mory o f ap t. Jayne E. Ha yes, a true frie nd not on ly to me bul to the C A a nd
all th at kn ew a nd loved he r.
Governor Vetoes 9/11 Presumptive Pnge 9
Disability Bill for Second Time I

f or th e se lind time, Governo r Pa ta ki bill is the os t. Ye t, w ha t is the cos t p u t o n

ha s ve toed the 9 / J1 Pres u m p tiv e the life of a p u blic emplo 'ee?
Di sabili ty Bill that wo u ld afford pro tectio n Asse mb ly ~ p e a ke r She ld o n Silve r Legislative
to the pu blic employees w ho respon ded ag reed.
he roica lly to the Wor ld Tracie Ce n te r " Let me beg in by sa ying how d isap- Update
at tack .
" I t L unfortunate and I am very By:
cli. heartened to sec th a t io r th e AISeda
sc a nd time, ou r 9/ 11 D isab ility Legislative Chair
Bill w as ve toe d ." s a id Pe te r
Meringolo. PEC C ha irm an .
Mcringo lo sa id he has s p o ken
w itl Bill H o w a rd in
overno r' s o ffice to open u p a
the
URGENT
ne w line o f co m m u n i a ti o n
regar d ing th e bill an d to sec if it MESSAGE
ca n be restr u Lu red . Ho w e ve r,
Me ringolo said he will not w a te r
All
d o wn the bill any furth er, as was SAT scores
the consen sus of the PEC m e m- from students
bership. pointed I am by the Go ve rn o r' s decis ion to
"The Ma yo r of New York i t r once v e to the P res u m pti ve Disabil it 1 Bill. who will
aga in we ighed in ve ry heav ily w ith the Co nside rin g w ha t w e kno w a bo u t the air graduate this
Govern or in stop p in g th is bill," Me ringol o q ua lity in lo w er Man ha tta n fo llo wi ng the
spring and who
said . " Once again, the Ma yor w a ited u n til 9 / ) 1 a ttacks . Co n sid e ring that o u r first
the e nd to voice h is co nce rn s d espite the re p o nd e rs raced in to .ro und Ze ro w ith will be applying
fil et that I had requested mi'lny meet in gs lit tle rega rd fo r their o w n hea lth a nd sa fe- for a CCA
w it h h im to go o ve r the bil l. ty to carry o u t th a t mass ive rescu e effo rt.
"I f i n d M a ' a r Bloomberg 's , t ti- " Yo u w ou ld thin k tha t it w o uld be hoo ve
Scholarship
tu d e on thi s importa nt legislati on to be a a g ratefu l Sta te and a gra teful N a tion to MUST be
di sgrace and a major d isse rvic e to the p ub - p rovi d ad equa te co m pens a tio n for o ur received at the
lic ser van ts o f our g r£', t City a nd S tate . I co urngellus first resp ond e rs sho u ld they
bel iev e tha t no matter w h a t versio n o f th e e nd up w ith respirato ry p roble ms o r ca n- CCA office by
9/ 11 bi ll w e s u b m it, Ma yo r Bloomberg cers tha t may have r su ited fro m the ir the close of
w ill on tin ue to use h i influence La ·top exposure La ,ro u nd Ze ro .
business on
it. " " Fo r the Go ve rnor I vet o this b ill, fo r
M e ringo lo sa id he kee ps " hear ing the hi m to begr udge o u r firs t rc p o nd e rs th is June 1, 2005.
w o rd . in p olitica l s peeches and a t fu ne ra ls be nefit w hen he know s that m an y a re If you
o f po lice a nd firef ig h te rs tha t w e w ill a lready suffering fro m thei r exp os u re. is il
ne ve r fo rge t 9/ 11. L t the tru th be know n slap in the fa e to this C o nfe re nce and fur-
have any
tha t un til we have a b ill tha t ad d resses the ther e vid ence o f ho w o u t o f touch he a nd questions,
healt h issues that m ay occu r in the yea rs to his admi nistratio n ha ve become, " Silv e r please call the
com Lo o u r p ubli c e mplo yees, tha n in Iacl. sa id . " I p romise yO H w e wi ll re pass th i
I

we ha ve for go tten th em ." b ill. We w ill red o u ble o ur e ffo rts a nd w ith office at
Mcringolo sa id tha t all Mayor you r commit men t, w e will m a ke thi s legi _- (212) 227-4090.
Bloomberg talks abou t ill reg ard s to th is lation the law of the Stat ."
 Page 10 DOC MEDAL 0
The New Yo rk City
Depart ment of
Correcti on held its
annual Medal Day an
Dec. 7. 2004. The
ceremony rewards
those men and
women who have
performed in an
outstanding capacity,
both on and off
the job. It also
acknowledges the
superior efforts of
a num ber of
employees.

Photo # 1: Chief of
Custody Management
Jorge Ocasio; Capt.
Eddie Vasquez
(HO/GIU) receives
award for Exceptional
Merit for an act of
bravery; Assistant
Chief of Division 1
Richard Pagan.

Photo #2: CO Leopole

Christie (BKDCJ,
Trumpetier for the
Ceremonial Unit.

Photo #3: 1st Vice

President Capt. a

' ··/!~-_'" ~~' ~.~ .

Ronald Whitfield; k! • •
Delegate Capt.
William Santiago
[now retired]
receives Distin-
guished Service
Medal from CCA
Legislative Chairman
: .1, ., . . .I
0 "

•
•

•
,

0 •
Capt. AI Seda.
.o· · . •
. ~
L.
r DEC. 7, 2004 Page 11

Photo #4: Capt.

Dennis O'Reill~
(Academy)

Photo #5 : Ceremonial
Unit Retired CO Kevin
Johnson, Emcee .

Photo #6 : Capt
Carmen Reyes (SOD)
receives Unit Citation
Icenter) with Officers
Anthony Mormando,
Steven Zuvicich,
Freddy Richardson &:
Mitchell Yablonsky.

Photo It?: Deputy

Warden Emmanuel
Bailey (AMKC). Capt.
Eddie Vasquea
[HO/GIU). CO William
Sheridan (HO/GIU).

Photo #8: Chief of

Department Robert N.
Davoren: tst VP Capt.
Ronald Whitfield ; Capt.
Lucia Bennett [OBCC]
rece ives AI Mandanici
Medal (rom the CCA.

Photo 119: CO Louis

Dixel; CO Stacy
Washington; (apt.
Joseph Saglimbene
ITransportat ion
Division) receive
awards of Exceptional
Merit for acts of
bravery .
 SOME OF CCA's NEWEST CAPTAINS
Members
of the
Class of
Nov. 5,2004
DAVID AGUILA
ORRIN BACOTE
YVETTE BALLARD
TIMOTHY BARNES
STEPHANIE BROWN
KEVIN BUCK
CHRISTIAN CAVALU
CHRISTIAN CH.\MBERlAlN
SHARON CLAYTON
LJNK CURTIS
MICHELE EVANS
NELL FLOWERS
DAWNYELL GAINES
CLAUDE GODFREY
JOEL HERNANDEZ
TRACEY HOLDEN
KIRk JDNES
Workers Compensation Schedule
HARRY JORDAN
KEllY L ESTER Loss of Use Awards
APRIL MARSHALL-LEIGH
By Richard S. Oberman
DAWN MASCARO
Levidow, Levidow and Oberm an
TIMOTHY McCol-les
Workers' Compensat ion Counsel
DAVE MOLESAN
CUNTON MYKE
The _ t(1 te o f Nc\'I' York W o rke rs exha u: ted , inclu d ing therapy. in je tio ns,
SHERRY PEAKE
C o m pe nsati o n Law p ro vi d es fo r monetary a nd s urgery . O nce a yea r has pa ssed fro m
OARNLEY PROVERBS
aw a rd : to w or ker." co m p ensation cla im - the d ale of the accident a nd a ll trea tm en t
CARMELO OUILES
ants w ho s uff e r p e rm a ncn inju ries to lhe o p tio ns have bee n ex ha us ted, the Wo rke r:;
JEROME RAMBERT
ex t re mit ies o f the b od y regardless o f Compensatio n Boa rd will autho rize a n
JOSE RIVERA
w h e the r the inju ry ca uses the rla im a n t to or thoped ic o ns ulta rion.
ARTURO ROOR IGUEZ
lose tim e fro m work. The pur p ose o f th is cons u lta tio n is to
RICHARD RDDRIGUEZ
Extrernities i nclud e in ju ries to a n a rm , h a v e an o rt h o p c d i d o cto r d et e rmine
CAROL SARLO
leg, h and, foo t, fin gers a nd toes. The law w hat, if an y. pe rma ne n t 10. s of usc there
KAREN SHACKLEFORD
also p rov id e ' fo r a w a rd s fo r loss o f vis io n w ill be . The doctor wi ll p rov id e c1 pe rce n t-
ROSNEY SINGLETARY
a nd heari ng. When C a p ta ins s u ffe r from age loss eva lua tio n based o n the perm Cl-
JOHN SULLIVAN
a n injury. the y must see k immedi a t trea t- ne n t d ecreased ra nge of m o tio n a nd los s o f
MARGARET THEVEN IN
m en t wi th a d oct o r w h o accepts w o rke rs s tre ng th to the pa r ticul ar ext remity, Los s
TAMMIE THOMPSON
com pensat io n . The d octor m ust then iss ue o f v i io n an d hea rin g eva lua tion s wi ll be
CHRIS WASH INGro~1
a n in it ia l re p ort p ro vid ing a w o rk hi s tor r p rov id ed by ,111 a ud io log is t or o p th, m o lo-
OMAR WHITFIELD
d iag nos is and p ro g nos is of the inj u ry . g is t. Bo th the cla im a n t's d oc to r' s rep o rt
SHARON WOSEL.EY
C a p ta ins s ho u ld co n tin ue tre a tm e n t
Com inued on page 13
w ith their d oct or s until a ll o p tio ns Me
 Pngc 13
I

Members
of the
Class of
Dec. 23, 2004
CARL ALLEYNE
J ERARD BELlAMY

N"TAUE BRANCH
ERNEST BROWN
WIUtAM BROWN

ALBERt BUTLER

ERICKA CABBlE
BRIAN CAUDI'/AY
MICHEliE CAMERON-ISAACS
RODNEY CHESTNUT

LAUREnA CHu-FuCHS
RAFAEL C0LL.A20

EUZABEtH EDGAR
ARLENE FELICIANO
BEVERLY FORD

GRAYSON FREDERICKS
Workers Compensation BRIDGET GARDNER
[onrmuedfrom page 12 GARY GIORGI
BRIAN GUNN
an d a rep o rt su b m itted by a C ity of New co ncl us io n o f the case w i tho u t a red uc tion THOMASINA HANNAH

Yo rk La '" De pa rtme nt physician wh o ha s fo r sal a ry o r los t w ag ' bene fits rece ived TROY HARDY
ex a m ine d the claim a nt w ill be considered w h ile no t on the job . CHRISTINE HOLLOWAY
by the Wo rke rs ompensal ion BOiW d in In s u m m a ry. II Co rrectio n a p ta in who IRIS HUTSON
d e te rmining an aw a rd . su ffers ti ll in ju ry ,1 5 d esc r ib ed above JONATHAN ITON
The Wo rke rs »n pc nsa tion Law assigns s h o u ld not a: s urne they a re no t en titled to EDWICH JASMIN
ea ch pa rt icu lar extre m ity d iffe re n t va lues an aw ard, ei th e r because the ' hav e los t no RENEE JOHNSON
o r we ek s o f co m pe nsat io n w ith award s for tim e from w o rk , or because th ey h av e be en HOPE KIRKLAND
Il1sS of usc to a n arm w o rth more than tha t pa id full sal a ry fu r th e tim e they hav e lost. MARK KITCHINGS
o f it finge r. (o r ex, mpl e. Sch ed ule loss o i us c awards, w h ich can be BRENOA LEwIs
If the w o rk related in jury C<lUSC S th e quite s ubs ta n tia l, are pa yab le ' ven if th e Lotns MANLEY
cla im a n t to lose time (ro m w ork d ue to inj u re d cla iman t m is ·es no tim e fro m MELISSA MADHEWS
d isa bility, (lny wo rk e rs co m pe ns a tion los t w o rk as a res u lt of th a t in ju ry. VERA MCGEACHY
w age be nefits rece ived , or in the case )f a COMIN G N EXT ISSUE: All Correction TERRI MERCADO·ALTIZER
Correc tion Ca p ta in, <l ny sala ry received . Captains tolio became' members of the MIGDAUA MONTANA
w ill be d e d ucted from the fina l monetary New York City Employee Retirement MICHAEL MORALES
awar d . wh ich is als o refer red to as a s hed - System (NYCERS) after Jllly 27, 197(1 nrc DENNIS MORGAN
ule los" of lise aw : rd . member» of Tier J. DELROY MORRISON
Therefore, it is most ad v a n tageo us (or As Tier 3 Members, Cnpt ain» (Ire eligiule CYNTHI/< N/<Il
,1I)y Cap ta in filing (I cla im to miss a - little for /0111' different types of rli~IILJility retire- RONALD NeWERL5

lime fro m w or k as p oss ible so th at th e ment /Jellejits .

Continued on poge 15
en tire loss of lise a w a rd ca n be p a id a t the
 DROP
US A Feb ru ary 7, 2005

De, r Pete r a nd th e e nt ire Exec ut ive Boa rd

LINE
ubj ect : LEITE R OF A I' I' RE IATI O , !
If you have a letter
It is w ith till' ut m os t and s ince re a ppreciat ion for VI)lJ .md the e n ti re Exc u tiv e Hoa rd that co m p els n '
of thanks or
to w rite th i: let ter ,
appreci atio n y ou
wan t \0 share with Firs t, I w a nt 10 ~,lY tha: yo u a re truly a man o i yo ur wo rd . You neve r tol d m e wha t I wanted to hea r,
but a lw a ys gave it to m e ~ lra i h h l. Yo u never aba nd o ne d m e and <tood by me through so me I I i tIll'
your Union and
roughest tim es in my life. You fought the ad m inis tra tio n on my beha lf for th e ir un just treatment oi me
members, please
and th eir t"k ing o f my firearms . You defend ed me by w riting .1 letter 10 the n ' wlo pilpe r that p rin ted "
submit i to: mi sleading art icle th a t w ro ng fu lly vio la ted th e I-IIPPt\ law;> by threa tening to <ue, Fu rtherm o re, you
Captains' Ouart erly never let politics in flu ence )' Ilu r co m m itm e n t 10 ~ t ;1 n d by one of your m embe rs and one co ul d only
i lll,~ gi ne the beh ind the sc enes con ve rsat ion- that YI.IU had w ith the a d m ini s tra tio n o n m y behal f-It IV,'S
Correction Captains
frighten ing III read a bo u t the department'< de isio n 10 provid e one its attorneys w ith ,) bo d ygu a rd
Association after yOt! had a d isagreeme nt w ith h in .ind passionately exp ressed yo ur:..elf. le ve r g ive u p tha: p,b-
233 Broadwa y . .io n , It is a trait that more lende rs s ho u ld acquire. T he Ca p ta ins o f the De partmen t of Co rrect ion ,111.1
Suit e 1.701 i1 11 Public Ernplov ees a re lucky 10 hav e a pe rson li" e yo u putting it lin the line Ior 1I1l'm d ,l)' in a nd day
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g h 'l':- rn ' hope tha t one d a y those of us w ho became ill / in ju red ,1S a resu lt (If our participatior in the
resc ue, rec o ve ry and clea n u p operation a t th e 9 /1 1 Wor ld T ra d e - e n te r d isa s te r ~ jtl' w ill eventually
receive' the sa m e benefits ,1:-:' o the r C ity Agen c ie:- and First Res p o nd e rs Me re ei ving. TIll' M ,l Yur'~
sta tem ent tha i ii the 9/1 1 Bill W,l~ passed it w o u ld have o p e ned up the "flood gates" is a n outrage.
Whilt kind lIi mes~'g~' is he biving th e a lready d isa bl 'd me mbers ui sen' ice who risked thei r lives a nd
di d no t hes itat e to an swe r the call ? Does n ' t he kno w th at you ca n' t put ct mo net nr y value on th e sacri-
Iices made by so m il n ~' publ ic p m p l o v l! e ~ ? I honest lv believe th at his decisio n 10 neg lect a nd fo rgel
about a ll first responders. " Io ng with his a rro gance and urging " f the \'<' 10, w ill be h i.. dow nfall in his
upcom ing re-ele tion b id . !'vl,\ylw he shou ld have pai d a tte n tio n til th e p resi dcru ial race a lilli e more
lose ly , The <w ijt-bo a t ve terans ag" ins t jo h n Ke rr y proved to be th e one iss ue thai \llIs L'd his d e mise,
So s ha ll il be il1 r t h i ~ ~ I a y() r in No vem ber.

Lastl y . 1 wan t III It'! yOIl know th a i ,,-" m y re tirement d ,l te ,' p p roac hes (,' p p w :-.im a tdy pril I I. 200:-)
,1n d m y qu esl fo r justice begins , I " m by your si d e i f e ve r yo u need m) ' hel p , On e can o n l . coml' t,l
v,11ue the WIIrk o f the e n tire Cllrreclion Ca p t'1in:-' /\ slouciiltio n w he n th ey filce c1 crisis, J a lll o ne of YOll r
lllembt' r~ w ho Cilrne to know thi:- ilnd ,1p p recic1 le till' d edica ted g Wllp lli people lh ,ll rep re~e nl 0111
orre lio n C' p ti1 i n~ .

'" w ill ne ver for ge t" Pe te.

Thank yOIl,

\1 i hac A . Serra
Captain
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Nove m ber 15, 2004

Dea r Pe te r )vle ringl)lo/H llnald W hi liiL'ld :

on t hese four officers and
their familie s. \
1.1 m w r iting you [hi~ letter w ith a [o uch (If bit- What is really taking place Members
te rsweet emo tion - in th a t eff ective Nove m ber
is the Commissioner of in-
22. 200-1, I w ill be re tiring [rom the De pa rt me nt
vestigation and the Commis- of the
sioner of the Department of
' If orrection-. Ho w eve r, I w ill be o n the book.... Class of

)
Correction are handing out.
until approxim a ie lv Ma rch 2 ', 2005. I'm in the
25 year tier J Pension 1'1.111 . I haw been "
arbitrary and capricious pen- Dec . 23, 2004
alties, and Norman Seabrook
a p ta in io r 13 p l u~ y ear~ . Continuedf rompoge 13
has decided to blame the
I just \ \ ',111[ to sa y Tha n k You for vo ur re len t- Captains. Captains do not
Ie:.:. d ed ica tio n 10 ensu re the Sa fe ty, Secu ri tv, fire nor recommend the tir- REGINALD PATTERSON

Financial Stability, ,111<1 Respect for the mem be rs

ing of any officer. Captains ESTANISLAO PEREZ

l li the Co rre lion a p ta ins' Asso cia tion ,

do not charge officers with KDRMIL PERRY
bad uses of force. The people
ARTHUR PETRY
I' m p rou d to 1e a pa rt of thi s organ iza tion. I who do this are above War-
wi ll yo u .111 C o d's favo r. Tha nks. den . Norman Seabrook for- DOROTHEA PlOMEV
got to blame them in his let- JOHN REYES

l
Since rely . ter. In my opinion, Norman
MARITLA ROSADO
Seabrook should consider di-
r ecting his energy where it is VINCENT Ross
needed-to best represent NATASHA ROUNDTREE-PLACE
his members and join me in NARENE RUSSEL L
fighting the Department of
SHARON SHAW-JORDAN
Correction on all these un-
fair disciplinary issu es.
It is my position and the po- ) BELINDA SHEPPARD
KEVIN SKINNER
URGENT: sition of the Correction Cap-
La i n 5' Associ a lion to repre-
ARETHA YARD

All SAT scores from students who sent our members to the best
of our ability. We should not.
will graduate this spring and who be faulted for doing our job.
PETER D. MERINGOLO
will be applying for a CCA President, Correction
Captai.ns' Association
Scholarship MUST be received at
the CCA office by the close of
business on June 1, 2005.

The a nnua l A J Iolid ay Pa rty was a h uge s uccess du e to the tr e me nd o us tu rno u t and
s u p po r t o f our apt ains . It W <lS a grea t fee ling to see C a p ta ins lo ng re tired as w ell as o ur 2004 CCA
ne w ly p ro m ot ed C a p ta ins e n jo yin g the fes tive atmos phere.
T he three m os t no ta ble facto rs in l ud ed a specia l tr ib u te to Pr es id en t Pe ter D. Holiday
Me ringolo ackno wl dg ing hi s u nd y in g d ed ica tion to h is me m be rs fr0 111 [ oni 110wL', o u r Party
Hea lth p lex Rep res enta tive. eco n d ly. the free (o ne pe r me m be r) photos provid ed by
Marv ,<Vyn n Ba ll tud ios w as a g rea t hit. Ca p tai ns w ere exc ited see ing their p ro fes sio n- By :
ally frame d p ho tos. I must add tha t we were a very we]] d ressed crow d . T h ird ly, we Charles Glover
Secretary
employed a ret ired o ffice r, DJ Jerom e Dilligard who p rovi d ed a w id e C1 rra y of m us ic and
ke p t the crow d ju m p ing. We look fo rw a rd to seei n g eve ryo ne ne xt yea r a t A NT UN 'S
w her e yo u can b e cer ta in of C\ p leasa n t a tm os phere a nd ex celle n t c u is ine .
 re,1([ an arti cle in the Ncu: York r(J~t d at ed Ma v 25, 2002 ,

The
I by Da v id Da ve n po rt rega rd ing il s tud y o n the effe ctive-
ness of" fa ith based a p p roach to p ris on ope ra tio n .
"The s tu d y co m p a red tw o Braz ilian p r isons. o ne the firs t know n orrectional
facility in th e w o rld to emp loy ,1 comp lete ly faith based a pproa ch 10 eve ry
Emphasis ( pee l of its o p e ra tio n s a nd th e o ther , a to p se u lar priso n ." (Fa ith Based is the
co ncep t o f Pr esiden t Geo rge Bus h th a t <lUO WS fund in g fo r rel ig io us o rga niza-
Should tio ns to prov ide socia l serv ices) . Preside n t Bus h believe.' th a t mos t re lig ious
org an iz atio ns, h ave d e monstra ted th e t the' ca n ca rry o ut a nd im p le m e n t soc ia l
Be On se rv ice p rog ra ms b etter th a n any on e e lse (they a rc doi ng it a ll the tim e) . So to
e nco u rage or he lp these g roup.~ , mon ies wi ll be a vai lable to the m .
Prevention "T he stri k ing res u lts, p u b lis hed in the Te xas [ o u rna! o f C orre ctio ns (Feb ru ary
2002) s how th a t o ver a th ree-yea r period . on ly 16 p e rcen t o f th e convicts
By : released fro m the fa ith-based facility w e re rearreste d , compared w ith 36 pe rce n t
Rev. fr om th e secu la r p rison . Even though the resea rch w as con d ucted in Bra z il, it is
Winston M. Clarke ca s ' to bring the I' 's uits ho me to the United Sta tes. The relig io us based p rison
in the s tu dy w as s p onsore d by Priso n Fel lo wsh ip . a n o rga nization often ci ted by
Pr esi den t Bus h ,I S a m odel fu r h i: fa ith-ba sed in itia tiv e. As Ma r' Ea rl,
Presid e n t o f the Pr iso n Fellow s h ip and fo rm e r Attorney Ge nera l of Virg in ia
sa id , "Faith based programs are a d e m o nst rab ly H:'e11 solu tio n to the massiv '
re cid iv ism prot lc m we have in th is co untry ." W ith a s tunning 66 pe rce n t of
A m erican in m a tes ret urni n g to p riso n af te r release, there is p len ty o f room for
im pro ve ment. ..
I ap p la ud the a fo rementioned a rticle, and I be lieve th at many of o u r re lig io us
o rga niz a tio ns a rc d o ing a trem en dous job vis iting o ur p riso ns a nd g iv ing spirl-
tu al . u p po r t to o u r pr iso ne rs (C od is th e ans w e r). However. w e need to k ick it
up a notch and "v e need to p ut m o re emphasis in preve n tio n . One of the m a in
reasons we ha ve a high ra te o f re id iv is m is th a t m. ny o f o ur re lig ious grou ps ,
lead ers , e tc. a rc no t m a king o ur co mm u n ities o ff lim its Lo th e u nacceptab le
beha vio r o f those w h o a re o mm itl ing cr imes. W , need to p u t a lid o n v io le n t
behav io r in o u r co m m u n it ies . We ha ve to chal le nge o u r yo u th , rem in d ing th e m
tha t the re i. a p rice to pay w hen they disres p ec t th ei r p a re n ts and a d ul ts (a nd
o ne ano the r). The W ord o f od tells LIS that w e are La tra in lip o ur ch ild re n .
ho w ever, in man y cases the ch ild ren Me tra in ing a d u lts . T he Bib le a lso teaches
us "I-Ie tha t s p a reth h i. ro d ha te th h is son: b u t he th a t lo vet h hi m ch astene th h im
early . Pro ve rbs I :2·1. Th ose individua ls tha t go to p ri: on and re turn to the
co mmu n i! - h .ave to be m on ito red ; if they d on't s ha pe lip they ship o u t. Selling
of drugs w ith i m p u n i l ' ha s to s to p; a lso rob bing a nd shoo ting and killing one
a no the r, V c must g e t bac k to bas i s and take back our commun ities fro m the
h ood lu ms . II'. q u ite eas y to visit s o meo ne w hen they a re inca rce ra ted and te ll
them abou t the love o f G od ; le t's re min d the m so th e y w on 't go to p rison about
th e fear o f God ; "Life fo r life, eye fo r ey e, to o th fo r too th . hand fo r ha nd , foot for
foot, bu rni ng for b u rn ing, w ound fo r w o u nd , stri pe fo r s tri pe. "Exod us 21:23-
25. Re m e m be r, Ev il e xis ts w he n good peo p le d o nothi ng. " Go d is the answer,
and he wo rks th ro u g h peo p le. G od Bless .
 C A PT. K ATH Y L A D A LI A (R ET.) ha bee n ve ry
b usy s ince s he ret ired . She . tarted her o w n FLORIDA
business in 2001 called "Gentle To uch K-9". RETIREES
She w o r ks w ith a local ve te rinaria n a nd tea h-
cs obedience train ing and an im a l behav io r.
HOSTING
Eve n though she is busy, the re a l joy began in REUNION
!\1i1Y o f 2001 w he n he r f i r ~ t g ra n d so n Zacha ry
w a s bo rn . He w as th e love o f he r life. Th n she The Florida Suncoast
fe ll in lo ve <1 11 ove r agai n when he r seco nd Correction NYC Retirees
grand son Alex w as bo rn in Sep te m ber 2004. are having their 2005
She cnjo "5 bab ysitting as much as s he ca n a nd w o r king w ith he r d og s . " a God Reunion from
has bles sed me with two v ry s p ecia l g ifts, a nd a bu . iness th a t I rea lly e njoy, Augu I 11-14 , 200 5.
w h o ca n c1 k for a n y th ing more"? II will take place at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel
and Inn in Kissim mee,
Fla. The hotel is one
mile fro the gates of
Walt Disney World.
2004 Retirees A block of room s has
been reserved for the
Rob in Abl e Pat ri k I-lyn n Kev in McAlv in Jo se Rod r iguez "NYC Correction
fran k Ab rig na ni harlcs G a m bi no LIo !d M cDo na ld Da ve abatano Retirees" [including

Ig nacio Adames Ma ria G erena Ja m es I'v lcG ove rn Se gun 10 S hri ls active.] You are
required t o make your
Al vin A lcia Jo h n Grant Ve rn o n lee ks M ichael Shana han
own room reser vation.
hris Angya l Tony G ra yso n Ro ic rt M o ne tta Vine ent Sincla ir
The deadlin e for hotel
Edward Aswad Pa u l Hacke tt Pa u l l o rris Ca r r ' Sin kle r reserva tions i
Robert Basile Ro w a n Ha rd ia l John M u llig a n Sh ir le y Sle dge Monday, July 8, 2005.
So b ncr Bea u zil Richar d I [ill Jam es M ulv a ney Vince n t mi th For information, call
Marlo n Bro w n larence Hop k ins Dav id. las berg Ri hard Suss Alex Jenkins at
W illia m Bu rg os Fra n k Ital ia no La w ay nc l lu rse John w a ' nc 352·686·9306.

Daniel Burke Reg ina ld Jackson Gera rd O' Br ien Er ro l To u lo n J r.

Jos eph Bu com a Benjuan Kea rney A lex O te ro Ro n T u rk >1
Thome' . Con no r Robe r t Ke lly Ra hel Pa rha m Dona to Velez
,regory orra l -d wi n La to rre 1\1 ichae l Pa rke r j o e Velez
Alpl o nse C o rrent e Thome s La u ria Victo ria Pearson Th mao Wa ld ho i
Henry ourtla ndt Jose Lo pez B 've ri ' Pin kn ey Da r re ll W a lker
Vince n t Di ziacorno Kevin Lou is o n Adolp h Porter Da ve Walke r
Gregory Drake A ng e l Lu c o Dominick Pro v is ie ro De n is ' Wa lke r
u rt is Dumas M ichae l Lvn h Ra lp h Ra ia GWYl:: n e lla \1\ alke r
Lisa D u r rno Ro ry Mac o nn e ll M ichael R ' IJa Danie l W als h
urtis Fere bee a rn ue l Ma rtinez C a rl os Rive ra Jim m ie W h ite
R\ICCO Fe rra ro Ra fae l Massa Faw n Robe r ts o n ivlc1 'bellu ne Wu
Kip -la lthcws W illia m Ro binso n
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Congratulations to
CAPTS. STEPHEN ConONE
and BHlNJE GONG on
their retirements.
Capt. Cottone - a
former delegate for
the CCA - will be
greatly missed. He
worked and served as
a delegate at the
Manhattan Courts.
Capt. Gong will be
equally missed.
He was an Executive Csrr. P A TRIC K F £ RTVlTlIOLO COII-
Board member of the
gratnlates C A PT. S TCP/ ie N COTrO NC
Asian Jade Society.
(top left) Oil his retirem ent fro II'! tile
Both Captains were
long time friends of Department of Cor rection after 22
the eCA and left the yeflrs. His retirement party w as
Department with he!« at Fortini's Restaurant ill
excellent reputations . M anh a tt an,
"I would like to extend A t top rig/It, CA PT. BRET M O I. ["1~'1
my gratitude for your elljoys the farewell pnrty with
long time friendships .
C Wf. Co r totst, At bottom right,
I also want to wish
C APL. S TEVEN C Ol/ EN, STA N L EY
the both of you
a long and healthy B ERGEN BA UM and R~\l. Pll P ll\!TO.

retirement," said 2NO

VP CAPT. PATRICK
FERRAIUOLO.
 BIRTH?
WEDDING?
GRADUATION?
ANNIVERSARY?
SPECIAL NEWS
TO REPORT ...
CAPT. B ENNI E CONG retired at tlu:
end of 2004 after 22 years with the
Depo rtmen t of Correction , We Want
CAPT. CONG'S friends threw hint a to Know
retirement party 01'1 November 5 at Send your
LI/ lyle/a Restaurant in Manhottan. in form ati on,
At top left, CAPT. COIVG receives in cluding name and
retirement certificate from C AI'T. wo rk loca tion, along
w it h any pert inent
PATRICK F EIW A/uOLO, CCA 2/ld VP.
photo s, to :
Top right photo, Gong toith xxxxx
find xxxxx. Middle right, Gong with Captains' Ouart erlq
Correcti on Captain s
XXXX, AOW Eduiard Lan :a, and
Association
xxxxx. Bottom right, xxxxxx,
233 Broadway
XXXX:C\", xxxxxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx,
Suit e 1701
XXXXxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. New York, NY 10279

Lifetime Members
[since last Captains' Ouarterly}

F RAN K BRUNI HAIWyFoy RA \' M O N D KR LL KENN ETH R EIN ST EI N

E DWARD B USH MA N WILLA FRANCE JOSEPH LA RO FI~AN K RE V ELLO
PETER C AN T ALOUPE CHARLES GAMBINO RAU'H MONTANA HERMA l SAND ERS
DA NI EL D ELUCO LOR ETfA GnlNA G E M U H AMMAD ART H UR S H UC K ER
WIL LIAM D ER u IT ER STEV E GRO D EW ALD MUBARAK PATRI IA SEALEY
RO BERT D UM AS JERR\' HODG ES MARY NANCE AN THONY SUROWITZ
G ERARD FALLS L ARRY H UGHES THOMA NOBLES SALVATORE VALVO
FRED ERICK FINN ERT Y Ros E J EFFERSON NATHA ! I EL P AR K ER JOHN VISO
W A LT ER FIR EHOCI< C A L V I N JO N ES HERMAN PYATT JIMMIE W IlITE
GEORG E FrrCH P AL L KAP LA i': JOHN RAJA DANI EL Z E ~tAN
TH OMAS KEL LER
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P E,TC ~ iVIf./UNGOl.O, CCA Presi-

dell t and PEC Ch airnuut, told
unions gathered at the AlballY
Lcgislatioe Day that "we know
that ill rmy legislath'e sessiou,
II0t all of our hills will be adopt-

CCA ed, and llOpe/lIlly, not all will br

P" ssed over. \-Vc reIII n ill co Ilfi-
den! tliat ill ('very case, tlic
1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It!!!!!!!!!!!!!~.
Joins PEC Legislators will vic (I our COII-
cerns with careful attention and
$('I";OIl S though] , III light of the
Unions in fiscal problems fncillg the City
ami th e State, we do II0t toant to
see budget« bal anced Oil the
Albany bo ck s of tile public employees ."

CORRECTION CAPTAINS' ASSOCIATION FirSl Class

Department of Correction u.s. Postage
PAID
City of New York Permit t o. 3923
New York.NY
233 Broadway, Suite 1701
New York, NY 10279