State prisons have as many as 8,000 excess beds at their 67 facilities, and the ratio of corrections officers to inmates far exceeds national averages, state records show. A review of population counts and staffing levels by Gannett's Albany...
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State prisons have as many as 8,000 excess beds at their 67 facilities, and the ratio of corrections officers to inmates far exceeds national averages, state records show. A review of population counts and staffing levels by Gannett's Albany...
Nearly 40 years after tough new drug laws led to an explosion in prison rolls, New York State has dramatically reversed course, chalking up a 62-percent drop in people serving time for drug crimes today compared with 2000. Experts say that the...
This is the first-ever compilation of results of sampling of New York lakes, ponds and bays by two state agencies for the presence of the toxins released by cyanobacteria. The naturally occurring organism, also known as blue-green algae, are a...
The Syracuse University men's basketball team first took the court in 1901, and quickly established itself as one of the country's top programs. Syracuse did not have a conference affiliation until the 1979-1980 season when they were charter...
Figures are as of March 2011, were provided by company, agency or organization, and may include both full- and part-time employees.
When police earn overtime, they can take the pay or bank the hours as compensatory time to be taken as vacation or cashed out later, possibly at a higher pay rate. Comp time also is awarded for working a five-days-on, two-days-off (instead of...
For the second straight year, a 911 dispatcher working more than 2,200 hours in overtime was the highest paid employee in Rochester city government. James Felice received more than $80,000 in added wages, ending the year with a total of $133...
The following database attempts to list all of the athletes from the area who were drafted or played in one of the four major professional sports.
...Check your performance or find a friend’s race results here. Select a year and a race, or search the entire database. New races and historical data will be added periodically, so check back frequently. These race results were provided by...
The city of Rochester began operating red light cameras in October 2010. Motorists caught on camera running a red light receive a $50 ticket in the mail. If the ticket is not paid, the fine jumps to $75 and eventually the car can be booted or...
This map shows where readers have cited various strong odors, good and bad, in the Rochester region. To add the location of an fair or foul aroma, go to http://rocdocs.com/show-us-your-smell....
The database below contains information on more than 900 licensed and registered child care programs in Monroe County. Click on the name of each facility for more information, including detailed reports on state inspections and any violations...
Each year since 2012, columnist Erica Bryant asks city school principals to identify volunteer opportunities, and we compiled their responses into this searchable database. The listing was last updated in October 2014.
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