At the August 5th Jail Oversight Board meeting, we learned that Warden Orlando Harper of Allegheny County Jail is trying to bring militarized training, "less lethal" shotguns, and "less lethal" ammo into the Jail.
Jail Oversight Board members Chelsa Wagner, Bethany Hallam, and Brad Korinski have each stated publicly that they strongly oppose these contracts-- and in fact, Wagner's office intends to withhold payment from CSAU, Kel-Tec, and Lightfield-- but we need to be sure that the entire Board is on the same page. Especially Rich Fitzgerald, the Allegheny County Chief Executive.
 Rich Fitzgerald PHONE: 412-350-6500 EMAIL: executive@alleghenycounty.us |
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In the decade he has been a member of the Jail Oversight Board, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has attended exactly one Board meeting. He can no longer neglect his responsibility to ensure the welfare of people incarcerated at ACJ-- he must act now to cancel the contracts.
Check out this doc for detailed instructions on contacting Fitzgerald, including scripts
Contact Info for the Rest of the Board
Fitzgerald's new designee to the Board
PHONE: 412-350-1311
PHONE: 412-350-0269
EMAIL: kim.clark@alleghenycourts.us
PHONE: 412-350-5981
PHONE: 412-350-4712
EMAIL: wmullen@alleghenycourts.us
gupklein@verizon.net
mgm1100@comcast.net
Check out this doc for detailed instructions on contacting the Board, including scripts
And if that's not enough... Send a Free Fax!
Send Fitz, Clark, or Mullen information about CSAU and Joseph Garcia for free via fax. If you use FaxZero to do it you can send up to 5 faxes/day, of up to 3 pgs each, without having to pay or sign up or anything. Below I've linked a few documents (each 3 pages long) that you can download as a PDF, and then attach and send via fax. I've also included suggested text for the Cover Page.
ACE FITZGERALD: Fax # 412-350-6512
JUDGES CLARK AND LAZZARA: Fax # 412-350-3930
SHERIFF MULLEN: Fax #412-350-6388
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Sample text for the "Cover Page" part of the fax form: “As discussed at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting, Warden Harper has contracted with a vendor called CSAU to bring its training program to ACJ. Please read this recent article published in the York Daily Register describing York County’s experiences with the CSAU program and with the business’s owner Joseph Garcia. As a member of the Oversight Board, I hope you agree that this business and its tactics have no place at ACJ.”
Sample text for the "Cover Page" part of the fax form: “As discussed at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting, Warden Harper has contracted with a vendor called CSAU to bring its training program to ACJ. He has also purchased more than 30 firearms from a vendor called Kel-Tec at CSAU’s request. Here is an excerpt from the contract, accompanied by pages from the Kel-Tec catalog advertising 2 of the firearms in question. As a member of the Oversight Board, I hope you agree that these weapons do not belong in the Jail. It is vital that you fight to protect some of the County’s most vulnerable citizens and keep these dangerous tactics and weapons out of ACJ.”
Sample text for the "Cover Page" part of the fax form: “As discussed at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting, Warden Harper has contracted with a vendor called CSAU to bring its training program to ACJ. The tactics that corrections officers learn in this training are extremely dangerous and have already resulted in at least one death, after a young man named Jamal Sutherland was killed at a jail in South Carolina earlier this year. Please read the following pages from a Use of Force Analysis report on Sutherland's death, and note that Joseph Garcia of CSAU provided the training that and tactics that proved so inadequate. Note especially that Garcia failed to teach any kind of de-escalation tactics. The full report ("the Raney Report") is available online. As a member of the Oversight Board, it is vital that you fight to keep these dangerous tactics and weapons out of ACJ.”
Sample text for the "Cover Page" part of the fax form: "As discussed at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting, Warden Harper has contracted with a vendor called CSAU to bring its training program to ACJ. The tactics that corrections officers learn in this training from CSAU's founder Joseph Garcia are extremely dangerous and probably illegal-- Please read this recent article about an excessive force lawsuit filed against a Colorado jail stemming from Garcia's training. As a member of the Oversight Board, I hope you agree that this business and its reckless practices have no place at ACJ.
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