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Erie County Sheriff

TERM: 4 YEARS - SALARY: $79,092 - The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the County, providing police services for areas not served by other police agencies. The Sheriff's Office assists local governments in police work when requested and has concurrent jurisdiction with the state in highway patrol and regular police work within the County. It works in cooperation with local, state and federal governments. Other responsibilities of the Office include extensive criminal investigations, responding to high-risk and crisis situations, executing legal processes issued by non-criminal courts in New York State, supervision and management of the Erie County Holding Center and the Correctional Facility, and the care and custody of persons pending court action. The Sheriff serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Courts.


Questions: Replies to questions are printed as received with no correction of spelling, punctuation, or grammar. Q. How would building an additional Holding Center for those arrested in the City of Buffalo solve the problems in the existing facilities? Explain.
John A Glascott
Democratic
RESIDENCE: 830 Borden Road, Cheektowaga AGE: 56 CAMPAIGN PHONE: 716-310-8684 FAX: 716-462-4880 EMAIL: glascottforsheriff@gmail.com CAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.JohnGlascott.com EDUCATION: FBI National Academy, Associates Degree in Criminal Justice United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection Program, Graduate of new York State Corrections Academy OCCUPATION/CURRENT POLITICAL OFFICE: Captain, Cheektowaga Police EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: 31 year veteran of the Cheektowaga Police force. Current Captain in charge of the Cheektowaga jail. Former Attica corrections officer. 		A. Bricks and mortar are not the problem - management, supervision, training, equipment, accountability and leadership are the real issues. Follow the guidelines in the DOJ and NYSCOC lawsuits, use them as a part of a strategic plan. Capital improvements will help but it won't address the largest part of the problem.
Timothy B. Howard (incumbent)
Republican, Independence, Conservative
RESIDENCE: South Wales CAMPAIGN PHONE: 716-868-6403 EMAIL: info@sheriffhoward.com CAMPAIGN WEB SITE: WWW.SHERIFFHOWARD.COM EDUCATION: Masters, Criminal Justice - SUNY Albany; Bachelors, Political Science - SUNY Brockport OCCUPATION/CURRENT POLITICAL OFFICE: Erie County Sheriff EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: 4 years as Erie County Sheriff, 8 years as Undersheriff with Sheriff Patrick Gallivan, 24 years with New York State Police, reaching 4th highest rank, received Brummer Award - Awarded for heroism, FBI National Academy Graduate, Co-Chair NYS Homeland Security -Zone 15. 		A. A new building would provide additional detention cells, a more efficient central booking and transportation center, as well as better mental and medical housing units. A "lockup" facility would not be required to provide amenities such as recreation, visitation, facility rulebooks and grievance forms for pre-arraigned prisoners.