GM-07 - CCA Newsletter Spring 2005

CAPTAINS' QUARTERLY
GOVERNMENT
EXHIBIT
GM-7
Conti nuei! 0/1 Pnge 2
President's
Message
Spite
Will Get
You
Nowhere
By:
Peter D. Meringolo
President
111 My Opinion ... We Ill! know th at Captains tire the
backbone of the Department of Correction. The job does
not get done ioi thout NIl! presence and superoision of
the first-line superv isors. Wllil e we flllly acknowledge
that there is all enornions rcsponsibiiitq that COIII('S
with the title of Cap t ain, running the Deportment effec-
tively shoult! not rest 011 0/11' shoulders alone.
It appenr« th a! Captnins nrc held most account abte by the inocstigatious Division. If
amazes me how lJIaJ1Y ranks above us off 011 0111' investigative p(/ckages bnt the
Inocstigation Division I/Jljl/st/y Iny:; all the blame 011 Captnin« if something is wrollg.
WhCll il Wardell as rees with our inoesrigation and signs off 011 it, why then is thnt
Wardell not held equalts] responsible by In vesrigators?
It hils always been th e opinion oj the CCA that Captaius' initial reports are based
solely 011 what tlrey wae told nn d their initial nsscssment of the incident, Coutran] to
what tile Department believes, wc lire not trained imrcstigators and our preliminan]
report i s all opinion of tohat we believe happenctt, If those 11IJoVC us ag ree, then they ore
equalls] responsible ,
Wllile Comm iss ioner Hom acknoioledgcs the difficult jolJ Wi' li aue - III/Ii knows hou:
important we are to the care, cus t odi] (iliff control of the [nciliis) - his actions by the
way he t reats us indicate differel/tly. He gives his nuumgcria! staff the okay to bltune
everything 011 us. Fortnnatets] thu» [ar, OATH lias 1101' taken the silme view f/5
Commissioner HOI"/} . Whc1l OATH examine each CtlSC before rhein thorOlighly,
they do not collie I/}' uiith th e SlIlIIe concl us ion as Commissioner Horn ant! Oepllry
Conunissioner White, that the Captain is guilty.
All of these sltenattignn« make yOIl 7001/11('1' what l){/ckgrol/1Id Horn hns to qual-
ify IIill1115 Commiss ioner. He cl aints ne did ow' job: yet, I rio II0t believe ITe knows
the first thillg about lJeil-lg a superuisor ill a jail. III their quest to incriminate (I
Captniu, the l uucstigations Depariment is uiol ating till' Departincnt's OTUll direc-
t-ives . The 28-pflge OATH decision that exonerated four Captains - while Hom and
White wanted these ncternn Captnins fircd- shows that Mnrtin Hom is not (l
[a i r perSOI1. If he WtlS, he uioul d lutue thoroughLy inues tiga ted the iuciden t ant!
then the people responsible for p"tting those Capt nin s throush hell would he
rem oued f ro111 their posi UOIIS. There is at len» i one lounjcr, 11 few inues tign-
tors and th e person ill charge who clearly had ollly one thing ill mind w hi le
inuestigating that incident: - incriminate tlt e Capt ains fit tillY costt
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CAPTAINS' ASSOCIATION
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CHARLESA. GLOVER
SECREIM1Y
JOYCEBROWN
Fir/ANCIALSECRE IARY
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LEGISLATI VE CHAIRMAN
WILLIAMINMAN

WINSTON M. CLARKE
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BENEFIT FUNDS(ONSUU;.:H
HARRY GRUNBERG. ESO
SPECIAL COUNSEL
FRANKIE GENIIl.E.Pc.
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ACCOUNTANTS
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LEGISLATIVEDI RECTOR'
CONSULTANT
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by the Correction
A. SSOClal K)n Enurecontef' ts
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IIEWSl ETTER
DESIGNJ PROOUCT1DH:
MARCI
RWO GROUP
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President's Message
COl/til/lied from plfge 1
This HOW bring» me to il very important point, It takes a !Jig pe rson t o admit his mis-
takes. Ollly n person 'with a huge ego and the illnbility to acknowledge wrollg-doillg
ioould take the flpprollch th at Commissione r Horn has taken. tnstetu! of moving for-
uiard aiu! placing the bl ame appropriatelu, he continues to tnkc his frustration our Oil
the Captu i ns IIIld the CCA lcadersliip,
He is so upset with my expoeing the truth about isis administration thnt he hae
nll oioed Isis nnger at me to dictate flow lie 1'1111S the Agency. Thi s is clearly the »s» of II
poor lender. ln steat! of tnkiJfg his frn stration out 011 tile liavdest working men and
toontcn in this Department, he sliou l s! nrtenuit to correct: the mistakes of his s t aff.
Instead of his negative rem arks ognillst me, he sholt/d rio the job he lOllS Iti red to do and
rUII this Agell cy properly, whir:h thus fill' he lias [ailed terribly.
As you fIIal) know, Ho rn is the 16th Co 11/1/1 issioner tho t J have toorked for. While he is
quick to criticize those before him, he in I/O way measures up to his predecessors tohen
it comes to lmildil1g morate and mill/ins th« A genes]. Those bejor« f,im at l eust kneto 11070
to remove persona! issues from the business at hand. They knew when it wns time to
meet and talk sensibly and work in the best interest of the Department, TIl/IS fill", all
Commissioner Hom has prooen is hi s di slike for me and his dis respect for Captains.
One recent example of tiiie disrespect (mile by 1I0t nc/olOwledging 0111' presence nt a
graduntion ceremony. Another is totten Commissioner Hom held (I graduation ceremo-
ny th at IlslIn!ly in cludes Captnins inouing lip to A OW and excluded our Contains froin
the ceremony. Theil, iohen he runs wiled to tns}: 011 the issue, held n separate promotion
for them and did not intnre lilt' 115 the President of the union they were grnd'lllting from.
This all shows Horn 's selfishness and spitefulness at lilt' cx ucnsc of others . How child-
isll can yOIl gel?
A s the Commissioner COil tin lies to commit in'propf'r practices, 1 will continue to take
him to taste 011 all of them. He has demonstrated ttis unioilliugncss to treat nil three
unions fro1/1 the Deportment of Co rrection alike. He e/ljoys piL-tiJlg union against union.
If (III of this seems ridiculous and chi/ d ish 011 Iiis part, here's OIlC more. Commissioner
Hom is depri ving the CCA of narking passes that we luroc ho d for seuen YCllrs for 0111'
three release positions while isslling tile slime po sses to other unions. I doubr that other
Commissioners urould act the same wily iu: docs. lt [ust prov es he cannot accept losing.
l{yol/ uuint respect you have to give respect. Hom disrespects Captnin« end, {llId every
do.'/ . It is time for lt int to start treating each rank ill the Department toith the dig"it!!
and respect we all dcscroe. The ;0[,.'0 wc rio e1Jery dny often go unnoticed tnut tmappreci-
ated vy Conunissioner Hom I1l1d his stllff.
III his spnre time, Conunissioncr Hom should rend tile 28-page deci sion lunuied down
1>.'/ OATH instead of th iJlkillS liou: he C{l1I hurt the nevt Capt ain. All the ui rongs cited by
the Judge against this Department should be imbedded ill his head. He should at the very
least learn n lesson from tliat decision. However, his allger and [rustration over th at
decision makes him w((nt to hold CllptlJil/ s to II higher stl/Ildnrd tl!{lll his m(l)wgers.
I am glad the Illlme Martin Hoi'll will fore ver ve cOllueeted to the decisioll to eXO/lrr-
Il te foul" he wanted to termil/I/te. Tililt deci sioll U)IIS an cl/I/)nrrl1sslIl t'lItfol' this
Depar[JJ/Cllt mul tl,l' person in chllyg£'. T1lnt decisioll tolrl l'INrIjOllC whnt I have been SI/Y-
illgfo r years - tilL' Depn rtmcllt goes lifter the rlwk of Cnp tnill! Th is time, 11Owever, tile!!
were exposed.
III closillS, J raft' COIIIJllissiollcr Hol'll at tfle lJottom of tf,e 16 COll1mi%iollL'l'S I /rave
worketl for.
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE
REPORT for
COMMISSIONER MARTIN HORN
This is an end- of -year record of Mart in Horn's progress as
Commissioner of the Department of Correction.
KEY: A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Fair, F=FAIL
Ability to put aside personal differences F
Support Captains as they move up through ranks F
Equality and fairness to all members in Department F
Knowledge and understanding of job F
Ability to accept losing and/or defeat F
AcknoWledge wrong-doing F
Place appropriate blame F
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Pnge 3
EMPLOYEES
OF THE
MONTH
December 2004
HAZEL JENNINGS
GMOC
VINCENT PERillO
SSO
Januarq 2005
GEMYSE BROWN
OBCC/CPSU
VALERIE JOHNSON
SOD
STEVEN KR1FCHIN
OSCC
KITSON SIMON
BHPW
ANTHONY VAl LONE
BKDC
February 200S
MARGARET CAlVEllO
BKOC
GERALDINE HARRISON
AMKC
March 200S
WARREN GREENE
SBKC
TIMOTHYMCCOMBS
GMDC
April 2005
ROBERT BARNES
NI C
EDWIN SHVIS
BBKC
RONELLVISMALE
GRV[
Legislative
Update
By:
AISeda
Legislative Chair
Top Photo: Governor
George Pataki speaking
to t hose in attendance
saying, "The heroes
who responded t o the
horrific attacks of
Sept ember 11 clearly
put the needs of t he
vict ims fir st."
Bott om Photo: Gover-
nor Pataki sign s the
9/11 bill int o law as
CCAPresident Pet er
Meri ngolo looks on.
Also pictured are
Senator Mart y Golden,
BrOOklyn, UFA
President Stephen
Cassidy, Sani t ation
Officers Assoc.
President Joe Mannion,
Lobbyist Lou
Matarazzo, and State
Assembl yman Peter
Abbat e.
9/11 Bill Finally Becomes Law
Governor Signs & Tells Crowd: "This is monumental"
On a br ig h t, sunn r d ay in June - re flective o f the mood hovering in the air - public
. mployces. labor union officia ls, 9/11 worke r, and Iamil v membe rs gathered in Battery
Par k <IS Governor P, ta ki s igned in to law mon umental legis lation guaran teeing [irs!
responde rs to the ITllg i even ts of Sep tember U, 2001, an eas ier time qualifyi ng for dis-
abil ity pens ions .
The new law provides that any cu rr ent
or futu re illn ess, even a fter re ti re me nt,
directly rela ted to the even t. of Se p tembe r
'11, 2001, be pre.. ump livc lv eligi ble for acci -
d ental d isabili ty .
" It has been a long road gett ing this bi ll
si gned into law, b ut it sho\""5 how every-
one wor king together ca n bring something
to fruiti on that will benef it those who sac-
rificed a much a t the Wor ld Trade Cente r
site," sa id C A Pres id ent Peter Meringolo,
" While this was no t eas y to accomp lis h,
we b ro ugh t forth a Jaw tha i will p r )te I
o u r membe rs , a rid mo re impor ta n tly,
demons tra te to a ll fut u re p ublic e mp loyees
that the ' w;11be af forded p ro tection in the
even t they must respond to s uch s itua-
tion". "
Gove rn or Pa ta ki said tha t this new law
Conti nued 0 1/ PII ge 5
recognizes the tremendous effort pu t for th
by those who responded to he terrorist
attack..
This bill will "ens ure that they receive
appropriate compensa tion for any di sabi l-
it ie they mn y have s uffe red as a rc•.ult of
their inv lvement in the rescue , recove ry
and cleanup effor t. New Yorke rs will
nev r forge t tip tragic 'vents of that day,
nor will we forget those w ho an swered the
call to d utv without hesitat ion."
Diseases covered bv the law in Jude ca n-
cer, resp ira tory illness anel ertain skin
cond itions. In ad diti on, the law cr eates a
cptcmbcr 11 Wor ke r Protec tio n Tas k
Force to review and examine evidence
about adverse heal th effect: on workers
who pa r ti ci pated il the World Trad e
enter efforts.
Me ringolo ai d he was l is, ppointed that
I -layor Bloomberg could not put aside his
out rage a t this bill becoming la w and
make an appearance I the bill s igning.
Mayor Bloo mberg had worked to slop the
Gove rnor fro m signing th is la w.
" While this cannot be proclaimed as a
great or happy day si nce whenev er we
re member Se ptember 11, sorrow fills our
hear ts , we can be proud of wha t we were
able 10 acco mpli sh for o ur membe rs,"
Me ringolo . aid.
Pnge 5
Top Photo: President
to1 eringolo wi t h CCA
Treasurer George
Aufi ero [right) and
UFOALI. Rep. Edward
Boles (left ). Middle
Photo, Meringolo witl
CCA1st VP Ronald
Whitfi eld discussing
the legi slation before
t he press conference
began.
CCA President Peter
Meri ngolo addressed
the crowd of more
than 20 by saying,
"Governor Pataki
promised to never
forge the men and
women Public
Employees who
responded to th
rescue and recover y.
Hedid not let
us down:
New Child
Care Leave
Bill Would
Include
Tier III
Although the New York Sta te Legis-
lati ve ession is comi ng to its offic ial end
for the ye ,ll', the CCA :-till has hopes of get-
ting its Ch ild Care Leave bill signed into
law.
La st year saw the creat ion of a new la w
tha t zave re tire men t cred it for per iod s of
child care lea ve, b ut only cov red rnem-
bers in Tiers I a nd II. Members in Tier llf
'NCr ' inad verte ntly exclu ded from the law.
CCA Pres iden t Pe te r Meringolo said he
is now tr y ing to Iix that ineq u ity b I
amending the LoW to also co ve r members
in Tier Ill.
" Me mbe rs in Ti e r III were acci den tly
excl ud ed fro m the bill when it was d ra fted
last year and arc now goi ng back to the
State c g is lat urc to get t h is rob le rn
fixed , " Mc r ingolo sai d .
In 2001, simil ar legisla tion was sia ned
in to law to a llow member. of the police
pension funcl to ob tain re tirement cred it
for period s of leave for hil d care, This bill
expands that concept to allows Ca r re tion
Officers the Sam ' pri v ilege.
lvle ringol o sai d th a t like Police Officers ,
Corre lion Off ers are a rced to take a
IC{lvC of absence after the birth of a child,
or ad o} lion. be ' a nd {ha t afforded through
s ick lea ve , incc exis tin g law incl ude' no
\vay to p res e rve a Cor rec t! n Offi ce r' s
ret iremen t be nefits d uring {his pe riod uf
leave, this Ji ll w ill p rov ide (l way 10
res tore these benefi ts by making ontribu-
lions to off. et a por tion of the cos ts.
"The Legisla tive ession in Albany is
winding down quickly and we' re doing
everything ,,\' C can 10 be sure the Governo r
gets this bill so he can sign it into la w,"
Me ringolo sai d.
School is a.lmost over- a.nd summer is a.rouhd the cor-ner-,
Here is a. Iist of' phone humbers G.nd webs ite
soroe a.ttra.ct iOns t ha.t ar-e Sr-eQ.+
surnmer-t ime set-a.wa.ys .
Dorney Park. , , . . , .. , , . , , , , .. 610-395-3i24 www.dorneypark.com
Hershey Park , , . " .. 'l-SOO-HERSHEY www.h ersheypark.com
Land of Make Believe , , , 908-459-90ll0 .. , . , , ... , ... www.lornb.com
Rye Playland , 914-813-701ll , . . , www.ryeplayland.org
Si x Flags Great Adventure , 732-928-1821 ., ,. www. sixflags.corn
Sesame Place , 215-752-7070 ,., www.se sameplace.com
Mysti c Aquarium ", 860-572-5955 www.mysticaquarf um.org
Amusement Parks, The me Parks, Watcrparks & Zoos
lcncl: wc l!silt · is [o r /' purt iculnr " 111<"
http://lhemeparkcity.com/USA_NY.htm
http://thclllcpilrkcily.colll/USA_NJ,htm
hltp:llthcmeparkcily,coIll/USA_CT.htm
http://thcmeparkcity,com/USA_P Aihtrn
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PUERTO
RICAN
DAY
PARADE
TheExecutive Board
celebrates the Puerto
Rican DayParade
with thousands of
members of service.
President Meringolo
and I st VPRonald
Whit field also had the
chance to meet with
Cardinal Egan. The
parade was Sunday.
June 12, through the
streets of midtown
Manhattan.
PROMOTIONS
Congratulations to
our seven former
Captains who wer e
promoted to
As ist an t Depu ty
Warden effective
Apri l 8 and
April 28, 200- .
April 8
SYBENIA COLl.lN
DARIO EMAN
D EON FRAZrER
P i NYE JONES
E RIC RAMOS
KENNETH WILLIAMS
4-28-05
DWAYNE BROWN
MEMBER RECOGNITION AWARD
So often, members of t he CCA do many good deeds that don't cross the paths of Capt ai ns
and Board Members, whether it be cornrnunitq service, being i nvolved in a use-of-force
situation, or winn ing an award or recognit ion for something unrelated to work.
But that doesn't mean we don't want to recogn ize these members .
And that's w h ~ we're turning to you.
Our members are the e ~ e s and ears of our union.
You talk to each other all the t ime. We want you t o tell us about the good thi ngs
other union members are doing or involved in.
Sendus t he name and worksit e of someone you're nominating for the
CCA MEMBER RECOGNITION AWARD
along with any pert inent informat ion about thei r good deed.
Each quarter, the uni on will feat ure a Captain in the Captai ns' Ouarterlq .
Informat ion can be sent to:
233 Broadwau, Suit e 1701, New York. NY 10279
or e-rn ailed to
[email protected]
TIER 3 DISABILITY RETIREMENT
BENEFITS FOR CORRECTION CAPTAINS
Pnge 9
All Ca r re t ion aplains who beca me
members of the New York Ci ty Em p loyee
Retiremen t Syst em a fte r [ulv
27, 1976, a re membe rs of Ti e r 3.
As Tier 3 membe rs, Cap ta ins are eligibl e
for fou r d ifferen t type. of disability ret ire-
ment bene fit" if they been me unable to
pe rf or m the dII ties of (l or rec tion
Captain .
The fir st tn e o f d isabilit y is the Section
506 benefi t. This applies to a Capta in w ith
a t It.. ). t five ' ears of cred ited serv ice who
has bee n found d i abled by the Social
Sec u r i ty Ad min is t ra ti on a nd aw arded
benefits unde r Socir I ecurit v Di sability. If
g ranted retirement under th is Section, the
m zmber is en titled to one-th ird the final
average salery (FAS) or 2 percen t of the
mult ipl ied by the YCiHS of cred ited
se rv ice, les lin offset for Workers'
Compen sa tion benefits recei ved and one-
ha lf of Social Sec urit ' benef its rece ived.
The second type o f di: abili ty is the
Specia l Disabili ty Re tire me n t Be nefit,
Section S07-a benefi t. Th is appli es to the
aptain wit h 10 year. o f redi ted service
who has been fo und disab led by the
Med ical Board o f N Y ERS. Th i benef it
entitles the member to recei ve one-th ird
the FAS w ith no offsets, The re is no mini-
mum service re qui rement if NY ERS'
Medical Board determine. the d isability is
a na tur al and proximat e result of an ac i -
den ta l inj ury recei ved whi le in the per-
formance of dut y and w h ile in City service
and not cau ed by ' o ur own will fu l negli-
gence. NYCERS' d ef in i tion of a n acci dent
includ es injur ies s ustained b I s udden
unexpected 'vents that are not a risk of the
work performed .
The th ird type of benefit is Section 507-c
or the 311 Disab ili ty. This entit les membe rs
to II the FA5 if fou nd di sa b led by the
Med ical Board of NY ERS a nd if the di s-
abili ty is as a res ult of an inj ur y sus tained
in the pe rfo rma nce of dut y. bv or (I S a na t-
u ral p roxima te of a n a ct f an
i n mate. The re is no min imu m se rvi ce
req ui reme n t fo r th is type of be nefi t.
ection 507-c ap p lies a lso Io a ptains who
co n tract I-I IV, t ube rcu los is or he pa ti tis
(where there may have been ex pos ure to
bod ily flu id, of an inma te tha t may have
involved Iran smi ssion of the d isease) and
creates a presump tion tha t th ey w i ll qua li-
fy for acci denta l disabi lity as long as the
Med ica] oard fi nds the m disabled .
The fi nal benef it is 5e tion 207-0, or th e
Heart Bill. Th is entitles membe rs to ¥. the
FA5 if fo und to be diszb led by the Med ica l
Boar d of N Y ERS bv a n I cond ition or
impa irme n t ca used by d iseases of th e
h art tha t res ult in total or partial disabili-
ty. The cond itio n or irnpa ir m .nt m us t be
p res u med incurred in the performa nce
and discha rge of duty, u nless the contrary
ca n be pro ven by competent ev ide nce .
Captains consid e ring applying for re tire-
men t benefits und e r these ections shoul d
con tact thei r ti mekeeper o r Pe rsonnel
Cap ta in in order to determine how much
time they have ac rued . Thi s time is com-
puted from the first d o, apta ins join the
pens ion p la n and nut when the ' started
worki ng for the Depar tment.
On e members dete r mine w ha t benefi t
they may be elig ible for, they mus t file a n
appl ica tion wit h in three months a fte r the
last da te they were on payroll, or w i th in 12
months a fte r receipt of notice that emp loy-
ment has been terminated, if they have
been on a medica l leave of absence w it h-
out pay p r ior to te rmina tio n.
One important fact tha t Cap tains shou ld
reme mber: If in jured in the line of duty,
membe rs m us t be vc ry ac ura te in com-
p leting the acci de nt repor t thai is to be
s ub mitted to the Department wit h regard
to the facts of the occu rre nce . Ve ry of ten
this ini tial accid ent repor t can turn ou t to
be a decid ing factor in d etermining if
members a rc entitled to benefits unde r
Section or Sectio n 507-c.
By:
Richard S. Oberman
Levidow, Levidow
and Oberman
Workers'
Compensation
Counsel
One important fact
that Captains
should remember:
If injured in the
line of duty,
members must be
very accurate in
completing the
accident report
that is to be
submitted to the
Department with
regard to the facts
of the occurrence.
Page 10
More than 100
members, friends and
supporters of the ( (A
came out on a
gorgeous, sunny
aftern oon on June ?
to take part in the ? h
Annual Golf Day at
Lido Beach Golf
Course on Long
Island. Funds raised
from the event go
toward the CCA
Scholarship Fund.
This year 's event
drew one very
special guest , NBA
Superstar Earl "The
Pearl" Monr oe.
President Peter
Meri ngolo said the
event was a huge
success, wit h
beautiful weat her,
new golf carts, and
great camaraderie.
In top left phot o, CCA
Attorneys Seth and
Harrq Greenberg, Earl
"The Pearl" Monr oe,
President Peter
Meringolo, and Chief
of the Depart ment
Robert N. Oavoren.
7th Annual CCA 5ch
larship Golf Outing
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I
Correction
Unions'
VSF Runs
Into
Financial
Jeopardy
As re port ed in nume ro us med ia s tori es
during the past coupl e of month s, the
Va riable Supplement Fund (VSF) for uni-
for med correction pe rsonnel w ill d ry up
af ter next yea r' s scheduled p a yo u t.
Accord ing to the City Ac tua ry, current
projections ha ve ind ica ted tha t the las t
pay ment could be in December 2006.
The VSF i a speci al re tirement benefi t
based on pen, ion fund st ock op tions. The
fund, which provi d es a d ef ined benefit,
was created in 2000 after Gove rn or Palaki
signed legislation des pite the fac t tha t for-
mer Mayor Giulia ni was not in favor.
CA President Pete r Meringolo said that
the iss ues s urr ound ing the VSF arc com-
plicated a nd that unf ortunately, a t leas t
one re ti ree group has di s erni natcd mis-
leading in for ma tion to its me mbers.
Mc ringolo sa id tha t one major problem
wit h the VSF is tha t it is fu nded by taki ng
,1 por tion of the NYC Ern pl o -ecs' Retire-
ment Sys te m s tock inves tmen t earnings.
For the firs t yea r, this a mounted to a
reported 5100 million d ue to the booming
s tock ma rke t of the 1990s. Those earnings
have been \.I cd to fina nce the d efined be n-
efit for the past five years . Howeve r. st ock
mar ke t ea rnings si nce then have not
reached ex pe ted levels .
Me ringolo sai d tha t union, were count-
ing on the s tock marke t carrying the fu nd-
ing until 2019 when the benef it becomes
guara nteed by law.
Pol ice and firefighters already have a
gunra nteed payo ut . rega rd less of marke t
pe rforrnanc '.
Mcringolo said tha t depend ing 011 how
the marke ts do, the re could po sibl I be
enough money to fund through 2007. "It' s
no se cre t and we' ve tol d our members
fro m D Cl )' One that depending on how the
markets arc doi ng, tha t there could come a
ye nr with no payout.'
In it s current sta te, I ew York City faces
n projec ted cos t of 540 milli on in the
upcoming fiscal year alone . And Mayor
Michael Bloo mberg, with his a nti- union
stance. has trad itiona lly opposed all pen-
sion legisla tion tha t comes with a financial
burde n to the City.
Un der the c ur rent s etup/ orre clion
Dep a r tment unif ormed pe rs onnel who
re tired after July 1, 1999, received $11,000
last December, wi th the a mount sched uled
to inc rea : e by $500 each J 'ar until reach-
ing a " 12,000 ceiling for 2007.
Meringol o . <l id a nother iss ue complicat-
ing the ma tt er is the incr ' asing number of
retirees, which is d raining the fund Zit c
fas te r pace than expec ted .
The CC has about 900 a tive me mbers
and 1/200 retirees. Me ringolo sa id the filet
that reti ree a re reporting mi slead-
in 7 informa tion only ad d - fuel to the fire.
"Reti ree gro ups do serve a ve ry us eful
purpose, " he said . "Howeve r, they should
be extremely honest and li p front with
their re tiree members a nd not provide
the m with inaccuracie..."
Me ringolo sa id tha t's why he se nt a let-
ter (sec below) to one re ti ree gro up that
wen t o ut of its wny to cal l the CCA of f c
for informa tion and then reported it back
inaccu ra tely to the retirees.
Th e CCA is conti nually work ing on
\",a ys to keep the VSF from d rying up. He
sa id members have come to count on thal
mone y a nd to no l have it now .ornes as a
huge blow to ma ny.
NYC
Correction
Retirees
Assoc.
Gives Out
False Info
Ivln.JI 77, 2lJ05
j ohll Clark, Cliai nnnn
Antholly A,/i, Co-Chairman
Keoi» Calatnvs», L<,gis/a/i ll l' Chairntan
I applalld anyOl Il' oli o iake« (I II tlu: /"( 'sJ}(lI/sibi/ity I!(lmdi llg all organization. /-!owcwr, I i oisti to point
0111 10 tlu: Ih/"('I ' of yoII tha! toitu tlta! n'spoll sibi/ily COlli I' '; IIII' Illsk of the truth 10 YOllr 1It/ 'III -
ber«. To fell tu« t ru th yO ll IIIIISt luu»: kllowledge I!f 111l' SIl/lj<'t' 1 /1/I1 III'r yO /l art' spI'lIkillS 11 and ill II/('
(I/lSI'I/( I' that ioisdom y OIl suoutd endeavor to[ind 0111 tlu: truth hfMeynll report toYOllr 1II1'III/Jers.
it /0 SlIy, th« i nfotnun ion .'1011 dist rU1ll tt'd tn all lII('nI/' I'rs 4 tlu: Nru : York Ci ly Correction
Retirees Bencuolcn! /vseociation relatill g 10 th/' VSFIDtfillt'd BI'II1iit is.(,7/SI' , lIIis/cadillS and ill 111.11
COlli inu cd Oil Pl1ge '13
COl/t il/l/cd from Page 12
opini on, it s ollly purpoe« is 10 ups»! tlu: membcr« ill YOll r orgl1l l i:nl ioll tuu! 10 do toha! .11011 thrccsevn:
10 excel at - that is to criticize Ihe unions tl ia! till 0fyoll belO/ISI 'd 10111 0I1l' time I1l1d 10 aduancr YOllr
OWII IIgl'lldll , wlwl l' (1('r tI/I11 lIIay be. I i oould J/()pc' tim! ij yoll r mcmbcr«lin' inad« 10 pay dil l'S11Ial n Olll '
il SOl'S to salaries for lill y (!f yo11 11m'/' bcccus« that toould be a tlu:ft of eervio». IfnllY (! f their Il lOlI Cy
is bt'i llg spen! ill Alluwy, the,ll should recehv n rcbntc si ncetli /' ti meIll/d 1I1O/ le'Yspen! ill Al ballY J1I1S i n
110 it'Il:1h('lp,'d to make yOIl kll owledgeable 0 11 11It' hislor.'! /!le' V. F. Yon do :1(llIrsd" I'_'alld :10111' IIICIII-
ber« a total disscroic« tohcn yOIl sJle'ak 0 11 sOIllt't hillg .IIOIl d e{/rly knot» l/olhillS 0/1011 1.
WI10t I will do - F l'eof d lorse ill thi« IcI/r' rfor thesoil' bC'IIl:fi l I!{ yollr member»- is 10 11'.11 and edu-
cal l' .11011 by leI/iII::; yOIl fi ll' truth, baL'ked lip toithJilt'fs. The 11/1"('f' Ilfyol/ mighl 111(//11 10 III.il i: 1' lily phi -
losophy Ihallll /'mbers alway: appreciat« hl'orins tlu: trutl1. IInd/ hl'y desert»: notllins 1/'55. Of !'OlIrSI', !(
IIII' IIm'I' 1:{yOIi do 11 01 slum' ttii« 11'/1/'1' toitt: YOllr 1Il L'lIIb, 'I'5 then tll t'y wi ll cont i nu, 10 be' misillfol'll 1l'd
and YOII (pill l't' able 10[ester .110111' aSt'ndll o.(ge lli ns tlu: 11/ l'1II/lI'rSto IIII'Il on their unions awl conti nue
10 Sit'!' .11011 1110111'.11 while .11011 fill tllei r hrad« toith lies. TIII'_ lacti c stuutk! /lr' fnIII iliar 10 All thony AIF
since the illformalion lu: /'t 'FlOrll' d resardillS IIII' Captains[mancia! report I'xp/ninl'd to him b.11
Illy Treasurer, C('orS'e /-I I' chose 10 prinI Ili s tvrsion and disregard all 111111 l old 10him. WI'
did ill fad ansltwr all till' question» to us 011 tlu: phon« and WI' also look the opport ll ni l,lf 10 lei/
lhrn: that kueu: tIlt' I/'l(th but chose' to /lol report it. AI/i then Cl1lh'd and r!ai1l1ed lit' had IlOthi/l, ' to
do wi th tlu- anide. !llIl iji)rl!l" record, Kevin Ctl l abn'sl' /I('{'I'r call ed l ilt' Capmins IIlI iOiI 10 I1 sk liS1111.'1-
thing. l i'» a shal/It' f or hiin thn! III' di d /lol mil I I:> bt't:f111SI' IIII'll Ill' toouid 11(1( 1(-' bl'l' l1 educoted find .110111'
lIIe'I/I/'a S n./il'l' readil lS thi« u'oli id 11 01 lutt»: kllOWII Iuno lillie he snou« ubout legi s/aliull . That is !fyoll
/l'I YOll r mcmbcr« read thi«.
CAL4BRESE REPORT : 7ransi t IIlId I-1m/sillS Policv q tficcrs 1111 ,1 Superior» WCI'C included ill ilu:
Correction I 'sislalion bl'CIIIIS,' 1111'.11 did not han' II [und and ill par! Conttnissloncr /-lollky a
I' /'OII/ise In Ih/'//1 10 muk« SlIre Ih,'y had 11 place 10So.
F/\ CT: Chapter» 844 and 846 of tlu: J.fI WS of 1987 crmted a \lsr f or Trnnsit and J-{oll sil IS Police
rt'spt'Cl iz
'I'
ly, Chaptvr c. n (if tilt' Laws 992 I'slo/llis/wd n defil lt'd bcnefi !for Transi t Pol ice 0lficl' rs,
OW].' ler 375 of th«1..1110:; of 1993 t'sfa/llished a dtfill l'd bellcfil j( I1' HOl/sill g Policl'. TheybVlh ret"ci l ','d Ihe
SUll ml/tel' 011 the dl/il/ cd bl')/(')II ill '1 994. ti s .'1011 call sce tlIere al'l' sqlfll'flle laws rlell/ill g wi l h l ilt'
NOII SillS all d r mllsil Police VSF.
TIIC.l/ llol 011 1.'1 hadl1./ill/d, bUI thai i l wasI1l ready SUl1 mll ll'ed. ;\/1 /-Iallley did wi tll IIII'
perl//i ssioll /if IIII' Corrl'cl iol'1 Illlioll Swas ut il iL,' Ill e lesislalion Ihat c/'I .-al l'd Oll rfll /ld to providc aflllld-
ill S mt'dlllll iSIIl f or fll I111'1' 1-l ol/siIlS I1Ild Tra ll: il payoulS. Rel// l'lII /wl' 11r ,' Ci ty il' ns '11111' IIlltl l'r Ihe olJl i-
salioll 10 makc 1111' Sl/Omnl fl'd payouls. 0 111' of fill ' I'/'1150IlSIIII' COl'n' ( lioll Bill was5uccc:.=;4 l/l i.; Lwmllsl'
il was II/odd ed tifl <'l' /I/(' Trallsil alld HOIISi llS Bi ll . 0 111' of /I/(' rcnSOIlSgii' l'll ill fI/( : begin IIill g fill' )101
bei ng able10 Sit.'!' Correcl iOIl a VSF wasvl'callsl' WI' wl.,.e pari of . /-lollsillg I1l1d Trallsi l " roped
.11011 could be separated. /-lousillg ami Trall sil Policc OjfiCl' rs wlro rdired lle/weell 1987 alld 1995 lIad
lire VSF a/lli a Gll aralliecd Dt:fillt'd !3('1/t:{iI, Their mOll ey is all d will alway:.=; comef rom IIl1'ir fulld. Iwl
Correctioll . I lad WI' /101 asn'edto add 1//(,1/1 10 Ihl' 1/'sislalivlI , /lWII lire would havI' submi/feda $171-
aml l' bi ll for fI/c/ll . TlIOSI' l'l oll si ng awl Tral/si l PO/ icl' Offict'l's wllo rel irt'd 1995 did 1101 hapc 11
j i mdi llS 1/1t'L!lIlIlism issue si ncl' tll('y were IIIf'rSl' d {(li th NYPD, Till' Ci l y lIs,'d !lit' lalls"age i n Ihl' h'S-
islal ioll fo r Corr ecti on 10 include J-!oll :iiIlS and Tmnsil Policl' 0lliet'rs wllo rt'/ i n'd /W/ Wt'('// 1987 li nd
'1995 asaf ill/dillS I/ Wc/1II11 iSI/l ollly, ral ha 1111111 lIalll' Ihemwl1 i t .1(11' II('W legisla/ioll 10 [I, ' rimfled /1.11 1111'
Ci ty. K,'c'p ill milld Ihal this les islalhlll i'Il ' II Ci ly draf lt'tI /1 ill nol Correcl ioll .
CALABRESE REPOWL: Til l' Correcti oll Ir'sislalioll gllt7ranl l'l'd IIII' VSF/OI')l lIed Belle:fil f or til l'
79,'7-'1 995 sl'r7.l icerl'l ired mll sil IIlId Housill g Poli ce and al till' sml/l' timc did 11 01 sual'llllll'I'l1w bt 'n-
,:{itf or Corl'ed iOl I R<'I i reesf rom 1999 to pres(,lI t.
FACT: /-/0li Sins and Tmll si l had Iheir own fl/nd al/d tlwir OWlI SI/Il rt1nlee. Whal par i r:f tlll1l dOl'S
Keuill 1101 IIl1dasl alld? TheCorrt'cl iol/ lc'sislal ioJl f or ti ll' VSFwa$ ill Decl'lI/he'l' 1999, DIIC' 10 the
((loy Ihe Cil y st'l$ lip 111/ ' vsr, llased on.fi:i((/I y c'1l1' Iheflllld wa: ael lll1l1y eS/o/Jli$lwd, }lIly '1 999. Thi s is
wil y thosl' l !l1I1 rt'fil' l'dfrolll July '1 99910 pn'sollol'(, coveredby Ihl' V5F. TherewnsI/ O 111011/'.11 in I!leflllld
Iv speak o' so il was d enrl!! 1IIOII/I/I/c'IIII1/ wht'/1 011 1' payoll l ;; blxall oll rl ollr rt'l in't 's I'ecei villg Ihe
id" lI l ical l' ayoll l all WIIll ls 11:; Ill ei r cOll nll' rparls in Policl', Fire, /-loll sins I1ml r mllsi l W/Te 1'1'(I'i ,'iIlS.
COl I till li en 011 PaSt' /5
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y r e ves
and your
members
a total
disservice
when you
speak on
something
you clearly
know
l Otl 'ng
al1out.,
- Peter O. MerlngoJo
President
Sincerely,
Nan ci] Ortiz
Capt. #1253
OBCc/CPSU
JJlIIt' 1, 2005
1 toould lik:e to take tl moment to say
thank yOll to one of YOllr delegates.
I rcccntbj W(lS illjured tuh ile conduct-
illg Il tOIlY. While alit s ick, 1ca/l1e across
Capt, James, first vin telephone COIIVe!"-
sations, then in person during my lust
appointntent: I WOIIJrl like to tiuink
Capt. JI1IIlCS for prouiding me with enor-
mons assistance niu! guidance while on
sick leauc, for ensuring tluit [ have all
the correct infovsnation regarditlg work-
ers' comp, for ensuring' 11ly pnpenoork IS
properly filed, ill addition to (lssistillS
me 70; til v ario us 0 tiler issues.
Each appointment that [ have attend-
ed (If HMO, 1have noticed tliat Capt.
James IlIWllyS takes the time to speak
uiith Iris peers, and takes the time to
nnstoer their telephone cnlls (l1H! eucn
return them.
I just uianted to let yOIl knoto th at
amidst all the compiautts and sorrows,
we rio come across someone who is ge1/-
uine anti helps. [ust t1lOlIgJlt L't! Jet yOll
know.
Good Morning:
I uiould like to let Pete and eueruonc
lWOlV that my 5011 Ry(1Il (former CCA
scholarship ioinner) grad rill ted from
[ohn lay ioitli 17 degree ill Criminal
[usti cc, 011 [une 3, 2005,
He 11(/:> been accepted into the United
States 1\1arS/1I11 Service aiu! is starting
the Acaaemn nt the Federnl Lmo
Enforcement Trtlinillg Cent er ill Georgia
at the end of the nionth.
My wife Cathy and] nre very proud 0/
his accomplishments.
Tnan): yoII,
Frank Dwyer
Captain "832
EMTC
[uue 15, 2005
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If you have a letter
of thanks Dr
appreciation you
want t o share with
your Union and
members, please
submit it to:
Captains' Ouart erl y
Correcti on Capt ains
Association
233 Broadway
Suite 1701
New York, NY10279
You can also e-mai l
your letter t o:
[email protected]
CCA Says Good-Bye to 3 Board Members
he Correction Captains ' As sociat i on is saying go od -bye to three of its longtime
devo ted and hard worki ng Board members. '
CAPT. AL SEDA, Legisl ative Chai rman, CAJlT. CHARLES GLOVER, ecretary, and CAPT.
JOYCE BROWN, Financi al Secretary, have all opted for re tirement in th e pas t few
months.
"It is go ing to be di fficult to replace suc h talented and highl y devoted members,"
. aid Pre ident Peter Merin golo. " But, V\' C have a grea t group of Delegat e to choose
from who nil have a genuine concern for the future of th i union and for the wel fare
of the Captains. I' m confident we will be ab le to con tinue to run the Correct ion
Captains Association U1e arne as we have in the past."
Mcringolo sai d he ha s asked all Delegates interes ted in se rving a a Board Member
to submit a letter of cons ideration. He' s hoping to have all the vaca nc ie filled be for e
the en d of the y CM.
"It has been so great to work with AI, Charlie and Joyce," Mer ingolo sa id . "TI1CY
have added so mu ch to our union and helped make the day-to-do " running of our
un ion so much easier. They will definitel y be missed, but I wish them all well."
Continued from Page 13
If in [ac! til l' 'orrcction[und runs out of 111n/H'Y and tilt' Cll ill Aefllary vf til l' Ci ty rcport« there is
no! enOl/gil ll/Oney to IIIl1kt ' 11 1111,1/01/ 1 that yetlr, 111m 1I11'lIIber. tim! retired [nnn fl/ly 1, 1999,
ioould /lot reccit»: II pllYOllt tha! yl'lIr VI 'I 'r/llse till' Correct ion[und fwd 110 1110 11 1',1/ , not we paid
f or I-Ioll sing and Transi t Police,
CAl.ABRESE REPORTS: III order 10 prot»: his [Joi nt there presl'llll,ll is a bil! i ll Albany sl'/'ldll g to
Suumn i r« the dtfinl'd llellefit f or scroicc reti 1'1'1'5 [ro111 'i 999 to p rl'Sc' l/ I . I-Iea/sosill i es ifinfac: t1/(: Sunr-
/1 11 /1'/' exisl l'd why toould tlu-n: bva needfor tiIis bill? /-lopI:(l/ll y t!Ie thrrr exper ts i Iunv Ilddn'ssl'd Il1is
I/'tter to hI/VI ' distribut edthi« lcttvrt» all tlldr memivre and can anu nfyoll dil l' S pilyil/g member»
trll nu: toher«ill ilii« kiter did I c' !,l'r IIII' Cor rection WIIS Ill ret1it,lf SIII/mntel'd?
I said i t would /Ic' SlIarall teed ill 2019, I hat»: ..xplalncd till' vntireprocrs« of hou: thefund ioork«, tohen
tI lt' guarantee kick" in and ho« then: could comea tintc 1('/1(' 11 then: might I/ot bc « payout. 0 (1 I WlIll}1
/1010 need to explai n why we have a bill ill Alhall Y to s " am/l t!'e ilii« Il{'JlI:fit pr ior to 2m 9,
CALABRESE REPORTS: W 'W /t'$isll1tioll to smut J-10llSiIlS lind Police Of fi cers toho retired
bcnocen 1968 and 1987 ti le' \lsr/Defi ne'd 8('11cfi t receives a I-IOllie' Rule 1III'ssa,'\,' awl then pa:;; St's ill
AlballY, ilu:/,flyl1ll'lIt/or this additional v,'/lefit wi ll contrjrom tln:Correction Fund. I Ie also "tat l's thai
Transit ali t! 1101lSiliS dol',' / /01 haw a[uud.
l] -nlalll'l'st' has pro<'l'Il (/IIythinS to 1111 till' mnnber» ill tilt' NYC Correct ion Rctirec» BI'III'l' O/t'lIt
Association, is ilu:fact thai II(' blOWS lIothillg about the slIbject lIIatt a Oil tohic): IlI'sl waks , i ltntv
uackes! lip all l hmx: said Ily givi ng .11011 the ClIapta numbers that created thvjund and gnaranteed the
defined f or Housing turd Transit. How can Caiauro-« state that there is I /O[und f or I-{ousiug and
Transit ? I w/'n ' a dil l'SpayillS IIIt'/IIVc'l' of the aboo« mentioned ossociatlon. I uo utd drnuuu! that
Calabrese explai n iouer« J1I' rcceitvd his i nformat ion[nnu.
CA LABRESE REPORTS: WIll' /'(' do the sO-Lnlll'd ..Llnions' stmu! 0/1 thi s di sparity? I lc.Ii /rther
ask;; WIII ' I'l' WI'I'C WI' whc' l/ til e whole iseuc of the gltarallt"t' was put ill plaCl' jor Housing. li nd Transit
aiu! not Correction, ill a Correction sponsored /r'sis lati oll .
FACT: I t was the so-called unions tlutt aji, '1' .wars of not lIaving a VSFf or 011 1' ntvmbrrs , .fi ll all y
ad,il'pcd as a Mart a VSF[or lorrcctio» /1/1'/II /1/'I'Swho seroic« retiredfr o nt fI tly 1999 to present. We
toil! conti nue to work to include those that retired /!t1al'c' 1999. Perl iap« like WI ' hat» dOlII' ill the past
it'I' tr ould IISI' 11'8is/atioll gn1lltcd to other» tn ttdiictv ti'l ' Sa/ll l' L
l
l' lI/fi t .IiJI' Oll l' /1Ie' 111b,' I'S , YOli should 1111
ask why docs Calnbres« ('Ull ti I/1I 1' to Iii' to ynll i l.11 illsistil/g thai Corrccilon :.wuc the g1l17l'-
ani ccd bellc:fit to HOIlShlS and Transi t O/fitws? Why does lu: 1I0t understand that Correction oll ly
achicrcd the \lsr ill 1999 IlIld that is ,(lhm tlll',til/ld started? Tht'/'( ' 'il 'IlS 110 /llOlIey to go back to those
who rc'fin'd Vt111/'1' 1999. HOllsins 11/111 Transit O,[fi cershadal"lld in 1987and a dlfill edbl'lIcfit ill 1992
alld 1993 I'es]'t'e/ivdy ami a s uarml tt'c' 011 the payoll!:; ill 1994. LOln'ct ioll recdued tilt' vsr i n 1999,
FACT: Thl' /'(' W IIS /10 SlIaralltc't' i n Ih(>COITI'e/ion /t'sislntitm si ll/ply ["'t't1I1St ' there ll't1S /lot cllUlIgh
/I/O/I CY ill tlteflilld to Sivl' ti' l' S1111 rantet'. III ali I' legislatioll , it is writtl' lI that ali I' gll ara/l tee wOll ld VI'
il l thl' yenr 20'19 os pI T tlt eactlla ry. Aftt'l' rYPD rl'cl'i l't'd til l' VSF, t/1I' n' WeTt' 11 0 paYOlll s.!;)]'
111 least 10.Ileal's. Til l' vsris drivt'll by the('XCI'S:' fll II d. ill .'1°111' respt'cli l'l'flill d bllsed 011 how the 1// ar -
ket pl'r OI'lIlS. It ollly stlllltiSto /'c'asoll tlzal ll'ht'll lYPD rect'i l wi thl' VSF ill till' 1960s, !l /(' 1' 1' roilS 1101
/Illi cil ill vcslill2 ill tilL' markds Illld wht'll J-/ oll sill:' Illld 7mllsit /'('ct'il )ed thdr VSF ill til l' early 1990s.
til l' 1II0rk/'t s we' l'ebo01llh/g so tlll'ir fll II ds made (,IltJllgh mOlley to g'llal'l1lltl'l' their payollts , If theflllld
loses Jl IOI/( 'y ill lilly S ;,)1'1I yc'or 111fol't' II payollt CllII ve' c'Onjil'll ll'd by ti ll' act ll ary , ti lt' jillld /lll/sl fi rst
1IIak,' lip tile' titficit IIlId tl l('lI {r tllf' rl' is l'lIOIIS'1 11101/('.11 ill til(' /llIId til mllkc' tIll' payollt tllat !lml' it wi ll
/1(' 1IIl1dt' .
IVhll t y flll alld others like you sll oll {d vc' l'eali:ill:' , what WI' IIchit' l 'ed/nr 0 111' 1//1'lIIbl'l's WIl S1/ SI'l'at 11(' 11 -
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CCA RETIREE
HELPS
RELOCATE
OTHER
RETIREES
Former CCA Delegate
Charlie Coles, who
retir ed in 1998, is now
helping other retirees
to relocate in the Las
Vegas area.
If you're interested in
moving to
LasVegas, you can
contact Charl ie at
ccoles9150@aol. com
or at
702·499·1326.
Pngc 16
Death
Penalty
Through
the Eyes
ofthe
Young
By:
Rev.
Winston M. Clarke
W
e have discussed the d ea th penalty on many occa-
sion , rea lizing tha t it L a topic of great on trovcr-
sy. We also lea rned th a t in God 's Word the Bible
(Kin g ja mes Vers ion), in Exod us 20: 13, it s ta tes tha t "thou shalt not kill, " which
is no t the correct tra ns la tion; The cor rect word for "kill" shoul d be "murder."
Th ere a re many do gooders who wou ld rather have the m urd erer spend hi s or
her life in p r ison, then be execu ted . They appear not to be concern ed abou t the
vict im's fami ly. I want to li ve yotl a synops is of il young man who has his
thoughts abou t this cont roversial iss ue; this is from the Washington In for mer
(Apr il 200 ).
"My na me is -lichael Pridgen an d I am a 12th grade student a t Be ll
Mult icu lt ura l Hig h School in Wn s hington. D. . I' m curren tly ta king an
American Govern ment cl ass in wh ich w e' ve d iscussed na tural r igh ts . Mos t
recen tly w 've tal ked about cap ita l punishment. We' ve seen films, read and
even d eba ted abou t th e s ubject. This L il l iss ue tha t is important fo r all
Ame ricans becau: e you ca n never know when the dea th pena lty migh t a ffe t
you di rectly. It is a lso an issue, wh ich may cause other oun tries to have a less
than p leasa nt view of U.s, citize ns . ~ o m e peop le feel it is in v iola ti on of the
onst i t uti on a nd it is up to us a: Amcri an citi zens to pro tec t the rights of each
other in such cases. I myself agree with the ol d saying "an eye for an eye ," If
someone pu rpo. efully take the life of another person, tha t per on should face
the same fa te.
In th e movie "Dead Man Walking, " the murd erer took the lives of young peo-
ple. They had their w hole liv .s , hea d of the m but had tl1(>111 ta ken away. They
couldn' t grad ua te college, have ch ildren, or just live the re st of th eir lives . One
of the vi ct im's parents said that the d ea th of his sun meant the d eat h of his fam-
ily' s name, which rea lly made me wa nt to se e the murdere r executed.
In a written in te rview, a Sis te r Helen Prejea n said she fee ls the mr v ie and book
will show everyone how "inhu mane" the death penalt y is . However, I fee l it will
do exactly the opposite and show everyone w ha t it showed me; how much the
victi ms fa mil ies , u ffcred . Whe n peopl e see the I' 's uit. one! hard ti mes those a m-
ilies go through, they should s u ppor t capital pu n ishme nt.
At the end of our cl ass's death pe nalt y uni t, 1s til l fin d mysel f in favor of it. I
saw how d a maged the convic t's family becomes. but their I ai n i s no com pari-
son to the pai n felt by the victim's Iamil ' .
There a rc man ' inj ustices wit h the d ea th pena lt y and that' s something we
coul d change if more peop le knew about i t and ' poke out against it. It's lip to us
regu lar citizen ' to look after the ri ghts of each other and make su re the d ea th
pena lty is fai r, bee: lise no one el se w ill. Ten years from now, we may find a p un-
is hment to p lease everyone in A merica, bu t for no w, the deat h penalty will helve
to d o.
Ha ts off to th is yOllll g man. Le t the peop le say , Am ' n!
RET. C AI'T. CHRISTINE STEWART (GMDO is proud to
announce th at on May 14, 2005, her daughter Brandi
J. Bradshaw received her Mas ters of _cience Degree
from Howard ni versity's Grad ua te School of r ts
and icn es . Brand i t udied Devel opmenta l
Psychology an d worked in the Identity & Success
Research Laboratory. She gradu a ted with a GPA of
3.80. Brandi i-a member of Alpha Nu Omega
Sorority, Inc. and had been ind ucted into the followi ng Honor Societies: Alp ha
Kappa Mu; Beta Kappa Chi; Pi Gamma Mu and Psi Chi. Brandi re cived her
Bachelors oi Scien ce Degree in Psy chol ogy from Benne t t College in
Greensboro, Nort h Carolina.
EVER WONDER what IOU get for paying retiree membership dues to the
Correction Captains' Association? By paying me mbershi p cl ues, you receive
the Captains' Quar terly newslett-er, upda tes and mailing , J large CA calen-
dar, two cale ndar books, four Courtesy Cards. and if you're 11 lifet ime member,
a paid up 51,000 dea th benefit for your ocncficiary.
Keeping yourself up to da te with events and new from your union helps a
lot oi retirees st ay ill touch with each other and their union.
Retiree dues are voluntar y. They arc $50 per year for 10 years. Once you have
paid for 10 years, you'r e a lifetime member. You can als o choose to pay the
dues in One lump sum of $500 and automatically become a lifetime member.
Pres ident Peter Mcr ingolo sa id tha t he W i1S ap proached by i1 retiree regard-
ing the deat h benefit who sa id, " Who Cares?" We ll, certainly the living bene-
ficiaries. In fact, one living ~ p o l l s e was so grateful to ha ve received this mo ney
after her husband died, tha t she contacted the CCA office to say that the money
couldn' t h: ve come t a be tter time. She used it to help pa y for the funeral .
Meringolo sai d he hopes more retirees will op t to pay the small yearly d ues ,
whi h were implemented in 1994 to ofLet the rising costs of doing business
with retirees..
Page 17
FLORIDA
RETIREES
HOSTING
REUNION
We are repeatin g this
not ice a second time
in case anyone missed
it the firs t t ime.
The Florida Suncoast
Correction NYCRetirees
are having their 2005
Reunion from
August 11-14, 2005.
It will take place at the
Ramada Plaza Hotel
and Inn in Kissimmee.
Fla. Thehotel is one
mile from the gates of
Walt Disney World.
Ablock of rooms has
been reserved for the
"NYC Correction
Reti rees" [ includi ng
active.] Youare
required t o make your
own room reservation.
Thedeadli ne for hotel
reservations is
Monday, July 8, 2005.
For information, call
Alex Jenkins at
352-686-9306.
Lifetime
Members
(s ince las/
Caplains' Ouarterly)
JOSEPH VAFEAD ES
G EORGE R. W I-UT '
Photo # 1: Capt. AI
Seda receives a
plaque from CCA Ist
VP Ronald Whitfield
and Ret. Capt. Frank
Ciaccio.
Photo 112: Capt. Seda
and his brother
Nestor.
Photo #3: Ret. Capt.
Anthony Burke and
wife Carol, Ret. Capt .
Michael Lynch and
wife Doreen.
Photo #4: Delegate
Capt Jeffrey Oagress
and Officer Andrea
Ortiz, both of EHPW.
Photo #5: Party
coordinators Officer
Linda Moreira and
Capt. Cedric Beckford,
both of EHPW.
Photo #6 : Officer
Peter J. Marrero
(OSCC] and his wife
Capt . Mayra Marrero
(GRVC\' and Capt.
Joseph Ferramosca
and PAA Marie
Theodule (HO).
Photo #7: Ret. Capt.
Frank Ciaccio
and Gerry.
Photo #8: Chief
Robert N. Davoren.
Page 19
BIRTH?
WEDDING?
GRADUATION?
AN NIVERSARY?
SPECIAL NEWS
TO REPORT ...
We Want
to Know
Send your
information,
incl uding name and
work locat ion, along
wi th any perti nent
photos, to:
Captains' Quart erl y
Correction Captains
Associat ion
233 Broadway
Suite 1701
New York, NY10279
CCA
Thanked
for
Efforts
with
Explorers
CCA PRESIDENT PEnN. M f1?1 NG0 1.0 accepts 1/11 award frons Officer Daphne Glov er
Robinson, Director, Correction Explorers, (right photo) 01' be/wlf of the union. TIle
Appreci at ion Award plaque read: "Presented to tile CCA for thctr support of the NYC
Deportment of Correction Law Enf orceme nt Explorers Pvogram. " Meringolo snid Iii! 1VIlS
honored to accept this award beCIlIISt' the Explorers Progrmn is a great way for YOIIII/{ chil-
dren to not Dilly learn aoou! lato enforcement at {l yOllllg age, but «lso nets as n II/Cd li S f or
giv i ll g do zens of chi ldren direction andfOCII 5. III left photo, Mcrillgolo with Drlegnie Capt:
Calt iin A rt hur (Acadellly), iohere cerel1lollY took place 011 Mny 10,2005.
CORRECTION CAPTAINS' ASSOCIATION
Department of Correction
City of New York
233 Broadway, Suite 1701
NewYork, NY 10279
First Class
U.S. Post age
PAlO
errni t No. 3923
New York, NY