Westchester County Board of Legislators, NY: Budget and Appropriations Committee

Youth and Gang Violence Discussion Continues: Are current programs to curb gang violence at the county jail working?

PRESS ADVIOSRY: December 10, 2007

Contact: Rose Vinci,(914) 995-8434

Who:	Commissioner Rocco Pozzi and Program Director Rod Quinn, Westchester County Corrections/Probation Departments Westchester County Youth Bureau Director Marlene Furtick State Senators Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Suzi Oppenheimer Assemblyman Gary Pretlow Jim Bostic, Nepperhan Community Center Valerie Swan, Peekskill Youth Bureau Kelly Johnson, New Rochelle Youth Bureau Michael Arterberry, The Guidance Center Representative from the Assemblywoman Amy Paulin's office Representative from State Senator Vincent Leibell’s office

What:	The County Corrections/Probation Commissioner will provide an overview of gang and violence prevention programs for young offenders at the county jail and give a statistical report on the programs' success.

When:	Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM

Where:	County Board Committee Meeting Room, Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY

Why:	As chair of the County Board's Generational, Cultural and Ethnic Diversity (GCED), County Legislator Bernice Spreckman has made curbing youth and gang violence one of the committee's top priorities for 2007. Tuesday's meeting continues that discussion.