County Democrats Call for Immediate Resignation of County Sheriff Sposato

Led by Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams, the County's Democratic legislators made an unprecedented announcement calling for the immediate resignation of Nassau County Sheriff Sposato. The entire Nassau County Democratic Legislators stood beside a ‘laundry list’ of negative headlines from 2016 and a mock report card that graded the Sheriff on safety, security and taxpayer protection; they claimed he received an ‘F’ for ‘fail’ in all three categories.

Democrats say they have shared concerns of possible mismanagement and neglect at the Nassau County Jail’s since 2015 with both County Executive Mangano and Presiding Officer Gonsalves, and it has all fallen on ‘deaf ears’ with little follow-up for transparency and improved oversight, that would have prevented future

“We do not call for Sheriff Sposato’s resignation lightly. It is not a knee jerk reaction to one thing or another; it is truly a reaction to a recent record of failure of the most important requirements of his job – to keep the jail, and those who both work and reside within it safe and secure at the smallest financial burden to taxpayers,” said Democratic Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams.

“Nassau County residents deserve better than a Sheriff and county jail that is performing far below acceptable safety and security standards. This is not just a record that shows itself to be inhumane and places the health and welfare of jail staff and inmates at risk; this is a bad economic policy that leaves taxpayers vulnerable for costly lawsuits for years to come,” shared Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.

Please contact Leg. DeRiggi-Whitton's office with questions or comments at 516-571-6211 or dderiggiwhitton@nassaucountyny.gov.