Norwich Council Member Debra Cubbedge to run for Chenango County Sheriff
Town of Norwich Council Member Debra Cubbedge
NORWICH – Town of Norwich Council Member Debra Cubbedge filed petitions last week to become a candidate for Chenango County Sheriff.
“If the goal is to change police culture,” Cubbedge said, “You need input and leadership from those not tied to that culture.”
Cubbedge is a current Norwich Town Council Member, former administrative law judge, attorney in private practice, a child protective services investigator and small business owner.
“I have extensive experience dealing with people in crisis, as well as law, administration and budgets – all of which contribute to my qualification to manage the sheriff’s office,” she said.
Cubbedge said she became determined to run for sheriff after claiming the current sheriff failed to include community members and interested nonprofits on the state-mandated Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative committee.
She said the resulting committee consisted only of government officials including: the sheriff, the district attorney, the public defender and the county attorney.
Several months into the process the sheriff’s office developed a public survey, but Cubbedge said they never held a public hearing.
“The result was a faulty survey and a lengthy document, with a four-page plan to maintain the status quo, while proposing to review issues that should have been reviewed prior to the issuance of a plan,” she said.
Mental health was a common concern of survey responders.
Cubbedge said, “Mental health crisis response and substance use treatment are functions that should ultimately be handled by professionals trained in those fields. However, even in the scope of law enforcement and corrections, these matters should be handled correctly.”
She said the National Sheriff’s Association supports jail-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT), combined with behavioral intervention.
“To reduce opioid use, reduce overdose, reduce criminal activity and ultimately reduce recidivism. Surprisingly, it is also cost effective. Perhaps the recent death of a young man in custody might have been prevented, had proper medical care been given,” said Cubbedge.
She wants the jail to allow medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.
Cubbedge said she welcomes conversations with interested community members, to “reform and reinvent” law enforcement and corrections in Chenango County.
To contact Cubbedge email: Debra.Cubbedge@gmail.com.
“If the goal is to change police culture,” Cubbedge said, “You need input and leadership from those not tied to that culture.”
Cubbedge is a current Norwich Town Council Member, former administrative law judge, attorney in private practice, a child protective services investigator and small business owner.
“I have extensive experience dealing with people in crisis, as well as law, administration and budgets – all of which contribute to my qualification to manage the sheriff’s office,” she said.
Cubbedge said she became determined to run for sheriff after claiming the current sheriff failed to include community members and interested nonprofits on the state-mandated Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative committee.
She said the resulting committee consisted only of government officials including: the sheriff, the district attorney, the public defender and the county attorney.
Several months into the process the sheriff’s office developed a public survey, but Cubbedge said they never held a public hearing.
“The result was a faulty survey and a lengthy document, with a four-page plan to maintain the status quo, while proposing to review issues that should have been reviewed prior to the issuance of a plan,” she said.
Mental health was a common concern of survey responders.
Cubbedge said, “Mental health crisis response and substance use treatment are functions that should ultimately be handled by professionals trained in those fields. However, even in the scope of law enforcement and corrections, these matters should be handled correctly.”
She said the National Sheriff’s Association supports jail-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT), combined with behavioral intervention.
“To reduce opioid use, reduce overdose, reduce criminal activity and ultimately reduce recidivism. Surprisingly, it is also cost effective. Perhaps the recent death of a young man in custody might have been prevented, had proper medical care been given,” said Cubbedge.
She wants the jail to allow medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse.
Cubbedge said she welcomes conversations with interested community members, to “reform and reinvent” law enforcement and corrections in Chenango County.
To contact Cubbedge email: Debra.Cubbedge@gmail.com.
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