Schenectady jail officer alleges discrimination

A longtime Schenectady County jail officer is suing the county and sheriff's department for at least $1.1 million, charging she was repeatedly denied promotions and retaliated against because she is black and a woman. Tanya Hull , a correction officer at the downtown Schenectady lock-up since 2002, contends county officials violated federal civil rights law in denying her promotions to sergeant five times over a period of 18 months starting in August 2013, according to a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Albany.



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