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- Last November, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that her administration would close Southport, along with five other state prisons, on March 10, 2022. New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Services attributed the decision to a number of factors including the passage of the HALT Solitary Act.
Mar 11, 2022 · In 1991, Southport Correctional Facility became New York state’s first “supermax”—a prison designed to hold people in near-total isolation. In a 2017 article, Victoria Law reported on the experience of people held there in an article for Solitary Watch.
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Nov 8, 2021 · SOUTHPORT, N.Y. (WETM) – Local leaders expressed shock and anger after learning the Southport Correctional Facility set to close in 2022 after 30 years.
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Mar 10, 2022 · ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Southport Correctional Facility officially closed its doors Thursday afternoon, forcing hundreds of inmates and staff to relocate to various prisons across New...
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The Southport Correctional Facility was an ultra-maximum-security, or "supermax", prison, run by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. It was located in the town of Southport, in the Southern Tier of New York State, United States.
Nov 18, 2021 · BINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG)—The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced last week that it will close six prisons statewide, including the Southport Correctional Facility near Elmira.
Mar 9, 2022 · The decision to close Southport and the other prisons is part of a trend over the past decade, as New York has been closing and consolidating prisons in response to a declining inmate...
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Mar 9, 2022 · SOUTHPORT, N.Y. (WETM) – After a surprise announcement from New York State last November, the Southport Correctional Facility will close its doors for good tomorrow, a move made by Gov....
