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Mar 11, 2022 · This is the reality inside Southport Correctional Facility, New York’s first supermax prison. Located four hours west of New York City near the Pennsylvania border, Southport holds roughly 350 people in Special Housing Units (SHUs), or specially-designed solitary confinement units, on any given day.
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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 · It was built in the 1980s as the state’s first supermax security prison. But some local leaders are worried about potential economic consequences. Tyrrell Muhammad was incarcerated at Southport from 1991-92 during what he called the “tough-on-crime” era.
Oct 5, 2022 · Another supermax, Southport Correctional Facility, closed down shortly before HALT went into effect, its residents among the hundreds in state prisons the law has spared from prolonged solitary. Meanwhile, Upstate has essentially become a large-scale RRU, with some 70 percent of its population housed in residential rehabilitation units.
Mar 10, 2022 · DeBurgomaste said inmates were required to go to specific locations because Southport Correctional was a “supermax” prison, which is a step above maximum security.
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Dec 17, 2017 · This is the reality inside Southport Correctional Facility, New York’s first supermax prison. Located four hours west of New York City near the Pennsylvania border, Southport holds roughly 350 people in Special Housing Units (SHUs), or specially-designed solitary confinement units, on any given day.
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The Southport Correctional Facility, once a cornerstone of New York’s penal system, was an ultra-maximum-security prison located in Pine City, New York. Established on October 11, 1988, Southport was designed as a “supermax” facility, primarily accommodating inmates with severe disciplinary issues from other prisons across the state.
