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Mar 11, 2022 · It is scheduled to take effect at the end of March 2022. Last November, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that her administration would close Southport, along with five other state prisons, on March 10, 2022.
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Sep 4, 2024 · More than two years after New York state closed the Southport Correctional Facility along with other prisons, Chemung County is looking for ways to redevelop the 408-acre site.
Mar 9, 2022 · Correctional facilities in Rochester, Fishkill and Southport are among six New York prisons shuttering Thursday, amid diminishing prison populations and the implementation of key reforms aimed...
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Nov 18, 2021 · When it goes into effect on March 31, it will limit how long a person can be in solitary to 15 days. The legislation also prohibits the confinement of individuals age 21 and younger, 55 and older, living with disability and pregnant or caring for children in a facility.
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. Kathy...
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Nov 8, 2021 · The facility is one of six New York state prisons that will close on March 10, 2022, in a move that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision says will save the...
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Sep 14, 2023 · Right now, this is a very preliminary discussion and nothing has been officially decided. The future of the Southport Correctional Facility was a topic of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency and Capital Resource Corporation on Thursday morn.