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- Thanks to a provision in this year's budget, up to five prisons will be shut down across the state of New York. In 2022, the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, New York was closed by the state as part of an effort to improve efficiency in the New York State prison system. There have been 24 prisons that have shut down since 2011.
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Jan 18, 2024 · ALBANY — New York may close up to five state prisons this year in a bid to increase the correctional system’s efficiency and save money, state officials said this week.
- New York officials could close up to five prisons this year
ALBANY — New York will forge ahead with the closure of up to...
- New York officials could close up to five prisons this year
Jun 13, 2024 · Thanks to a provision in this year's budget, up to five prisons will be shut down across the state of New York. In 2022, the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, New York was closed by the state as part of an effort to improve efficiency in the New York State prison system.
Jul 18, 2024 · Two upstate prisons holding nearly 1,000 inmates will be shuttered in a few months, correction officials confirmed Thursday — drawing outrage from critics who blame Democrat soft-on-crime...
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Jul 18, 2024 · New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will close two of the state’s maximum security prisons, including one of its most notorious, the agency announced Thursday. By November 6, DOCCS will shutter Great Meadow Correctional Facility, in Washington County, and Sullivan Correctional Facility, in Sullivan County, as part ...
Apr 19, 2024 · ALBANY — New York will forge ahead with the closure of up to five state prisons in the next year — and with shorter advance notice than some lawmakers and correction employees would like.
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Jan 17, 2024 · NEW YORK — The notion of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to close five state correctional facilities as part of the 2024-25 state budget is troubling to supporters of the prisons.
Nov 9, 2021 · New York officials on Monday announced plans to close six state prisons early next year, one of the largest such closings by the state as its prisoner population continues to decline.
