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New York closing two upstate prisons
Two upstate New York prisons are closing. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration announced today that Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg will shutter November 6th. The state budget signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in April allowed for the closure of up to...
List released on state prison closings
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) -The north country’s three prisons were spared from being shut down by the state. The list released to the union representing state corrections officers by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision doesn’t include Cape Vincent, Gouverneur, or Riverview correctional facilities. It names...
Sullivan Correctional Facility marked for closure: What to know
The Sullivan Correctional Facility will close in 2024, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced Thursday. The Fallsburg site is one of two maximum-security state correctional facilities DOCCS marked for closure. The other is Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County. At Sullivan Correctional Facility, 426...
Hochul administration to close two prisons including Great Meadow in Washington County
Bordering the Adirondack Park, Comstock acreage could be added to the forest preserve. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration on Thursday announced the upcoming closure of two prisons, including one just outside the Adirondack Park, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Comstock in Washington County. It will close on...
National Grid: Power restored to 75%+ of upstate customers that lost it
National Grid said early Wednesday evening they’ve restored power to around 76% of the 198,000 customers who lost it in Tuesday’s storms. The most severely impacted areas were Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren and Washington counties. There are 3,000 people working to restore power, said National Grid....
State to close two prison facilities in Washington and Sullivan Counties
Following a measure approved in this year's budget, the New York State Department of Corrections has announced two Upstate prisons are set to close. Great Meadows Correctional Facility in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Facility will both shutter their doors come Nov. 6. "All DOCCS staff will be offered positions...
UPDATED: Local reaction to Great Meadow Correctional Facility to close in 90 days
COMSTOCK – Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County will be closing in 90 days. The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced the upcoming closure of the prison, as well as Sullivan Correctional Facility, Thursday morning. “NYSCOPBA stands firm in its opposition to any prison...
NY to close 2 prisons; Auburn and Cayuga correctional facilities not affected
After receiving authorization to expedite the closure of up to five correctional facilities, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will close two maximum-security prisons later this year. DOCCS announced Thursday that Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Facility in Sullivan County will close Nov....
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