WAYNESVILLE, N.C., Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) SECU Foundation is pleased to announce the pilot of a new Disaster Response Program to address capacity building for North Carolina non-profits located in disaster
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – SECU Foundation is pleased to announce the pilot of a new Disaster Response Program to address capacity building for North Carolina non-profits located in disaster areas as
A cell block control plan repurposed for film production is labeled for ease of use within the Special Housing Unit at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Jimmy Pilinci, studio and grounds manager, stands beside a soundstage under construction at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A gymnasium repurposed to be a soundstage complete with sound-proofed walls and flooring is shown at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
by Pat Eaton-robb, The Associated Press
Posted May 17, 2021 7:15 am EDT
Last Updated May 17, 2021 at 7:28 am EDT
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third that was emptied of prisoners within the last decade remains unused.
With the state’s inmate population down by more than half from its peak of almost 20,000 in 2008, decisions will need to be made about what to do with three more prisons slated for closure, including the Northern Correctional Institution that once housed death row, which is scheduled to be shuttered next month.