Gowanda, NYSCOPBA call on Governor to keep prison open
Gowanda calls for Governor not to close prison
and last updated 2020-12-22 17:35:33-05
GOWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) â Members of the New York State Legislature, The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Village of Gowanda and others gathered in front of the Gowanda Correctional Facility asking the Governor to overturn his plan to close the facility. My thoughts and prayers are with the hard working men and women that found out, four days before Christmas, that life as they know it would be changing, Gowanda Mayor David Smith said, Governor, please think about your decision and we implore you to change it.
Gowanda Correctional Facility is one of three state prisons now scheduled for closure. Author: Jackie Roberts, WGRZ Staff Published: 7:50 PM EST December 22, 2020 Updated: 8:13 PM EST December 22, 2020
GOWANDA, N.Y. On Tuesday, local and state leaders alongside union representatives gathered outside the Gowanda Correctional Facility, calling on the governor to reverse his decision to close it in 90 days.
The people who spoke out against the decision told reporters the closure will have a negative impact on the community and correctional system, on top of forcing families to uproot and relocate during what s already an extremely difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with the hard-working people that found out four days before Christmas that life as they know it could potentially be changed. Governor, please think about your decision, and we implore you to reverse it, said Gowanda Mayor David Smith.
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WATERTOWN â Watertown Correction Facility will close early next year, according to the president of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association.
Michael B. Powers said he learned of the imminent closure during a phone call Monday morning with state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision personnel.
Watertown Correctional, which is slated to close March 30, is one of three facilities that will shutter. The others include Gowanda Correctional Facility, Erie County, and the Clinton Annex in Dannemora, Clinton County. Mr. Powers confirmed that Clinton Correctional, also in Dannemora, will not close.
Watertown and Gowanda correctional facilities are medium security prisons.
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