Wikipedia Anthony Annucci, acting commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, stopped short of putting a number on how many state prisons might be mothballed under the governor's downsizing plan. But he argued more closures are warranted, after the prison system shed more than 11,000 inmates since January 2020, leaving fewer than 33,200 inmates in 52 facilities spread across the state. A Cuomo administration representative revealed plans Wednesday to shutter additional state prisons by early 2023. As the result of budget decisions made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year, the state is now in the process of decommissioning three prisons: Gowanda, Watertown and the Clinton Annex in Dannemora.