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acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com There are 250 cases of COVID-19 in Franklin and Essex counties as of Friday, with Franklin County setting new record numbers of cases daily and correctional facilities in both counties seeing the highest rates of inmate cases ever. Essex County reported a COVID-19-related death on Friday. – – Franklin County again has a new highest number of active positive cases ever. With 38 new cases reported Friday, the total of 187 current cases includes many in Bare Hill and Upstate correctional facilities. Of the 38 new cases Friday, 22 were inmates, accord...

John D'Agostino An apparent fundraising gathering that took place two weekends ago may have led to a number of COVID-19 cases that have recently come to light at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Brocton. In a document obtained by the OBSERVER, a polar plunge event took place involving facility staff on Dec. 5 at a location in Sheridan to raise funds for the Special Olympics. “Stop by and cheer on your co-workers!” the invitation stated. “Face masks are mandatory.” Following the plunge, an indoor gathering took place and was reportedly well-attended within the...

acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Franklin and Essex counties continue to see high numbers of COVID-19 cases, with large rates in inmate populations at state and federal correctional facilities across both counties. – – Franklin County’s number of active positive cases continues to be the highest ever, with 17 new cases on Thursday bringing the total to 160. Seventeen cases were resolved Thursday, bringing the total number of people who have recovered from the virus to 463. This is of 631 people who have tested positive in the county this year. There have been eight deaths relat...

By JOE LoTEMPLIO Editor in Chief Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 With the number of COVID-19 cases rising in state prisons, the state has suspended visitation at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora and Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone. “I would have liked to have seen it done sooner, and I would recommend that it be done at other facilities as well,” State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones said of the move. P-R FILE PHOTO PLATTSBURGH — With the number of COVID-19 cases rising in state prisons, the state has suspended visitation at ...

Legal Aid Society sues New York to obtain COVID testing details from prisons FacebookTwitterEmail ALBANY — The Legal Aid Society filed a petition in state Supreme Court Thursday that seeks a court order compelling the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to release details on correction officers who have been tested for COVID-19, and the number who tested positive at each prison facility. DOCCS had denied the facility-level information, claiming the release of those details could endanger prison employees. "It does not attempt to explain how disclosure of facility-level data ...