New York Moves to Close 3 Prisons
PUBLISHED 4:36 PM ET Dec. 21, 2020 PUBLISHED 4:36 PM EST Dec. 21, 2020 SHARE New York state officials on Monday moved to close three prisons in upstate New York, citing a declining prison population and the cost savings of about $89 million. The state Department of Corrections and Commnunity Supervision is moving to shutter the Watertown Correctional Facility, the Gowanda Correctional Facility and the Clinton Annex in the latest round of prison closures in New York. The move is angering state lawmakers who represent the area as well as...
Source: nystateofpolitics.com