prison closures

Assemblyman D. Billy Jones provides an update to proposed changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules regarding fire department and EMS training and equipment requirements, discusses prison closures and other issues.

The planned closure of the Great Meadow Correctional Facility has Washington County locals concerned for the future of the region.

Following the adjournment of the New York legislative session, the Republican and Democrat representing areas of the North Country are expressing disappointment with where key issues ended up.

State and local officials, union leaders and employees are hoping to stop a state decision to close the Clinton Annex prison in Dannemora, New York.…

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the Watertown and Gowanda Correctional facilities and the Clinton Annex, a part of the Clinton Correctional…

North Country representatives are criticizing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to close three state prisons, including one in Dannemora and…

The New York state budget passed first thing Monday includes a proposal to close two or three prison facilities. The idea is not sitting well in the North…

NOTE: This article has been updated to include a statement from the New York State Department of Correction and Community Services. The original audio has…

Governor Cuomo recently announced that he would close several more state prisons, using provisions of a law that allows him to bypass the legislature.…