Prisons To Stay Open
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- March
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Four upstate prisons that former Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to close will stay open, lawmakers said today.
The prisons were largely in the districts of Senate Republicans and in an election year, they weren’t about to let the facilities close and take the roughly 500 jobs with them.
Spitzer recommended the closing of Camp Pharsalia in Chenango County, Camp McGregor in Saratoga County, Camp Gabriels in Franklin County and the Hudson Correctional Facility in Columbia County.
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said state budget includes $10.7 million to keep each of the facilities operating. Gov. David Paterson has also agreed to keep the facilities open.
“I am elated that we have come to an agreement to keep the Hudson Correctional Facility open,†said Senator Steve Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, in a statement. “The people of Hudson and Columbia County have been living a nightmare since former Gov. Spitzer announced the decision to close the facility in January. The prison is one of the largest employers in the area employing over 300 people. ”
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In a nod toward his seemingly inevitable fate, Spitzer was probably just trying to increase his odds of being sent to a prison closer to his family.
Awe more room for Spitzer’s chronies. When the pied piper leads them all out of Albany..one by one…
see, i know who turned spitzer on to the empire club…
non violent and drug related crimes have created a boom for prisons. there is no need to put all all these people in jail. of course if you decriminalize possession of drugs and commute sentences you will put a lot of people out of work and closing prisons will be necessary. but then that would save money and who wants to do that ?