“Fear is palpable in some regions of upstate New York as the Cuomo administration moves ahead with a plan to shut down as many as three prisons. Correctional institutions have long been a prime employer in the communities where they are located. And a sudden move by the state to shut down any of the upstate prisons would come as a kidney punch at a time when most counties are seeing their populations decrease steadily.“

Lockport Journal

April 21, 2019