Stec questions proposal for new 3,000-bed state prison
State Sen. Dan Stec said a proposed study of a new 3,000-bed correctional facility is difficult to reconcile with recent prison closures and staffing shortages.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
State Sen. Dan Stec said New York’s plan to study construction of a 3,000-bed correctional facility is difficult to reconcile with the closure of state correctional facilities in the 45th Senate District and elsewhere. The statement was issued Friday, Sept. 11.
Stec also cited a decline in correctional officer enrollment, from 14,334 in September 2024 to 11,113 this month, and urged the state to consider safety reforms and reopening recently closed facilities rather than building a new one.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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