Six NY Prisons to Close, Including Two in the North Country

Six correctional facilities in New York are set to close in the next 90 days, including two prisons in the North Country.

According to NYSCOPBA, the union that represents prison workers, the six facilities are Moriah Shock, Ogdensburg, Downstate, Southport, Rochester, and Willard Correctional.

Since 2019, six prisons in the North Country have been shuttered by the state, including Watertown and the Annex at Clinton Correctional earlier this year.

The region's inmate population has been dwindling for decades, down by 45% since 2017.