Gov. Hochul orders closure of another NY State prison, drawing criticism

Gov. Hochul has ordered the closure of an upstate prison but opted not to close two more prisons, as had been previously approved in the state budget, managing to anger both correction officers union officials and prison reform advocates.

Hochul, via the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, directed the closure as of March 11 of Bare Hill Correctional Facility, a prison roughly 350 miles north of New York City with 1,400 beds, about 600 of which were empty, records show…