Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following a recommendation by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to close Great Meadow and Sullivan Correctional Facilities.
“I am calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to reverse her disastrous decision to close correctional facilities across New York State which will impact hundreds of jobs, unravel communities, and overcrowd our remaining prisons making them more dangerous for our law enforcement officers. Hochul’s careless prison closures abandons our hardworking correctional officers and the communities they work tirelessly to keep safe. Instead of addressing low staffing and retention issues, Hochul has used the opportunity to advance the Far Left Democrats’ agenda of rewarding criminals and punishing the victims of their crimes. This will end in disaster for the Empire State,” said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
In December 2021, Congresswoman Stefanik led a rally to save prisons in the North Country following Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement of the closure of six New York prisons, including Ogdensburg Correctional Facility and Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility.
