Gowanda Correctional Facility closes its doors
Community concerns loom about economic impact.
Gowanda Correctional closes its doors.
and last updated 2021-03-31 18:53:55-04
GOWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Gowanda Correctional Facility has closed its doors.
Tuesday was its last day operating, after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in December the facility would be shutting down.
The closure takes more than 600 jobs from the Gowanda area, and shifts positions to other correctional facilities across the state. The Governor s Office cited financial reasons and declining prison population for the closure.
The DOCCS says since 2011, the prison population in the state of New York has declined by 45%. There are now 31,419 people in the system state-wide.