There are now three decommissioned state correctional facilities on forest preserve lands. Two are within the Adirondack Park and one is outside of the park on
As Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes closing up to five prisons this year, parole and prison reform advocates gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday to push legislation aimed at systematic change.
State Assemblyman Matt Simpson, R-Horicon, and Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, introduced legislation in Albany last week to require the state to pay property taxes on closed correctional facilities.
State Assemblyman Matt Simpson, R-Horicon, and Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, introduced legislation this week to require the state to pay property taxes on closed correctional facilities.