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| rally to save three North Country prisons |
| By northcountrypublicradio.org |
| Published: 02/05/2010 |
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More than 200 people rallied yesterday in the American Legion hall in Lyon Mountain. The Clinton County community is fighting to save its state prison, which anchors the local economy. Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility is one of three prisons in the North Country slated for closure next year. As Brian Mann reports, prison guards are hoping to form a united front across the region. Assemblywoman Addie Russell from Theresa also sent a letter to Governor Paterson this week, urging him to keep the Ogdensburg Correctional Facility open. In her letter, she accused the state Department of Correctional Facility of using “false” claims to justify the closure. According to Russell, maximum security prisons in the state are still overcrowded and too many inmates are being “double-bunked.” Russell also argued that Ogendesburg’s economy “will be devastated” if the correctional facility closes. Read More. |
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