The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) worries that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) recent plan to close four New York state prisons could put 675 jobs in jeopardy. The move is part of a plan to downsize the prison system and reduce spending by roughly $30 million each year. WXXI news reports that
Does New York’s Plan To Close 4 Prisons Signal Progress Or A Disaster?
The Department of Corrections announced that four prisons would be shuttered, citing a “declining inmate population.”