Stefanik Leads Rally to Save Great Meadows Correctional Facility in Washington County

"I will always stand up for our correctional officers, their families, and our Upstate communities against attacks by failed Governor Kathy Hochul and her radical Far Left Democrat agenda hurting hardworking Upstate New York families. If the decision to close Great Meadows Correctional Facility is followed through, it will result in the single largest loss of jobs in the North Country in over ten years with over 800 jobs lost or relocated in addition to the hundreds of jobs that support the prison staff.

After meeting with our hardworking correctional officers, it is clear that more support from the state is needed to address the low staffing and retention issues our prison facilities are facing. In addition to the devastating job losses, Kathy Hochul’s forced closures will lead to dangerous overcrowding in our remaining prisons, all while ‘inmate on officers’ assaults are at record numbers. We must work together to end this madness from Kathy Hochul and save Great Meadows Correctional Facility."

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