FORT ANN – Hundreds of people gathered in Fort Ann Sunday to rally to save the Great Meadow Correctional Facility. The prison is one of the largest employers in the Town of Fort Ann and is set to ...

At a gas station in Fort Ann on Sunday, nearly 1000 people packed into the parking lot. They held signs that read “New York State DESTROYS local communities” and others that read “Save our families.” ...

COMSTOCK — The New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision informed staff Thursday that it’s closing the massive Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County. State ...

The leaders of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association accuse New York state of misrepresenting the staffing situation at Great Meadow Correctional Facility. It’s ...

New York State is closing two more prisons in the next 90 days, including one in the North Country. Great Meadow, a maximum security prison in Washington County, was ordered to close as was Sullivan ...

The planned closure of the Great Meadow Correctional Facility has Washington County locals concerned for the future of the region. The maximum-security prison employs 559 staff and houses 480 ...

FORT ANN — A rally to protest the closing of Great Meadow State Correctional Facility brought roaring crowds out on Sunday. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has announced ...

State Sen. Jake Ashby. ALBANY — Following a review of 44 facilities across New York, state officials have decided to close two maximum security prisons in Washington and Sullivan counties on Nov. 6.

A prison in Washington County, New York is set to close Wednesday after months of community uproar. The last correctional officers still working at Great Meadow Correctional Facility are being ...

FT. ANN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As part of the state budget, lawmakers authorized New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to close five prisons. On Thursday, DOCCS announced ...

FORT ANN — Nearly a thousand correction officers, their families and supporters crowded a truck stop in this Washington County community Sunday to protest the planned closure of Great Meadow ...