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Gov. Kathy Hochul's $233 billion state budget proposal includes legislation to close up to five prisons in the upcoming fiscal year.听

The 2024-25 executive budget plan would allow the state to "act expeditiously to right-size and eliminate excess capacity by allowing for the closure of up to five correctional facilities with 90 days' notice," according to a budget briefing book provided by the Hochul administration.听

The proposal continues, "This legislation will allow for an increase in the operational efficiency of the correctional system."听

No correctional facilities were identified for closure in the budget plan. There are 44 prisons in New York, including two in Cayuga County: Auburn Correctional Facility in the city of Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia.听

Six prisons closed in early 2022, but the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state budgets did not include additional closures.听

The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, which represents state corrections officers, criticized Hochul's proposal. The union believes closing prisons will increase prison violence and lead to more staff resignations and retirements.听

NYSCOPBA President Chris Summers said his members "need relief." He wants the state to address prison violence and increase staffing, not close prisons.听

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According to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the state has closed 24 correctional facilities and eliminated more than 13,000 prison beds since 2011. DOCCS reports the closures produced annual savings totaling $442 million.听

The main argument for closing state prisons is the declining incarcerated population. DOCCS notes that the prison population has decreased by 54.9%, from 72,649 incarcerated individuals in 1999 to 32,766 as of Jan. 1.听

Before any new closures happen, the legislation must be included in the final state budget. Hochul will negotiate with legislative leaders, who have supported past efforts to shutter state correctional facilities.听

State law requires a year-long procedure to close a prison. But the legislation Hochul is proposing would allow the state to expedite that process and shut down facilities with a three-month notice.听

Hochul and state lawmakers are aiming to finalize the state budget by April 1, the start of the 2024-25 fiscal year.听