'Kind of shocked': Malone residents react to Bare Hill Correctional Facility closure announcement

State set to close Bare Hill Correctional Facility; Prison guards' union shares reaction

New York State is set to close one of its prisons. The state's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced on Tuesday that Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County will close.

New York will close another prison while staffing remains a challenge

Both decisions were made to take pressure off the state to fill positions that have remained vacant since thousands of correction officers were fired this year

Northern New York prison closure sparks community concerns

The Bare Hill Correctional facility in Malone, New York, is slated to close, according to the New York Department of Corrections.

North Country prison to permanently close in 2026, DOCCS announces

The state budget had allowed for the closure of up to three correctional facilities in the state, but Bare Hill will be the only one to close.

Hochul to announce prison closure Tuesday as grapples with staffing crisis

Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce the closure of another state prison on Tuesday as her administration struggles to grapple with an ongoing staffing crisis, The Post has learned.

NYS DOCCS to consolidate part of Collins Correctional Facility, close Bare Hill Correctional Facility

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced it will consolidate part of the Collins Correctional Facility campus and close Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County.Included in the New York State budget that passed earlier this year, lawmakers voted to give Governor Kathy Hochul "final approval" to close up to three state prisons. With that green light, DOCCS began a formal review process at …