State of the State: Constitutional amendment could redevelop closed ADK prisons

Hochul proposes amendment to redevelop Mount McGregor

In her state of the state supplemental document, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes a constitutional amendment to the state’s “Forever Wild” clause in order to address several shuttered correctional facilities in and around the Adirondack Park.

State of the State: Constitutional amendment could redevelop closed ADK prisons

Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the redevelopment of three closed state prisons in the Adirondack region, which would sidestep conservation laws and allow the sites to be used for housing or business without losing protected land in the state's Forest Preserve.

Hochul pushing to amend state constitution to allow for redevelopment of abandoned prisons in Adirondack State Park

ALBANY — Five abandoned state prisons sit in the Adirondack State Park, in varying states of decomposition, their reuse severely restricted by a constitutional clause that the park stay “forever wild.” Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is proposing an amendment that…

GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PRISON REUSE AMENDMENT: A BELATED, WELCOME ECHO

A legislative column by Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) In her 2026 State of the State agenda, Governor Hochul presented the following language: “…today, several former correctional facilities – Camp Gabriels, Moriah Shock and Mount McGregor – sit dormant. These crumbling sites are more than just eyesores; they are environmental hazards and lost opportunities