Chateaugay Correctional Facility

Chateaugay Correctional Facility
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LocationChateaugay, New York, United States
StatusClosed
Opened1990
ClosedJuly 26, 2014

Chateaugay Correctional Facility (ASACTC) was a medium-security prison[1] and state alcohol and substance abuse Correctional Treatment Center[citation needed] in Franklin County, New York, United States.[1] The prison is in the town of Chateaugay.[1] The prison encompassed about 99 acres and 30 structures on-site, mostly single-story metal buildings on concrete slab foundations.[2]

The prison opened in 1990.[3] What used to be known as an ASACTC correctional program has now turned into a facility for repeat parole violators as of the mid-2000s.[citation needed] Before it closed in 2014, most of the inmates in the prison were there for violating parole, doing short sentences.[1] Around 2013 or 2014, it housed on the order of 200 inmates.[3]

Closure and sale

Chateaugay closed on July 26, 2014[4] due to declining incarceration rates in New York, along with a number of other prisons;[5] between 1999 and 2018, the state's prison population decreased by 30%.[5] According to one official, this was due to a drop in the crime rate in the state.[6] The closure relocated about 110 prison jobs away from the area,[1] and was fought by some local officials and residents for local economic reasons.[1][7] Local officials attempted to negotiate with the state to have the prison redeployed as a juvenile detention facility in 2017 instead of Adirondack Correctional Facility, which was at the time being considered for becoming a juvenile detention site, but did not succeed.[8]

The former prison was put up for public auction on July 24, 2018.[5] The property listing described it as a "strategic location" for Canadian companies serving the U.S. due to its location 10 miles from Quebec and Ontario and about an hour and a half from Montreal.[9] The sale was announced the same day to the Canadian company Adar Investment Inc. for $600,000, approval pending by the New York Office of General Services, Offices of the Attorney General, and State Comptroller.[2] Adar Investment stated they hoped for it to be used as a Jewish summer camp.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Haverty, Natasha. "When a North Country prison closes, what happens to the town?". NCPR. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Chateaugay Correctional Facility Sells for $600,000 at Auction". Office of General Services. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ^ a b Raymo, Denise A. (2013-08-02). "County takes stand against prison closure". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ Karlin, Rick (25 July 2014). "Prison set to close, but not quietly". Albany Times Union.
  5. ^ a b c Mays, Jeffery C. (6 May 2018). "For Sale, Must See: Former Prison in Upstate New York". New York Times.
  6. ^ Press-RepublicanPress-Republican, FELICIA KRIEG (2014-02-10). "Chateaugay Correctional Facility still slated for closure". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  7. ^ Hirsch, Zach. "Former Chateaugay Correctional Facility sells for $600,000". NCPR. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  8. ^ Raymo, Denise A. (2017-09-15). "Adirondack Correctional to become teen facility". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  9. ^ "The Former Chateaugay Correctional Facility". NYSStore. New York State. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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