A proposal in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2017-18 executive budget would reduce the visitation schedule at New York’s 17 maximum security correctional facilities and result in the elimination of 39 positions.
Under the governor’s plan, the number of days visitors are allowed at maximum security prisons would be reduced from seven to three. The figure would be nearly identical to the visitation schedule at the state’s medium security facilities, which currently allow visitors on weekends and holidays.
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