Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility
Location:75 Burhart Lane
Mineville, New York
Status:closed
Classification:minimum / mixed
Capacity:300
Opened:1989
Closed:March 10, 2022[1] [2]

Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility was a minimum security New York State prison, located in Mineville, Town of Moriah, Essex County, New York, in a remote part of the Adirondack Mountains. The facility - established in former mine buildings - was home to SHOCK and intensive ASAT programs. It usually housed about 300 inmates.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeMola . Pete . 2022-03-25 . New York closes a shock camp and staggers an Adirondacks community . 2023-07-22 . Times Union . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lyons . Brendan J. . 2023-07-20 . Former correctional facility rejected as closed college picked for new academy . 2023-07-22 . Times Union . en-US.