Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility

Coordinates: 42°20′14″N 77°01′02″W / 42.33722°N 77.01722°W / 42.33722; -77.01722
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Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility was a minimum security male

boot camps" around the nation. It would stress education, drug and alcohol abuse treatment and a "therapeutic community" component. At first, inmates could be no older than 23 years old, but the New York State Legislature gradually extended shock programs to older inmates. By closing, inmates must be under 50 years old. The facility was closed on July 27, 2014, as part of Governor Cuomo's plan to shut down four correctional facilities across the state announced one year prior. The Cuomo administration cited a reduction in the state crime rate and drug offenses as a reason for the closure.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility Closes Its Doors". Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

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