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Camp Gabriels was a minimum security state prison, located in northern New York. This prison was located in the village of Gabriels in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County. The location of the former prison is inside the Adirondack Park on 'Forever Wild' Forest Preserve land. New York State Forest Preserve land is protected by Section 1 of Article 14 of the New York State Constitution (the “forever wild” clause). Camp Gabriels does not meet any of the exceptions to those provisions.

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The prison was a conversion of a former tuberculosis sanatorium, which opened in 1897 and was named for Bishop Henry Gabriels. The sanatorium later became part of nearby Paul Smith's College before the state government purchased the facility in 1982 to house the prison. [1]

Most prisoners worked on forestry-related projects and received instruction from conservation officers. They also performed tasks in nearby communities such as mowing grass and clearing snow. Governor Eliot Spitzer announced 11 January 2008, that he planned to close the camp along with three other facilities due to the state's budget problems. At its peak, Camp Gabriels housed 336 inmates but only held 186 at the time of the announcement. [2]

On 15 April 2009, officials announced that the facility would close 1 July 2009, and the current population of 78 inmates and 104 staff members would be disbursed to other correction facilities. [3]

The Office of General Services attempted to sell the property in November 2010 but failed to receive any bids above the set minimum of $950,000. A second auction in April 2011 was also unsuccessful. It announced a third sale in October 2013 for the 336-bed, 92-acre facility with a minimum bid of $90,000. [4]

A New York City businessman submitted the winning bid of $166,000 and said he hoped, to transform the prison into a year-round group camp and retreat center. [5] Because the facility sits on New York State Forest Preserve land, the buyer has not been able to obtain title insurance and the sale is in limbo as of June 2016. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Dedam, Kim Smith (10 August 2008). "Camp Gabriels Closing in 2009" . Press-Republican . Plattsburgh . Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Santos, Fernanda (27 January 2008). "Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Rural Towns". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Van Valkenberg, Andrea (15 April 2009). "Camp Gabriels to close July 1". Press-Republican. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Camp Gabriels auction to start at $90K". North Country Public Radio . Canton, New York. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prospective owner of Camp Gabriels prison wants to turn it into camp, retreat center". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, New York. Associated Press. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dave Gibson On The State Forest Preserve's Camp Gabriels". Chestertown, New York. Adirondack Almanack. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

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