Moriah Shock Prison Decommissioned | Albany News

Albany News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 1m

The Moriah Shock prison, once a unique conservation-focused facility where inmates helped build trails and even the Ice Palace, is being permanently shut down after nearly four years of limbo. With no clear reuse plan and mounting costs, state officials are sealing it up to save taxpayer money — a move locals like town supervisor Matthew Brassard bitterly oppose, especially since a potential constitutional amendment to repurpose such land didn’t pass. Environmental groups and politicians had hoped for alternatives like workforce housing or a police academy, but those dreams are now on hold as…