Mid-Orange Correctional Facility
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Mid-Orange Correctional Facility is a prison in the final stages of being emptied and closed (August 2011). It is located in Orange County, New York
. It is an all-male facility, and a medium security prison. The facility is located in the town of Warwick, and is northeast of the village of Warwick
on Kings Highway.
This facility was involved in a controversial case in which a correctional officer, Christopher Nuttall, started taking in cats left astray in the area. In collaboration with inmates, he cared for the cats and fed them. He was suspended and later fired on charges of "contraband and collaboration with inmates". Two months later, he was hired again, with the assistance of Council 82 (statewide correction officers union).
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
. It is an all-male facility, and a medium security prison. The facility is located in the town of Warwick, and is northeast of the village of Warwick
Warwick (village), New York
Warwick is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 6,412 at the 2000 census. The 2010 census population was 6,731...
on Kings Highway.
This facility was involved in a controversial case in which a correctional officer, Christopher Nuttall, started taking in cats left astray in the area. In collaboration with inmates, he cared for the cats and fed them. He was suspended and later fired on charges of "contraband and collaboration with inmates". Two months later, he was hired again, with the assistance of Council 82 (statewide correction officers union).
Notable prisoners
- Gerald Garson, former New York Supreme Court Justice, convicted of accepting bribes