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Originally posted by wallhd

The payback from taxes is probably becasue almost all of the NYS Correction Facilities (to use the current buzzword) are located Upstate. Not counting the Federal Prison at Ray Brook, there are 10 NYS Correctional Facilities in the three Northeasternmost Counties (Clinton, Essex & Franklin)alone:

Moriah Shock, and Adirondack (Ray Brook) in Essex; Clinton (Dannemora), Lyon Mountain and Altona in Clinton; and Upstate, Franklin and Bare Hill all in Malone; Chateaugay Drug in the town of the same name and Camp Gabriels in that town; all of these being in Franklin County. These places alone make NYS the largest employer in NE New York. And the vast majority of the inmate population is from south of Westchester County.

Getting way far from the topic here, but my .02 worth just to make a point.

Wally

A good, and fair point. My cousin lives in Kent, and a lot of people up there work over at Albion. Who knows, those prisons may all be getting busier with all of the "criminals" caught bootlegging donuts and other trans fat treats![;)] I can just see Elliot Ness with his axe, busting open a case of Bavarian Creme donuts…."Rico, Johnny…get the back door!!"[:o)]