DOCCS
The state's Department of Correction and Community Supervision has designated a portion of Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon to serve as a 'residential treatment facility' for sex offenders who have served their terms but have not been released.
It’s not just that the state holds some offenders beyond their release date because of a lack of housing that meets legal requirements. It’s the murky geography and political dynamics that make finding a bed so difficult.
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