It was rare for a prisoner to be sent directly to Southport from the outside; virtually all of its inmates were transferred there after committing serious disciplinary infractions at some other prison in the state. On occasion, however, a particularly notorious inmate was sent there for "protective custody"; that is to say, to prevent him from being attacked by other inmates. One example was convicted child-killer Joel Steinberg.
Southport became the scene of a riot on June 26, 1990, when fighting broke out among a group of approximately 250 inmates, eight of whom were injured in the melee, along with 19 members of the prison's staff.
Another incident, this one involving the taking of four employees as hostages, followed on May 28, 1991. Prisoners and correctional officers injured that day received care at nearby Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, NY.
Interview with inmateedit
Club promoter and convicted killer Michael Alig was transferred to Southport in 2000 and in an interview with New York magazine said:
What Southport is famous for is the shit and the piss throwing. Because the inmates have no access to each other, what they do is fill cups up with shit and piss and throw it at each other. You get caught doing it once, they keep your hands handcuffed behind your back so you can't throw anything. So if you really still want to get your neighbor with shit, guess what you do? You put it in your mouth and when you get to the yard, you spit it on someone.[2]
Notesedit
^Willson, Sarah (10 March 2022). "Southport Correctional Facility officially closes doors".
^"Club Kid Turned Murderer Michael Alig's Reentry into New York Nightlife -- New York Magazine - Nymag".
southport, correctional, facility, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Southport Correctional Facility news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Southport Correctional Facility was an ultra maximum security or supermax prison run by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision It was located in the town of Southport in the Southern Tier of New York State United States Southport Correctional FacilityLocation236 Bob Masia Drive Pine City New YorkStatusclosedSecurity classSupermaxCapacity441Opened1988Closed2022Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision It was rare for a prisoner to be sent directly to Southport from the outside virtually all of its inmates were transferred there after committing serious disciplinary infractions at some other prison in the state On occasion however a particularly notorious inmate was sent there for protective custody that is to say to prevent him from being attacked by other inmates One example was convicted child killer Joel Steinberg The prison closed on March 10 2022 1 Contents 1 History 2 Incidents 3 Interview with inmate 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory editThe prison opened on October 11 1988 Incidents editSouthport became the scene of a riot on June 26 1990 when fighting broke out among a group of approximately 250 inmates eight of whom were injured in the melee along with 19 members of the prison s staff Another incident this one involving the taking of four employees as hostages followed on May 28 1991 Prisoners and correctional officers injured that day received care at nearby Arnot Ogden Memorial Hospital and St Joseph s Hospital in Elmira NY Interview with inmate editClub promoter and convicted killer Michael Alig was transferred to Southport in 2000 and in an interview with New York magazine said What Southport is famous for is the shit and the piss throwing Because the inmates have no access to each other what they do is fill cups up with shit and piss and throw it at each other You get caught doing it once they keep your hands handcuffed behind your back so you can t throw anything So if you really still want to get your neighbor with shit guess what you do You put it in your mouth and when you get to the yard you spit it on someone 2 Notes edit Willson Sarah 10 March 2022 Southport Correctional Facility officially closes doors Club Kid Turned Murderer Michael Alig s Reentry into New York Nightlife New York Magazine Nymag External links editNY prison information 42 03 02 N 76 47 47 W 42 05056 N 76 79639 W 42 05056 76 79639 nbsp This prison related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southport Correctional Facility amp oldid 1213559756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
