CANY Releases Report following Monitoring at Hudson Correctional Facility
May 12, 2026
Contact: media@correctionalassociation.org
Report Highlights Strengths in Safety and Staff Culture Alongside Gaps in Programming, Health Care, and Mental Health Access
Brooklyn, NY — The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) has released a report on Hudson Correctional Facility, a medium-security facility for men 18 years or older in Hudson, New York. The report includes observations and findings from a January 2025 monitoring visit to the prison, conducted as part of CANY’s oversight mandate pursuant to Correction Law §146(3).
During the monitoring visit, CANY representatives interviewed individuals in General Population (GP), Residential Rehabilitation (RRU), and Special Housing (SHU) units. The team also met with facility leadership, union representatives, medical and mental health staff, the Incarcerated Liaison Committee (ILC), and the Incarcerated Grievance Resolution Committee (IGRC). Following the visit, CANY staff consulted with the Office of Mental Health (OMH) staff by phone.
Key findings include:
Relations between incarcerated individuals and staff were largely positive. The proportion of respondents who reported experiencing or witnessing verbal, physical, or sexual abuse by staff was lower than all but one of the 15 medium security facilities visited by CANY during the same period. Hudson also ranked lowest among these facilities in reports of racialized abuse. The facility’s Executive Team, staff unions, and incarcerated representatives similarly described generally respectful and constructive staff incarcerated individual relationships.
Academic, vocational, and industry programs were identified as key areas in need of improvement. While Hudson offers work release and industrial training programs, there were limited programming options available for those in general population. Hudson ranked the lowest among a group of medium-security prisons visited by CANY between October 2022 and December 2024 for reported access to academic and vocational programs.
Although several incarcerated individuals reported being able to access medical care, others raised concerns about the timeliness and quality of services. CANY documented reports of delayed medication and individuals having to submit multiple sick call requests before being seen. Several individuals reported feeling dismissed or not taken seriously by physicians. Concerns were also raised regarding the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, with interviewees describing stigmatizing treatment and alleging misconduct by certain medical staff.
Incarcerated individuals noted significant concern with access to mental health services, including limited availability and infrequent contact with OMH staff.
Concerns emerged regarding the list of items available at the commissary. While most incarcerated individuals reported that the commissary was adequately stocked, many elaborated that they had a desire for a more diverse array of items.
The full report is available at:
About CANY
CANY, under §146 of New York’s Correction Law, is charged with visiting and examining the state's correctional facilities to identify and report on prison conditions, the treatment of incarcerated individuals, and the administration of policy promulgated by the executive and legislature. Founded in 1844 by concerned citizens of the state and deputized by the state to provide monitoring and oversight of the state’s prisons in 1846, CANY is one of the first organizations in the country prescribed to administer civilian oversight of prisons.
