SONYEA — Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) hosted a press conference Thursday seeking answers to why the governor and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) decided to target the Livingston Correctional Facility for closure. Last Friday, the state announced a sudden decision to close the facility effective Sept. 1, catching many local officials and employees at the facility off-guard and facing an uncertain future. Byrnes was joined Thursday by State Senator Chris Jacobs (R,C,IP), State Senator Thomas O'Mara (R,C,IP), Assemblyman Brian Manktelow (R,C,I,Ref-Lyons), Board of Supervisors Chairman David LeFeber, Livingston County Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dan Pangrazio, CSEA Region 6 President Kathy Button, Mt...
