Suffolk Ways and Means Committee votes to study turning John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility into jail
A plan is in the works to convert the shuttered John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility into a jail. Suffolk's Ways and Means Committee voted today to study using the property for a new jail instead
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Sep 5, 2013, 1:05 AM
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Updated 4,268 days ago
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A plan is in the works to convert the shuttered John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility into a jail.
Suffolk's Ways and Means Committee voted today to study using the property for a new jail instead of selling it to a private developer.
Legislator Kate Browning says Foley would be a great fit as a location to house nonviolent offenders.
The former county-owned nursing home shut down on June 30 after a long fight to keep it open.
The proposal will go to the general Legislature next Thursday.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone did not return calls for comment.
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