Collins Correctional Facility
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If you worked at the Collins Correctional Facility in Collins, NY and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, you may be entitled to compensation. Many state-run facilities, including correctional facilities, were built with materials containing asbestos which over the years may have exposed those working in and around the facility. Until recently, the facility housed 1,700 inmates, however, as of November 2025, the governor of New York declared that one portion of the facility will be closing due to staffing shortages.
About the Collins Correctional Facility
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Collins Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Like many facilities built or expanded in the twentieth century, it contains asbestos in a variety of components and building materials.
History
The facility that ultimately became known as the Collins Correctional Facility was initially built and operated as the Gowanda State Hospital. The initial buildings were built in 1898 and expanded in the early twentieth century. The campus was composed of three distinct areas, that in recent years were known as Collins 1, Collins 2, and Gowanda State Hospital. The Gowanda State Hospital area has been closed since 2021 and Collins 2 will be closing in 2025.
Historically, as the State of New York transitioned away from psychiatric hospitals, and as demand for prison space expanded due to new drug laws, in the 1980s a portion of the Gowanda State Hospital’s building became the Collins Correctional Facility. At the time of its maintenance and expansion, asbestos was used extensively in building materials, such as insulation, pipe coverings, insulating cement, flooring materials, roofing materials, and mechanical and structural components such as gaskets, packing materials, steam traps and valves.
Who is at risk?
Those who worked in the facility in any capacity, especially plumbers and steamfitters, but also any maintenance workers, were all at risk of asbestos exposure, and are now at risk of developing mesothelioma or lung cancer.
How Belluck Law can help current and former Collins Correctional Facility workers
Our attorneys are experienced in investigating asbestos exposure cases and have already represented clients who developed mesothelioma or lung cancer through their employment at the Collins Correctional Facility.
Our mesothelioma attorneys will:
- Review your work history and diagnosis
- They will identify sources of asbestos exposure
- They will investigate products containing asbestos used in the facility
- Pursue claims through litigation and asbestos trust funds
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