Elmira Prison Camp

Former Auburn cop, now a convicted felon, moved to state prison; could end up ...

Brian K. Hutchings, the former Auburn police officer who is now a convicted felon, has been moved into the state prison system. His time behind bars, however, could be short.

Hutchings, 49, was transferred on Tuesday from Wayne County jail to Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, Maj. Les Carr, supervisor of the Wayne County jail, said this morning.

Last month, Hutchings, an Auburn police officer for 19-plus years, was sentenced to one to three years after he was convicted of 29 bribery- and official misconduct-related charges in March.

At Elmira, prison officials will start the process to determine whether Hutchings is eligible to do his time in one of the state’s four shock camps. The facilities are like a military boot camp for inmates who in general have not committed a violent crime, are under 50 and are determined to be mentally and physically fit, according to eligibility guidelines.

If Hutchings is accepted into one of the shock camps he could be a free man in six months if he completes the rehabilitation program. At shock camps, inmates have to do physical work and complete schooling and counseling programs. They are assigned to platoons and live in military-style barracks with bunk beds.

Carr said Hutchings was transferred without incident.

“He was a quiet person. We didn’t have any problems with him,’’ Carr said.

At last month’s sentencing, Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann said he was disappointed in the sentence handed down by county Judge Mark Fandrich. Budelmann had recommended in court that Hutchings be sentenced to the maximum prison term of six to 18 years. By sentencing Hutchings to one to three years Fandrich made the former police officer possibly eligible to do his time in shock camp.

In March a jury convicted Hutchings, formerly of 72 Metcalf Drive, of taking free and discounted services at his home from two Auburn contractors in 2007 and 2008. For those services he furnished the companies with inside information as to when and where the state Department of Transportation would hold spot commercial vehicle inspections in the city.

When one of the contractors tried to collect on a large overdue bill from him, Hutchings threatened to write bogus tickets against the companies and roughed up one of their drivers at a bogus traffic stop.

Hutchings faces more charges in an unrelated case. He is also accused of stealing several thousands of dollars from the Auburn Police Benevolent Association while he was treasurer of the organization. That case is heading to trial on July 11.

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Elmira Barracks were built at the beginning of the Civil War as a general depotfor regiments recruited in southern New York State. The name given at this time was Camp Rathbun . As the war wore on and more and more soldiers were being acquired by both the Union and the Confederacy the need arose for more space to house these men. In July of 1864 Barracks 3 of Camp Chemung was converted into a prisoner of war camp.

Confederates who became guests at Camp Chemung remembered the camp simply as, Helmira. The camp was built about a mile and a quarter west of town, along the Chemung River. The site was believed to be healthy; it was level and having sandy soil resting on a layer of coarse gravel a few feet below the surface, afforded good drainage. Good water was obtained by two wells, and any deficiency was supplied from the river.

Camp Chemung existed as a prison for only 369 days (July 6, 1864 – July 11, 1865), yet it had the highest death rate, per capita, of any prison camp, Union or Confederate, 24 percent. 12,123 Confederates called the prison home, unfortunately close to 3,000 of these brave men never made it out alive.

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@PDAMfilms The prison is still there it’s a max security male correctional facility. Hellmira is pretty must the same as it was in the 1800′s. My husband has been in Elmira Prison for the last 10 years. The first time I was there, you could just feel the death all around you. Right next store is the cemetery where these soldiers where buried. It’s in the middle of a neighborhood. You can see correctional officers walking to and from work. It;s the strangest place for a prison.

Gen Stand Watie—you should look him up…he was an Indian that was a General for the Confederate Army and the last General to surrender..i made a video about him awhile back you should look him up.

You should also know that there were black men that fought for the Confederate side also and it was because they wanted to….

Di you know the United States Flag killed blacks and Indians as well..the Trail of Tears??

I see so much in common here….

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