text: Inmates stand during morning flag formation at the Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Mineville, N.Y. New York corrections officials say they have graduated more than 40,000 inmates from military-style boot camps over the past 25 years and most never come back. Established as an alternative to regular prison in the 1980s in efforts across the country, which got mixed reviews and dropped by several states, New York officials have kept three shock camps going with a model they consider effective, with lower recidivism and saving money.