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This is a list of state prisons in New York . The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the department of the New York State government that maintains the state prisons and parole system. [1] There are 44 prisons funded by the State of New York, and approximately 28,200 parolees at seven regional offices as of 2022.
Opened. 1979. Closed. 2022. Managed by. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Downstate Correctional Facility was a maximum-security prison in the Town of Fishkill in the Hudson Valley region of New York. [1] It was located along the north side (i.e. westbound) of Interstate 84, opening in 1979 and closing in 2022.
In response to falling crime rates and declining prison populations in New York State, the department has closed many facilities since 2009. [7] Between 2011 and 2022 nearly 20 prisons were closed, with plans for additional facility closures based on the continued decline in the number of incarcerated individuals in the state.
New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association President Michael B. Powers said that Thursday was the last day of operation for the medium-security prison, one of six state ...
The Prison Redevelopment Commission will be “focused on reimagining closed prisons for innovative redevelopment opportunities,” according to the state What's next for NY's closed prisons?
Attica Correctional Facility. / 42.8500°N 78.2717°W / 42.8500; -78.2717. Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison campus in the Town of Attica, New York, [2] [3] operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. It was constructed in the 1930s in response to earlier riots within the ...
Elmira Correctional Facility. / 42.1147306°N 76.8290667°W / 42.1147306; -76.8290667. Elmira Correctional Facility, also known as " The Hill ", is a maximum security state prison located in Chemung County, in the City of Elmira in the US state of New York. It is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community ...
Gowanda Correctional Facility housed more than 2,300 inmates, and was the second-largest prison in New York State. [1] [2] Another source reported that the prison housed 1,750 inmates. [4] It also featured one of the largest sex offender counseling programs of the New York State prison systems.