Misplaced Pages

Altona Correctional Facility

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Medium-security state prison, located in New York, US
Altona Correctional Facility
Location555 Devils Den Road
Altona, New York
StatusOpen
Security classMedium
Capacity512
Opened1983
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York in the United States. The prison is in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. As of 2010 Altona had a working capacity of 512.

History

Altona Correctional Facility was built using the former Altona Central School building as the central administrative and school building. It wasn't uncommon for corrections officers at the time of the prison's opening to have attended the school as children.

References

  1. "Prison System to Temporarily Consolidate Under-Populated Inmate Housing Units, Providing Taxpayer Savings With No Job Losses or Transfers". NYS DOC press release. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

External links

New York (state) New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision prisons
Minimum security
  • Edgecombe
  • Lakeview♂♀ (shock)
  • Queensboro
  • Rochester
Medium security
Maximum security
Closed
Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)

44°53′29″N 73°39′36″W / 44.89139°N 73.66000°W / 44.89139; -73.66000


Stub icon

This article about a building or structure in New York is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a United States prison is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: