Fishkill Correctional Facility

Fishkill Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York, USA. The prison is located in both the Town of Fishkill and the City of Beacon in Dutchess County. Fishkill was constructed in 1896. It began as the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Fishkill also houses the Regional Medical Unit for Southern New York's prisons. In 1998 the prison was expanded to hold 100 maximum security inmates.^[1]

History

Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane

Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane was established on the prison grounds in 1892.

Oprah Winfrey filmed a segment at Fishkill Correctional Facility on the prison's Puppies Behind Bars program.^[2]

Notable inmates

References

↑ "New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision".
↑ http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Puppies-Behind-Bars-Helps-the-Disabled, http://puppiesbehindbars.org
↑ Gooley, Lawrence P. (2009). Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow. Peru, NY: Bloated Toe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9795741-3-9.

External links

New York State Department of Correctional Services prisons

Drug Treatment Centers	Willard♂♀

Shock Facilities	Lakeview♂♀ Moriah

Minimum Security	Butler Camp Georgetown Camp Pharsalia Edgecombe Lincoln Queensboro Rochester

Medium Security	Adirondack Albion♀ Altona Bare Hill Cape Vincent Cayuga Collins Fishkill Franklin Gouverneur Gowanda Greene Groveland Hale Creek ASACTC Hudson Livingston Marcy Mid-State Mohawk Ogdensburg Orleans Otisville Riverview Taconic♀ Ulster Wallkill Washington Watertown Woodbourne Wyoming

Maximum Security	Attica Auburn Bedford Hills♀ Clinton Coxsackie Downstate Eastern Elmira Five Points Great Meadow Green Haven Shawangunk Sing Sing Southport Sullivan Upstate Wende

Closed	Arthur Kill Bayview♀ Beacon♀ Buffalo Butler ASACTC Camp Gabriels Chateaugay ASACTC Fulton Lyon Mountain Mid-Orange Monterey Mt. McGregor Oneida Summit

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)

Coordinates: 41°31′22″N 73°57′00″W / 41.52278°N 73.95000°W / 41.52278; -73.95000