Coxsackie Correctional Facility

Coxsackie Correctional Facility
Location Coxsackie, New York, USA
Status Operational
Security class Maximum B
Capacity Approximately 900
Opened 1935
Managed by New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Coxsackie Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison in New York in the USA. The prison is in the Town of Coxsackie in Greene County, New York. It currently houses approximately 900 inmates

Location

Coxsackie Correctional Facility is located in West Coxsackie, Greene County. It is classified as a maximum security general confinement facility and detention center for men. Coxsackie confines approximately 1,000 inmates.

The New York State Vocational Institution, established by the Laws of 1932, Chapter 538, opened in March 1935. The first inmates received at this institution, generally known as "Coxsackie," were older inmates from the New York House of Refuge which was being closed after serving as a juvenile reformatory since 1825. Coxsackie continued this reformatory function, providing inmates with a program of academic and vocational education. Industrial training is provided in mechanics, machine shop, printing, other trades, and agriculture. For the first ten years of its operation, Coxsackie received inmates by direct commitment from the courts. Since 1945, with the opening of the Elmira Reception Center, Coxsackie has received nearly all its inmates from this center.

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Coordinates: 42°20′37″N 73°50′10″W / 42.34361°N 73.83611°W / 42.34361; -73.83611


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