Albion Correctional Facility

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Albion Correctional Facility
Albion Correctional Facility
Location3595 State School Road
Albion, New York
StatusOperational
Security classMedium Security
Capacity1,247
Opened1894
Managed by New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Albion Correctional Facility is a medium security women's prison in Town of Albion, [1] Orleans County, New York, United States, that is operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. The site was founded in 1894 as the Western House of Refuge for Women, then later the Albion State Training School. The prison is just outside the village of Albion. [2]

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Albion is one of New York facilities exclusively for women, the others being Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Taconic Correctional Facility. Most famously, Albion housed "Long Island Lolita" Amy Fisher for 3½ years; she was then transferred to the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, the only maximum security prison for women in New York State and located in Bedford Hills, New York.

As of 2010 Albion had a working capacity of 1247. [3]

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References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Albion town, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved 2022-08-22. Albion Corr Facility
  2. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Albion village, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-08-22. Albion Corr Facility
  3. "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.

Coordinates: 43°14′42″N78°12′55″W / 43.24500°N 78.21528°W / 43.24500; -78.21528