Green Haven Correctional Facility
Maximum-security state prison for men in New York state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Green Haven Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison in New York. The prison is located in the Town of Beekman in Dutchess County. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision lists the address as Route 216, Stormville, NY 12582. This prison housed New York's execution chamber during the time the state briefly had the death penalty (but never used it) in the post-Furman era.[2][3] It was originally a federal prison and now houses maximum security inmates. Green Haven Correctional Facility also operated a Hot Kosher Foods Program;[4] but no longer does as of 2020. However, because of this, the prison had a large Jewish population.[5] Yale Law School operates the Green Haven Prison Project, a series of seminars among Yale law students and Green Haven inmates on law and policy issues concerning prisons and criminal law.[6]
Location | Town of Beekman, Dutchess County, New York, United States |
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Coordinates | 41°34′49″N 73°43′00″W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 2170[1] |
Opened | 1949[1] |
Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |