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New York correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Adirondack Correctional Facility 358 State 196 Ray Brook Road Raybrook 12977 Essex 6/30/2012
Albany Co. Corr. Fac. 774 Local 12/31/2013
Albion Correctional Facility 879 State 3595 State School Road Albion 14411 Orleans 6/30/2012
Allegany Co. Jail 129 Local 12/31/2013
Altona Correctional Facility 414 State 555 Devils Den Road Altona 12910 Clinton 6/30/2012
Attica Correctional Facility 2,149 State 639 Exchange Street Attica 14011 6/30/2012
Auburn Correctional Facility 1,654 State 135 State Street Auburn 13024 Cayuga 6/30/2012
Bare Hill Correctional Facility 1,668 State 181 Brand Road Malone 12953 Franklin 6/30/2012
Bayview Correctional Facility 165 State 550 West 20Th Street New York 10011 New York 6/30/2012
Beacon Correctional Facility 112 State 50 Camp Beacon Road Beacon 12508 Dutchess 6/30/2012
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility 758 State 247 Harris Road Bedford Hills 10507 Westchester 6/30/2012
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward 68 Local 12/31/2013
Bronx Comm Corr 150 Private 2534 Creston Ave Bronx 10468 Bronx 6/30/2012
Brooklyn Detention Complex 634 Local 12/31/2013
Brooklyn Mdc 1,734 Federal 80 29Th Street Brooklyn 11232 Kings 4/2/2020
Broome Co. Sheriffs Corr. Fac. 506 Local 12/31/2013
Buffalo Halfway House 44 Private 115 Glenwood Ave Buffalo 14209 Erie 6/30/2012
Butler Correctional Facility 207 State 14001 Westbury Cutoff Rd. Red Creek 13143 6/30/2012
Cape Vincent Correctional Facility 868 State 36560 State Route 12E Cape Vincent 13618 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Cattaraugus Co. Jail 129 Local 12/31/2013
Cayuga Co. Jail 191 Local 12/31/2013
Cayuga Correctional Facility 1,046 State 2202 State Route 38A Moravia 13118 Cayuga 6/30/2012
Chateaugay Correctional Treatment Facility 204 State 7874 State Route 11 Chateaugay 12920 Franklin 6/30/2012
Chautauqua Co. Jail 279 Local 12/31/2013
Chenango Co. Jail 118 Local 12/31/2013
Clinton Co. Jail 205 Local 12/31/2013
Clinton Correctional Facilty 2,795 State 1156 Rt. 374 Dannemora 12929 Clinton 6/30/2012
Collins Correctional Facility 1,070 State Middle Road Collins 14034 Erie 6/30/2012
Columbia Co. Jail 105 Local 12/31/2013
Cortland Co. Corr. Fac. 73 Local 12/31/2013
Coxsackie Correctional Facility 1,024 State 11260 Route 9W Coxsackie 12051 Greene 6/30/2012
Delaware Co. Jail 80 Local 12/31/2013
Downstate Correctional Facility 1,200 State 121 Red Schoolhouse Road Fishkill 12524 Dutchess 6/30/2012
Dutchess Co. Jail 278 Local 12/31/2013
Eastern Ny Correctional Facility 970 State 30 Institution Road Napanoch 12458 6/30/2012
Edgecombe Correctional Facility 107 State 611 Edgecombe Avenue New York 10032 New York 6/30/2012
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward 12 Local 12/31/2013
Elmira Correctional Facility 1,767 State 1879 Davis Street Elmira 14901 Chemung 6/30/2012
Essex County Correctional Facility 85 Local 12/31/2013
Fishkill Correctional Facilty 1,663 State 18 Strack Drive Beacon 12508 Dutchess 6/30/2012
Five Points Correctional Facility 1,397 State 6600 State Route 96 Romulus 14541 Seneca 6/30/2012
Franklin Co. Jail 121 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin Correctional Facility 1,708 State 62 Bare Hill Road Malone 12953 Franklin 6/30/2012
Fulton Co. Jail 111 Local 12/31/2013
Genesee Co. Jail 70 Local 12/31/2013
Gouverneur Correctional Facility 983 State 112 Scotch Settlement Road Gouverneur 13642 St Lawrence 6/30/2012
Gowanda Correctional Facility 1,503 State South Road Gowanda 14070 6/30/2012
Great Meadow Correctional Facility 1,634 State 11739 State Route 22 Comstock 12821 Washington 6/30/2012
Green Haven Correctional Facility 2,018 State 594 Route 216 Stormville 12582 Dutchess 6/30/2012
Greene Co. Jail 46 Local 12/31/2013
Greene Correctional Facility 1,776 State 165 Plank Road Coxsackie 12051 Greene 6/30/2012
Groveland Correctional Facility 1,063 State 7000 Sonyea Road Sonyea 14556 Livingston 6/30/2012
Hale Creek Asa Treatment Center 326 State 279 Maloney Road Johnstown 12095 Fulton 6/30/2012
Hamilton Co. Jail 4 Local 12/31/2013
Herkimer Co. Corr. Fac. 26 Local 12/31/2013
Hudson Correctional Facility 400 State 50 East Court Street Hudson 12534 Columbia 6/30/2012
Jefferson Co. Corr. Fac. 135 Local 12/31/2013
Lakeview Shock Incarceration Cf 928 State 9300 Lake Avenue Brocton 14716 Chautauqua 6/30/2012
Lewis Co. Jail 34 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Correctional Facility 142 State 31-33 West 110Th Street New York 10026 New York 6/30/2012
Livingston Co. Jail 129 Local 12/31/2013
Livingston Correctional Facility 836 State 7005 Sonyea Road Sonyea 14556 Livingston 6/30/2012
Madison Co. Jail 87 Local 12/31/2013
Manhattan Detention Center 745 Local 12/31/2013
Marcy Correctional Facility 1,184 State 9000 Old River Rd. Marcy 13403 Oneida 6/30/2012
Mid State Correctional Facility 1,593 State 9005 Old River Road Marcy 13403 Oneida 6/30/2012
Mohawk Correctional Facility 1,421 State 6514 Rt. 26 Rome 13440 Oneida 6/30/2012
Monroe County Jail 1,369 Local 12/31/2013
Monterey Shock Incarceration Facility 204 State 2150 Evergreen Hill Road Beaver Damns 14812 6/30/2012
Montgomery Co. Jail 181 Local 12/31/2013
Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility 183 State 75 Burt Hart Lane Mineville 12956 Essex 6/30/2012
Mt. Mcgregor Correctional Facility 413 State 1000 Mt. Mcgregor Road Wilton 12831 Saratoga 6/30/2012
Nassau County Correctional Center 1,254 Local 12/31/2013
New York City - West Facility 45 Local 12/31/2013
New York City Anna M. Kross Center 2,221 Local 12/31/2013
New York City Eric M. Taylor Center 1,357 Local 12/31/2013
New York City George Motchan Center 1,600 Local 12/31/2013
New York City George R. Vierno Center 921 Local 12/31/2013
New York City Obcc-Nic 1,530 Local 12/31/2013
New York City Rose M. Singer Center 784 Local 12/31/2013
New York MCC 738 Federal 150 Park Row New York 10007 New York 4/2/2020
Niagara County Correctional Facility 440 Local 12/31/2013
Ogdensburg Correctional Facility 373 State One Correction Way Ogdensburg 13669 St Lawrence 6/30/2012
Oneida Co. Corr. Fac. 420 Local 12/31/2013
Onondaga Co. Dept. of Corr. 536 Local 12/31/2013
Onondaga County Justice Center 626 Local 12/31/2013
Ontario Co. Jail 222 Local 12/31/2013
Orange Co. Jail 590 Local 12/31/2013
Orleans Co. Jail 68 Local 12/31/2013
Orleans Correctional Facility 986 State 3595 Gaines Basin Road Albion 14411 Orleans 6/30/2012
Oswego Co. Corr. Fac. 153 Local 12/31/2013
Otisville Camp 126 Federal Two Mile Drive Otisville 10963 Orange 6/30/2012
Otisville Correctional Facility 593 State 57 Sanitorium Road Otisville 10963 Orange 6/30/2012
Otisville FCI 1,116 Federal Two Mile Drive Otisville 10963 Orange 6/30/2012
Otisville FCI 562 Federal Two Mile Drive Otisville 10963 Orange 4/2/2020
Otisville-Camp 118 Federal Two Mile Drive Otisville 10963 Orange 4/2/2020
Otsego County Jail 70 Local 12/31/2013
Putnam County Correctional Facility 116 Local 12/31/2013
Queensboro Correctional Facility 203 State 47-04 Van Dam Street Long Island City 11101 Queens 6/30/2012
Ray Brook FCI 1,194 Federal 128 Ray Brook Road Ray Brook 12977 Essex 6/30/2012
Ray Brook FCI 606 Federal 128 Ray Brook Road Ray Brook 12977 Essex 4/2/2020
Rensselaer County Jail 281 Local 12/31/2013
Riverview Correctional Facility 856 State 1110 Tibbits Drive Ogdensburg 13669 St Lawrence 6/30/2012
Robert N. Davoren Center Complex 980 Local 12/31/2013
Rochester Correctional Facility 73 State 470 Ford Street Rochester 14608 Monroe 6/30/2012
Rockland County Correctional Center 241 Local 12/31/2013
Saratoga County Correctional Facility 187 Local 12/31/2013
Schenectady County Jail 330 Local 12/31/2013
Schuyler County Jail 25 Local 12/31/2013
Seneca County Law Enforcement Center 79 Local 12/31/2013
Shawangunk Correctional Facility 528 State 200 Quick Road Wallkill 12589 6/30/2012
Sing Sing Correctional Facility 1,662 State 354 Hunter Street Ossining 10562 Westchester 6/30/2012
Southport Correctional Facility 878 State 236 Bob Masia Drive Pine City 14871 6/30/2012
St. Lawrence County Jail 162 Local 12/31/2013
Steuben County Jail 189 Local 12/31/2013
Suffolk County Correctional Facility 903 Local 12/31/2013
Suffolk County Correctional Facility - Yaphank 662 Local 12/31/2013
Sullivan Correctional Facility 500 State 325 Riverside Drive Fallsburg 12733 Sullivan 6/30/2012
Sullivan County Jail 170 Local 12/31/2013
Syracuse Pavillion 36 Private 701 Erie Blvd East Syracuse 13210 Onondaga 6/30/2012
Taconic Correctional Facility 315 State 250 Harris Road Bedford Hills 10507 Westchester 6/30/2012
Tioga County Jail 86 Local 12/31/2013
Tompkins County Jail 70 Local 12/31/2013
Ulster Correctional Facility 843 State 750 Berme Road Napanoch 12458 6/30/2012
Ulster County Jail 341 Local 12/31/2013
Upstate Correctional Facility 1,284 State 309 Bare Hill Road Malone 12953 Franklin 6/30/2012
Vernon C. Bain Center 791 Local 12/31/2013
Volunteers of America - Binghamton Residential Re-Entry Center 8 Private 295 Clinton Street Binghamton 13905 Broome 6/30/2012
Volunteers of America - Rochester 40 Private 175 Ward Street Rochester 14605 Monroe 6/30/2012
Walkill Correctional Facility 571 State 50 Mckendrick Road Wallkill 12589 6/30/2012
Warren County Correctional Facility 114 Local 12/31/2013
Washington Correctional Facility 773 State 72 Lock Eleven Lane Comstock 12821 Washington 6/30/2012
Washington County Correctional Facility 119 Local 12/31/2013
Watertown Correctional Facility 594 State 23147 Swan Road Watertown 13601 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Wayne County Jail 108 Local 12/31/2013
Wende Correctional Facility 891 State 3040 Wende Road Alden 14004 6/30/2012
Westchester Department of Correction 1,332 Local 12/31/2013
Willard Drug Treatment Center 783 State 7116 County Route 132 Willard 14588 Seneca 6/30/2012
Woodbourne Correctional Facility 826 State 99 Prison Road Woodbourne 12788 Sullivan 6/30/2012
Wyoming Correctional Facility 1,621 State 3203 Dunbar Road Attiva 14011 6/30/2012
Wyoming County Jail 61 Local 12/31/2013
Yates County Jail 51 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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