Cayuga Correctional Facility is located in Moravia New York. It is a medium security prison that houses adult males. The current capacity of Cayuga Correctional Facility is 1,082 inmates. The prison consists of several general population units, a special housing unit, and S-Block unit.
Cape Vincent Correctional Facility is located in Jefferson County New York. It is a medium security prison that houses adult males. This facility has a capacity of 882 inmates. While incarcerated offenders can take vocational courses in building and custodial maintenance, horticulture, masonry, flooring, and painting.
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is located in Westchester County New York. It is a maximum security prison that houses adult females. The current capacity of Bedford Hills is 972 inmates. The facility has over 180 security cameras with audio and video capabilities. The facility prides itself on it family centric programs.
Bare Hill Correctional Facility is located in Franklin County New York. It is a medium security correctional facility that houses adult males. The capacity for this prison is 1,722 inmates. Inmates incarcerated here can receive alcohol and substance abuse treatment.
Auburn Correctional Facility is located in Cayuga County New York. It is a maximum security prison that houses adult males. The current capacity of this facility is 1,821 offenders. Inmates are housed in five blocks A, B, C, D, and E. Recent reports have shown D block to have less then adequate conditions to house inmates.
Attica Correctional Facility is located in Wyoming County New York. It is a maximum security prison that houses some of the most dangerous criminals in New York State. Currently the population of this prison stands around 2,000 inmates. This facility is also responsible for housing inmates who had disciplinary issues at other facilities.
Altona Correctional Facility is located in Clinton County New York. It is a medium security prison that houses adult males. Offenders housed here can participate in vocational training in custodial and building maintenance, and drafting.
Albion Correctional Facility is located Orleans County New York. It is a medium security prison that houses up to 1,243 adult female inmates. While incarcerated here inmates can work within the Correctional Industries program earning a wage for work in an engraved sign and metal shop.
Visiting an inmate has proven to be an important and effective way of increasing the likelihood of an offenders successful reintegration with society. The New York Department of Corrections utilizes a privilege based visiting system, which means that visitors and inmates who violate visitation rules will be disciplined and may lose visiting privileges. Additionally, inmates may lose visiting privileges if they have disciplinary infractions against them.
Correspondence between inmates and their friends and family members is encouraged by the New York Department of Correction. Mail is opened, read, and inspected for contraband with the exception of legal mail which may still be opened and inspected (not read) in the presence of the inmate. Offenders may not correspond with anyone who has an Order of Protection out against them or anyone who is on their negative correspondence list.