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Adirondack Correctional Facility

State prisonMediummaleUnder capacity (71%)LowHigh
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Adirondack Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Essex County, New York. Rated capacity: 558. Reported population: 398. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Adirondack Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison in Ray Brook, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid; it detains up to 566 people.

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Capacity

558

Current population

398

Occupancy

71%

Year opened

1904

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

New York Department of Corrections

Population held

male

Opened

1904

Region

New York

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

196 Ray Brook Rd, Ray Brook 12977

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 71% · peers avg: 93% (23%)
Capacity (beds)this: 558 · peers avg: 559 (0%)

Data completeness

74%

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