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Altona Correctional Facility

State prisonMediummaleOvercrowded (144%)LowHigh
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Altona Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Clinton County, New York. Rated capacity: 512. Reported population: 739. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York in the United States. The prison is in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. As of 2010 Altona had a working capacity of 512.

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Capacity

512

Current population

739

Occupancy

144%

Year opened

1983

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

New York Department of Corrections

Population held

male

Opened

1983

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

555 Devils Den Rd, Altona 12910
(518) 236-7841
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 144% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 144% · peers avg: 93% (+55%)
Capacity (beds)this: 512 · peers avg: 559 (8%)

Data completeness

74%

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