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Arthur Kill Correctional Facility

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Background

Arthur Kill Correctional Facility was a medium security correctional facility on Arthur Kill Road in Charleston, Staten Island, New York City. It operated from 1976 to 2011, run by what was then the New York State Department of Correctional Services. The prison had a capacity of 931 male inmates. The facility is currently a film set often used for prison scenes. The prison property bordered Arthur Kill, a waterway that separates Staten Island from New Jersey.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1976

Closed 2011

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1976

Region

NY

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Paul Bateson
    1940–2012 · military personnel

    Paul Bateson (August 24, 1940 – September 15, 2012) was an American convicted murderer and radiographer.

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-arthur-kill-correctional-fa,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Arthur Kill Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/arthur-kill-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}