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Bare Hill Correctional Facility

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Bare Hill Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Franklin County, New York. Rated capacity: 1,714. Reported population: 1,424. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Bare Hill Correctional Facility was a medium security state prison in Franklin County, New York, United States. It was located in the town of Town of Malone. Bare Hill C.F. was located by Franklin Correctional Facility, a medium security prison and Upstate Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison. The prison opened in 1988, and as of 2010 had a working capacity of 1722. Among the programs offered to the inmates is participation in social programs to aid residents of the region.

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Capacity

1,714

Current population

1,424

Occupancy

83%

Year opened

1988

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1988

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

In August 2015, ten inmates at Bare Hill Correctional Facility suffered frostbite during a yard search where they were required to stand barehanded.

Contact & address

181 Brand Rd, Malone 12953
(518) 483-8411
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 83% · peers avg: 93% (10%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1714 · peers avg: 547 (+213%)

Reports

  • marshall-project23 Aug 2015

    hall Project Inside News & Awards Impact People Supporters Jobs Contact Us Investigate This! Newsletters Events Donate Feedback? [email protected] The Bare Hill Correctional Facility, in Malone N.Y., is 10 miles from the Canadian border. James Goolsby-Mon/Times Union Filed 1:00 a.m. EDT 08.23.2015 News A New York Prison-Yard Search and 10 Cases of Frostbite Barehanded, inmates are or

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Data completeness

74%

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Bare Hill Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bare-hill-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}