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Beacon Correctional Facility

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Background

Beacon Correctional Facility was a female minimum security state prison, located in Beacon, New York, and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. . Despite community opposition, Beacon Correctional Facility closed in September 2013 as a result of New York state budget cuts passed by the governor and the New York State Legislature. It was the state's only minimum security facility for women.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Closed 2013

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

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Region

Beacon

Security level

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-beacon-correctional-facilit,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Beacon Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beacon-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}