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Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

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Superintendent: Linda Carrington-AllenBedford Hills Correctional Facility is a maximum security level facility for females.

Background

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a women's prison in the town of Bedford, New York, is the only maximum security New York State women's prison. The prison previously opened under the name Westfield State Farm in 1901. It lies just outside the hamlet and census-designated place Bedford Hills, New York.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1901

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Population held

female

Opened

1901

Region

NY

Security level

Maximum

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

247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills 10507-2400

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Data completeness

62%

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