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Collins Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Erie County, New York. Rated capacity: 1,107. Reported population: 1,059. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Collins Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in Collins, New York in the United States. The prison is located in the south part of Erie County in the Town of Collins. It is adjacent to the now-closed Gowanda Correctional Facility, another medium-security prison. Both prisons are located north of the Village of Gowanda, at the southern end of Erie County.
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Capacity
1,107
Current population
1,059
Occupancy
96%
Year opened
1982
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1982
Region
New York
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Collins Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/collins-correctional-facility
"Collins Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/collins-correctional-facility.
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title = {Collins Correctional Facility},
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