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Downstate Correctional Facility

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Background

Downstate Correctional Facility was a maximum-security prison in the Town of Fishkill in the Hudson Valley region of New York. It was located along the north side (i.e. westbound) of Interstate 84, opening in 1979 and closing in 2022.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1979

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1979

Region

NY

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

121 Red Schoolhouse Road, Fishkill 12524

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38%

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