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Gouverneur Correctional Facility is a state prison located in St. Lawrence County, New York. Rated capacity: 1,082. Reported population: 976. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Gouverneur Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison for men located in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, owned and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The facility has a working capacity of 1075 inmates held at medium security. By October 2013, the number of inmates had decreased to 800, overseen by 367 employees.
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Capacity
1,082
Current population
976
Occupancy
90%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1990
Region
New York
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Gouverneur Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gouverneur-correctional-facility
"Gouverneur Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gouverneur-correctional-facility.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Gouverneur Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gouverneur-correctional-facility},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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