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Groveland Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Livingston County, New York. Rated capacity: 1,106. Reported population: 1,054. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Groveland Correctional Facility is a medium security prison located in the Town of Groveland in Livingston County, New York, in the United States. The facility is located next to the community of Sonyea in Groveland on the site of a former Shaker community. The town is south of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, near Interstate 390. The prison is divided into 2 parts, upper and lower, with a fence and sally port to restrict movement between the two. Dorms C-J, the prison hospital and food service are on the upper.
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Capacity
1,106
Current population
1,054
Occupancy
95%
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). Groveland Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/groveland-correctional-facility
"Groveland Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/groveland-correctional-facility.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Groveland Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/groveland-correctional-facility},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}