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Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center

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Capacity

870

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

New York City Department of Correction

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

NY

Security level

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

1 Halleck Street, Bronx 10474

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 870 · peers avg: 1581 (45%)

Data completeness

40%

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