6 Prisons With Most Dangerous Inmates Are In Hudson Valley

Living in a prison community can be rewarding in the sense that it often provides good-paying jobs to the people in the area. But, on the other hand, there's always the lingering fear that a prisoner may escape or that there could be a riot. No matter how secure a prison is, there is always a chance that something bad can happen. That is especially true when you live near a maximum-security facility that houses the most dangerous criminals in the state. In New York, there are 15 correctional facilities that are deemed maximum security. Of these, more than one-third, or 6 of them are in the Hudson Valley Region. These prisons are generally where the worst of the worst are housed. According to Cambridge Dictionary, a maximum-security prison is

a type of prison where prisoners have the least amount of freedom because they are considered dangerous and are not trusted not to escape.

 

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For definition purposes, the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area defines the Hudson Valley as 10 counties,

"The Upper Hudson Valley encompasses the counties of Greene, Columbia, Albany, and Rensselaer. The Middle Hudson Valley encompasses the counties of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster. The Lower Hudson Valley encompasses both Westchester and Rockland counties."

Our sister station WPDH says that Sullivan County is also widely considered to be a part of the Hudson Valley Region.

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As of the September 2024 Monthly Report, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) houses,

"33,589 incarcerated individuals and the supervision of 17,351 active releasees in New
York State. In total, there are 24,630 parolees currently under DOCCS’ responsibility, which includes parolees actively reporting in New York and out-of-state, those in the violation process, in absconding status, deported, or locally incarcerated."

Before we get to the maximum security prisons in the regions, there is one federal facility in the Hudson Valley, in Orange County.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Otisville 
TWO MILE DRIVE
OTISVILLE, NY 10963

FCI Otisville is a medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp and a detention center. It houses 902 male offenders - 808 at the FCI & FDC and 94 at the camp.

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Here are the 6 maximum security prisons in the Hudson Valley:

1. Coxsackie Correctional Facility
Located in Greene County, Coxsackie Correctional Facility houses male incarcerated individuals.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 26
Assaults On Staff: 64

2. Eastern NY Correctional Facility
Eastern NY Correctional Facility is a men's maximum security prison in Ulster County.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 38
Assaults On Staff: 19

3. Shawangunk Correctional Facility
Located in Ulster County, Shawangunk Correctional Facility houses men.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 10
Assaults On Staff: 13

4. Green Haven Correctional Facility
Green Haven Correctional Facility is a facility for males only in Dutchess County.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 72
Assaults On Staff: 101

5. Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security level facility for males in Westchester County.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 136
Assaults On Staff: 59

The facility has a history of housing both men and women, having the first correctional library with books other than bibles, construction of the “Death House” for executions of both men and women, professional
baseball games played at the prison, several escapes and riots, and numerous programs implemented for
the welfare of the inmates housed at Sing Sing.

6. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison located in Westchester County.

Assaults On Other Prisoners: 16
Assaults On Staff: 50

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