History of New York State Prisons

• New York's first prison - Newgate
• The "best prison in the world" - Auburn
• "Sent up the river" - Sing Sing
• David Luther works at Sing Sing Prison. {Story}
• "Debating the origins of criminality" - Woodbourne
• "Evolving scene on the North country landscape" - Adirondack
• "Home of Shock" - Monterey
• "To give (women) moral and religious training" - Albion
• "Nation's first reformatory" - Elmira
• Both sides of the 'balloon theory' - Mid-State
• From madhouse to modern correctional facility - Fishkill
• New York's "Little Siberia" - Clinton
• A history of multiple operations - Camp Gabriel
• Prison without a wall - Wallkill
• New York's first CASAT facility - Chateaugay
• Bedford Hill Correctional Facility
• Community lifestyles a hallmark - Washington
• Captain Andrew Sementini  {Dedication}
• Southport Correctional Facility
• 'Lands ... pleasant with Grasse and Flowers' - Hudson
• 'Hosting innovative programming' - Gowanda
• A multiplicity of uses - Mohawk  
• 'Better lives and better lumber' - Camp Pharsalia
• 'Valley of the eternal sun' - Groveland
• Once a refuge for Napoleanic partisans - Cape Vincent
• Three decades of drug treatment - Aurthurkill
• A new wall and a new spirit - Great Meadow
• First among work release centers - Rochester
• A model of community interaction - Bare Hill
• Reflecting professionalism of DOCS - The Academy
• Small facility with a big history - Beacon
• History reflects correctional evolution - Eastern
• Sharing in Bronx neighborhood's renaissance - Fulton
• ...a sound mind in a sound body... - Summit
• Facility recast in new mission - Ogdensburg
• Programs, not perimeter, define its mission - Willard
• Leader in innovative programming - Franklin
• Meeting the needs of younger offenders - Coxsackie
• Clinic, school and work camp - Hale Creek
• "Who dares, wins" - Lakeview
• Aging facility, modern philosophy - Mid-Orange
• The last of the big houses - Green Haven
• Better lives and better lumber - Georgetown
• A vertical institution - Bayview
• "Home of 'S Block,' Phoenix House" - Marcy
• 'A spirit of mutual respect' - Sullivan
• The development of professional - Downstate
• From serving dinner to serving people - Mt. McGregor
• First 'cookie cutter' prototype - Greene
• Offering rehab in Mount Hope - Otisville
• Watertown
• 'Taking it to the max' - Shawangunk
• Teaching a new style of students - Altona
• Prototype offers myriad of inmate programs - Cayuga
• From mining ore to improving lives - Lyon Mountain
• New concept in reception, classification - Ulster
• The geographic center of New York state - Onieda
• Myriad of innovative programs - Collins
• Multi-Purpose facility - Wende
• Inmate population reflects 'right-sizing' - Orleans
• New Concept in disciplinary housing - Upstate
• Taking on a life of its own - Taconic
• Proud of an identity all its own - Wyoming
• Bridging the cell block to the neighborhood - Buffalo
• �Right-sizing� makes system safer - Five Point
• Where men still toil in search of a better life - Moriah
• Air transport for first inmates - Riverview
• Opened as a haven for women, now serves men - Lincoln
• A history of treating drug, alcohol abuse - Livingston
• Providing a link to the community - Edgecombe
• "Tight security abets programming" - Gouverneur

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