Greene_Correctional_Facility

Greene Correctional Facility

Greene Correctional Facility

State prison for men located in New York, US


The Greene Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, owned and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.[2][3][4][5]

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The facility opened in 1989 and holds 1582 inmates at medium security, which includes 171 held in a maximum security unit. Greene is adjacent to the state's Coxsackie Correctional Facility, originally built in 1935. Several incarcerated individuals have been killed by other inmates while in custody at this facility. Inmates at this facility are also responsible for numerous assaults on staff. Additionally, it was revealed that in 2016, prison guards instigated an attack on an inmate and covered it up.[6][7][8] [9]


References

  1. "Inmate's death after fight at Greene Correctional Facility said to be result of 'sudden cardiac arrest' | Police Blotter | dailyfreeman.com". Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. Stanforth, Lauren (2019-02-17). "DOCCS: Greene inmate death "consistent" with heart attack". Times Union. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  3. Rashbaum, William K. (2016-01-07). "New York Prison Guards Instigated Attack on Inmate and Engineered Cover-Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. "Death investigation underway at Greene Correctional Facility". NEWS10 ABC. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-15.

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