Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...
in
New York
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in the United States. The prison is in the
Town of Altona in
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
** Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...
. As of 2010 Altona had a working capacity of 512.
History
Altona Correctional Facility was built using the former Altona Central School building as the central administrative and school building. It wasn't uncommon for corrections officers at the time of the prison's opening to have attended the school as children.
References
External links
NY prison information
Buildings and structures in Clinton County, New York
Prisons in New York (state)
1983 establishments in New York (state)
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