Sullivan Correctional Facility is a

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for male prisoners located in

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. It is operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. Sullivan is located on an 850-acre (3.4 km²) stretch of land that also contains

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, a medium-security prison. The state appropriated funding for Sullivan after the loss of

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as a state facility in 1980 (the facility was returned to

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). The buildings were built on a sharp upslope overlooking the

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valley. In order to build access roads to the prison, the

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purchased the Lebowitz Pine View Hotel, the 62 acre (0.25 km²) adjoining property, in 1983. Originally, some prisoners from the Woodburne facility were transferred and housed in the hotel buildings, which were operated as a Woodburne annex until the completion of Sullivan in 1985. It operated as a minimum security Sullivan annex until 2010 when the annex portion was closed. Sullivan houses between 560 and 580 inmates in four pods, arranged in a circle. Eighty-six percent of those inmates are being incarcerated for committing violent

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, and 60% are serving life sentences
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison
a not-for-profit organization was founded to provide college education to incarcerated people in an effort to help reduce recidivism and poverty, while strengthening families and communities. In 1998, as part of the get-tough-on-crime campaign, state and federal funding for college programs inside prison was stopped. Understanding the positive effects of education in the transformation and rehabilitation of incarcerated people, inmates at

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reached out to religious and academic volunteers to develop a college-degree granting program. Under the leadership of Dr. Anne Reissner, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison was founded to restore college education at Sing Sing through private funding. Hudson Link now runs pre-college and college degree programs at Fishkill, Greene, Sing Sing, Sullivan, and Taconic Correctional Facilities.

Notable inmates

Among the more infamous inmates at Sullivan: *

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, the "Son of Sam"

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who terrorized New York City in 1977, serving 6 life sentences in

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* Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Killer” serving a 19-year sentence on a drug charge. Chambers is housed at

. *

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, the

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Killer, died November 10, 2008. *Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan, a mob hitman *Glen D. Race, Canadian serial killer * Ronald DeFeo, Jr. killed his entire family and sparked the writing of ''

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''. Serving 6 concurrent sentences of 25 years to life, he died on March 15, 2021. *Bernard (Dovie) Mutterperl, attempted to kidnap and sexually assault an underage girl. Sentenced to 10 years, released in 2017. *

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, New York parking garage magnate convicted of hiring a hitman to kill his business partner of 40 years. Sentenced to 3 years, served 2. Released in 2002. * Nicholas Brooks, killed his girlfriend Sylvie Cachay, sentenced to 25 years to life. *

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, serial killer who murdered four immigrants in New York in 2003 in revenge for the

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, serving 150 years without parole.

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