Bayside State Prison is a state prison for men located in Leesburg

Leesburg, New Jersey

Leesburg is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08327....

, Maurice River Township

Maurice River Township, New Jersey

Maurice River Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...

, New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. It is of the New Jersey Department of Corrections

New Jersey Department of Corrections

The New Jersey Department of Corrections is responsible for operations and management of prison facilities in the U.S. state of New Jersey...

. It is adjacent to Southern State Correctional Facility

Southern State Correctional Facility (New Jersey)

Southern State Correctional Facility is a prison for men located in Delmont, Maurice River Township, New Jersey. It is a part of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. It is adjacent to Bayside State Prison....

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The prison was originally the Leesburg State Prison. In 1988, the prison was renamed to "Bayside State Prison." Some Leesburg residents stated dissatisfaction with the renaming since it was the only widely-known aspect of the Leesburg community.

Notable prisoners

• George Wright (escaped in 1970) – he may have used the car of the warden during his getaway

External links

• Contact Us. New Jersey Department of Corrections
  New Jersey Department of Corrections
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