Eastern Correctional Facility
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The Eastern Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison
in New York
in the USA. The prison is in Ulster County, New York
. The prison was at one time called the "State Institution for Male Defective Delinquents". The Delaware and Hudson Canal
, and later the New York, Ontario and Western Railway
, ran past the front of the prison.. The prison opened October 1, 1900. You may contact the facility at 845-647-7400 to obtain a copy of a video of the facility's history, from 1895 until 2000. The cost of the video is about $10.00, available through the Superintendent's Office.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the USA. The prison is in Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
. The prison was at one time called the "State Institution for Male Defective Delinquents". The Delaware and Hudson Canal
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was the first venture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which later developed the Delaware and Hudson Railway...
, and later the New York, Ontario and Western Railway
New York, Ontario and Western Railway
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. The O&W holds the distinction of being the first major U.S...
, ran past the front of the prison.. The prison opened October 1, 1900. You may contact the facility at 845-647-7400 to obtain a copy of a video of the facility's history, from 1895 until 2000. The cost of the video is about $10.00, available through the Superintendent's Office.