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| Location | 236 Bob Masia Drive Pine City, New York |
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| Status | closed |
| Security class | Supermax |
| Capacity | 441 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Closed | 2022 |
| Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
The Southport Correctional Facility was an ultra-maximum-security, or "supermax", prison, run by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. It was located in the town of Southport, in the Southern Tier of New York State, United States.
It was rare for a prisoner to be sent directly to Southport from the outside; virtually all of its inmates were transferred there after committing serious disciplinary infractions at some other prison in the state. On occasion, however, a particularly notorious inmate was sent there for "protective custody"; that is to say, to prevent him from being attacked by other inmates. One example was convicted child-killer Joel Steinberg.
The prison closed on March 10, 2022. [1]
- ^ Willson, Sarah (10 March 2022). "Southport Correctional Facility officially closes doors".