Wende Correctional Facility

Wende Correctional Facility
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Location3040 Wende Road
Alden, New York
Coordinates42°55′49″N 78°32′32″W / 42.93036°N 78.54221°W / 42.93036; -78.54221
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum/Supermax
Capacity961
Opened1923 (as county jail)
1983 (as state prison)
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Wende Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison located in the town of Alden in Erie County, New York, east of Buffalo. The prison is named for this region of Alden. The prison was formerly the site of an Erie County jail and was sold to the state to fulfill the need for a maximum security state prison. The Erie County Correctional Facility was built adjacent to Wende.