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| Location | 639 Exchange Street Attica, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°51.0′N 78°16.3′W / 42.8500°N 78.2717°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2,253[1] |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
| Warden | Julie Wolcott (2022) |
Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison campus in the Town of Attica, New York,[2][3] operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. It was constructed in the 1930s in response to earlier riots within the New York state prisons.[4]
A CS gas system (chlorobenzylidine malononitrile) installed in the mess hall and industry areas has been used to quell conflicts in these areas. The prison now holds numerous inmates who are serving various types of sentences (short-term to life). They are often sent to this facility because of disciplinary problems in other facilities.[5] The prison is a maximum security facility.[6]
In 1984, immediately adjacent to the Attica prison, the construction of the Wyoming Correctional Facility was completed. The Wyoming prison is a medium security facility.
- ^ "Attica Correctional Facility" (PDF). Correctional Association of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Facility Listing Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. "Attica Correctional Facility 639 Exchange St Attica, New York 14011-0149."
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Attica town, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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- ^ "Attica Correctional Facility | prison, Attica, New York, United States | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ See Attica Prison riot
- ^ "Attica Correctional Facility". Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved January 25, 2023.