Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women
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Location247 Harris Road Bedford Hills, New York
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity921[1]
Population556[2] (as of July 1, 2021)
Opened1901
Managed byNYS DOCCS
Street address247 Harris Road
CityBedford Hills
State/provinceNY
ZIP Code10507-2400

Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a women's prison in the town of Bedford, New York,[3] is the only maximum security New York State women's prison. The prison previously opened under the name Westfield State Farm in 1901.[4] It lies just outside the hamlet and census-designated place Bedford Hills, New York.[5]

  1. ^ "Bedford Hills Correctional Facility" (PDF). Correctional Association of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Public Library System Services for State Correctional Facility Libraries Program". New York State Library. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 Census - Census Block Map: Bedford town, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved August 22, 2022. Bedford Hills Corr Facility
  4. ^ "New York State Department of Correctional Services Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Inmate Case Files". New York State Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 Census - Census Block Map: Bedford Hills CDP, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2022. Bedford Hills Corr Facility