Sing Sing

For other uses, see Sing Sing (disambiguation).
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Sing Sing as seen from Hook Mountain, across the Hudson River
Map
Location354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity1,747
Population1,576 (as of 2019[1])
Opened1826; 198 years ago (1826)
Former nameOssining Correctional Facility
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
WardenMarlyn Kopp (list of wardens)

Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum-security prison[2] operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York, United States. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Midtown Manhattan on the east bank of the Hudson River. It holds about 1,700 inmates and housed the execution chamber for the State of New York until the abolition of capital punishment in New York in 2007.[3]

The name "Sing Sing" was derived from the Sintsink Native American tribe from whom the land was purchased in 1685,[4] and was formerly the name of the village. In 1970, the prison's name was changed to Ossining Correctional Facility, but it reverted to its original name in 1985.[5] There are plans to convert the original 1825 cell block into a period museum.[6]

The prison property is bisected by the Metro-North Railroad's four-track Hudson Line.[7]

  1. ^ Feicht, Jennifer L. (2019-11-11). Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report, Adult Prisons & Jails (PDF) (Report). New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "NYS Dept. of Corrections Facility list". NYS Dept. of Corrections. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  3. ^ "Hub System: Profile of Inmate Population Under Custody on January 1, 2007" (PDF). State of New York, Department of Correctional Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  4. ^ "History of Ossining". Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Village looks to create Sing Sing museum, May 22, 2007. Earthtimes.org http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/65218.html Archived 2021-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Daly, Dan (2012). The National Forgotten League. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-8032-4460-3.