Sullivan Correctional Facility
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Location | 325 Riverside Drive Fallsburg, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°44.5′N 74°35.367′W / 41.7417°N 74.589450°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum security prison |
Capacity | 763 (as of 2006)[1] |
Opened | 1985 |
Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
Sullivan Correctional Facility is a
Sullivan is located on an 850-acre (3.4 km2) stretch of land that also contains Woodbourne Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison. The state appropriated funding for Sullivan after the loss of Rikers Island as a state facility in 1980 (the facility was returned to New York City). The buildings were built on a sharp upslope overlooking the Neversink River valley.
In order to build access roads to the prison, the
Sullivan houses between 560 and 580 inmates in four pods, arranged in a circle. Eighty-six percent of those inmates are being incarcerated for committing violent
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, a not-for-profit organization was founded to provide college education to incarcerated people in an effort to help reduce recidivism and poverty, while strengthening families and communities. In 1998, as part of the get-tough-on-crime campaign, state and federal funding for college programs inside prison was stopped. Understanding the positive effects of education in the transformation and rehabilitation of incarcerated people, inmates at
Notable inmates
- David Berkowitz - the "Son of Sam" serial killer who terrorized New York City in 1977, serving 6 life sentences in Shawangunk Correctional Facility
- Nicholas Brooks, killed his girlfriend Sylvie Cachay - sentenced to 25 years to life.[3]
- Robert Chambers - the "Preppie Killer" serving a 19-year sentence on a drug charge. Chambers was housed at Shawangunk Correctional Facility until his release in July 2023.
- Ronald DeFeo, Jr. killed his entire family and sparked the writing of The Amityville Horror. Serving 6 concurrent sentences of 25 years to life, he died on March 15, 2021.
- Abraham Hirschfeld - New York parking garage magnate convicted of hiring a hitman to kill his business partner of 40 years. Sentenced to 3 years, served 2. Released in 2002.
- Larme Price - serving a life sentence for murdering four immigrants in 2003, with the motivation being revenge for the September 11 attacks.[4][5][6]
- Arthur Shawcross - the Genesee River Killer, died November 10, 2008.
References
- ^ "Sullivan Correctional Facility" (PDF). Correctional Association of New York. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Mackson, Oliver (11 July 2004). "Land of infamous inmates". The Times Herald Record. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Kahn, Robert. "Murder at Soho House: How NYC Trust Fund Kid Nicholas Brooks Killed Sylvie Cachay in Cold Blood". A&E. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Katz, Nancy; Moritz, Owen (February 12, 2004). "It's Life for Killer of 4 Immigrants". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "N.Y. Man Angry Over 9/11 Arrested in Four Slayings". Washington Post. January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (April 13, 2003). "Murder Indictment Is Presented Against Suspect in 4 Killings". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2024.