Sullivan Correctional Facility
- Sullivan Correctional Facility
Sullivan Correctional Facility is a New York State correctional facility located in Fallsburg, New York. It is operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. It is a maximum security prison for male inmates.
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, DOCS purchased the Liebowitz Pine View Hotel, the 62 acre (0.25 km²) adjoining property, in 1983. Originally, some prisoners from the Woodburne facility were transferred and housed in the hotel buildings, which were operated as a Woodburne annex until the completion of Sullivan in 1985. It currently operates as a minimum security Sullivan annex.
Sullivan Correctional currently 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 felonies, and 60% are serving life sentences.
Notable Inmates
Among the more infamous inmates at Sullivan are:
*David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" serial killer who terrorized New York City in 1977 - currently serving a life sentence.
*Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer.
External links
* [http://www.docs.state.ny.us/faclist.html NY prison information]
* [http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qyqcnc8shs6m&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=26618223&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1 Birds eye view from Microsoft Visual Earth @ Live.com]
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