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Altona Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Clinton County, New York. Rated capacity: 512. Reported population: 739. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York in the United States. The prison is in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. As of 2010 Altona had a working capacity of 512.
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Capacity
512
Current population
739
Occupancy
144%
Year opened
1983
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1983
Region
New York
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Altona Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/altona-correctional-facility
"Altona Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/altona-correctional-facility.
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