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Beacon Correctional Facility was a female minimum security state prison, located in Beacon, New York, and operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. . Despite community opposition, Beacon Correctional Facility closed in September 2013 as a result of New York state budget cuts passed by the governor and the New York State Legislature. It was the state's only minimum security facility for women.
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Closed 2013
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Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Beacon
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Beacon Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beacon-correctional-facility
"Beacon Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beacon-correctional-facility.
@misc{worldprisons-beacon-correctional-facilit,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Beacon Correctional Facility},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/beacon-correctional-facility},
urldate = {2026-07-25}
}