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State prison located in New York, US
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Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility
Location75 Burhart Lane
Mineville, New York
Statusclosed
Security classminimum / mixed
Capacity300
Opened1989
ClosedMarch 10, 2022
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility was a minimum security New York State prison, located in Mineville, Town of Moriah, Essex County, New York, in a remote part of the Adirondack Mountains. The facility — established in former mine buildings —was home to SHOCK and intensive ASAT programs. It usually housed about 300 inmates.

References

  1. DeMola, Pete (2022-03-25). "New York closes a shock camp and staggers an Adirondacks community". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  2. Lyons, Brendan J. (2023-07-20). "Former correctional facility rejected as closed college picked for new academy". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

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New York (state) New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision prisons
Minimum security
  • Edgecombe
  • Lakeview♂♀ (shock)
  • Queensboro
  • Rochester
Medium security
Maximum security
Closed
Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)
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