Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville
| Location | Two Mile Drive Otisville, NY 10963 |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium (Male) |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville is located in Orange County, New York, USA. The federal prison, which opened in 1977, is a medium security facility, located in the Town of Mount Hope a quarter mile from the Otisville Correctional Facility, a New York medium security prison, thus facilitating transfers between systems. It is the only prison in New York State that still utilizes an active horse perimeter patrol.
The prison is collocated with a minimum security prison camp. Both minimum and medium security parts are for male prisoners.
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[edit] Location
The Otisville facility is located in the southeast part of New York, close to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border. It is northwest of New York City.
[edit] Notable inmates
| Name | Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sholom Rubashkin | Money launderer, ran larger kosher meat operation | ||
| Zvonko Bušić | The Croatian hijacker of TWA Flight 355 (NY–Chicago, September 10, 1976) | ||
| Ronald Pelton | a former NSA employee and a Soviet spy | ||
| George Jung | Played a major role in the cocaine drug trade in the 1970s and the early 80s |
[edit] In Popular Culture
In the movie "25th Hour", Otisville is the prison to which the main character gets sentenced for 7 years. George Jung, the basis for the movie "Blow", was sentenced to Otisville until 2015.
In the 2010 film Wall Street Money Never Sleeps Gordon Gekko is released after serving an eight year term for insider trading and securities fraud. Although the scene was shot at Sing Sing state prison, Gekko mentions in the film that he served his time in Otisville.
Otisville is mentioned in an episode of "Person of Interest" titled "Risk".
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Coordinates: 41°29′14″N 74°31′36″W / 41.48722°N 74.52667°W
