Lincoln Correctional Facility
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| Location | 31-33 West 110th Street Manhattan, NYC |
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| Status | closed (9/1/2019) |
| Security class | minimum (work-release) |
| Capacity | 275 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
Lincoln Correctional Facility was a United States minimum-security men's prison located at 31–33 West 110th Street in Manhattan, New York, facing the north side of Central Park.[1] It was used primarily as a work-release center for drug offenders; however, around 5% of the roughly 275 inmates it housed were white collar criminals.[2]
History
Before the prison opened in 1976, the building had been built in 1914 as a branch of the Young Women's Hebrew Association (YWHA) and used for housing recently immigrated Jewish women in need of assistance. In 1942 it was sold to the U.S. Army and briefly used as a rest-and-relaxation center for local soldiers during World War II, after which it was occupied by the experimental New Lincoln School, and the Northside Center for Child Development, which conducted research in psychology.[2]
It was announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo on May 17, 2019 that the facility will be closed on September 1st as part of the 2020 State Budget that was approved on April 1.
References
- ^ "Facility Listing". New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ^ a b Risen, Clay (July 9, 2002). "Prison on the Park". The Morning News. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
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