Groveland Correctional Facility

Groveland Correctional Facility is a medium security^[1] prison located in the Town of Groveland in Livingston County, New York, in the United States. The facility is located next to the community of Sonyea in Groveland on the site of a former Shaker community. The town is south of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, near Interstate 390.

History

The Shakers owned the Groveland Shaker Village after 1836, when they moved from Sodus in Wayne County, New York to escape worldly influences. When the membership of the sect declined, the Shakers sold the land to the state after they were assured it would be used for good purpose. Several of the Shaker buildings are still used today. The armory and church are of Shaker origin.

At the end of the 19th century, the state opened a facility for epileptics here. While some claim that the name Sonyea is an acronym for State of New York Epileptic Asylum, other authorities hold that the word comes from the Seneca language and means "a warm and sunny place".^[2] Later the building was taken over by the state prison system.

The prison is divided into 2 parts, upper and lower, with a fence and sally port to restrict movement between the two. Dorms C-J, the prison hospital and food service are on the upper. Dorms K and L, as well as the commissary, school, church and recreation yards are on the lower. The recreation yards feature 3 softball diamonds, a weight yard and horseshoe pits.

In the past, female prisoners were held at Groveland, but it is currently a male facility.

References

↑ doccs.ny.gov http://www.doccs.ny.gov/faclist.html#G. Retrieved 27 March 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Hall, Marty. Dying for Something: Graveland. XLibris Corporation; 20 November 2010. ISBN 9781456816315. pp. 52-53.

External links

Profile from the New York State Department of Correctional Services

New York State Department of Correctional Services prisons

Drug Treatment Centers	Willard♂♀

Shock Facilities	Lakeview♂♀ Moriah

Minimum Security	Butler Camp Georgetown Camp Pharsalia Edgecombe Lincoln Queensboro Rochester

Medium Security	Adirondack Albion♀ Altona Bare Hill Cape Vincent Cayuga Collins Fishkill Franklin Gouverneur Gowanda Greene Groveland Hale Creek ASACTC Hudson Livingston Marcy Mid-State Mohawk Ogdensburg Orleans Otisville Riverview Taconic♀ Ulster Wallkill Washington Watertown Woodbourne Wyoming

Maximum Security	Attica Auburn Bedford Hills♀ Clinton Coxsackie Downstate Eastern Elmira Five Points Great Meadow Green Haven Shawangunk Sing Sing Southport Sullivan Upstate Wende

Closed	Arthur Kill Bayview♀ Beacon♀ Buffalo Butler ASACTC Camp Gabriels Chateaugay ASACTC Fulton Lyon Mountain Mid-Orange Monterey Mt. McGregor Oneida Summit

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)

Coordinates: 42°40′56″N 77°50′10″W / 42.68222°N 77.83611°W / 42.68222; -77.83611

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