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'''Mid-State Correctional Facility''' is located in the Town of [[Marcy, New York|Marcy]], between the cities of [[Rome, New York|Rome]] and [[Utica, New York|Utica]] in [[New York State]]. From about 1912 through 1982 the state ran a state asylum on these grounds. That institution would grow to hold 3,000 patients. Mid-State opened as a correctional institution, in the extensive former hospital buildings, in 1983.{{Citation Needed|date=November 2016}}
'''Mid-State Correctional Facility''' is located in the Town of [[Marcy, New York|Marcy]], between the cities of [[Rome, New York|Rome]] and [[Utica, New York|Utica]] in [[New York State]]. From about 1912 through 1982 the state ran a state asylum on these grounds. That institution would grow to hold 3,000 patients. Mid-State opened as a correctional institution, in the extensive former hospital buildings, in 1983.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}


Mid-State has grown and now includes maximum security SHU-200, opened in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=New maximum-security modular unit opens at Mid-State Correctional Facility|url=http://www.doccs.ny.gov/PressRel/1998/midmax2.html|website=NYS Department of Correctional Services press release|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> These blocks are called "S" blocks, and consist of prisoners living in cells with bunk beds. These prisoners are let out into their porches for several hours, numerous times throughout every day. The place where they are allowed to go outside mimics their room except that it is outside, and surrounded by a fence. Even though Mid-State has a maximum security building it is still classified as a medium security prison. Mid-State cleared the way for its neighbor, [[Marcy Correctional Facility]], located across the street, and two others, the [[Oneida Correctional Facility]], closed about 2011, and [[Mohawk Correctional Facility]].{{Citation Needed|date=November 2016}}
Mid-State has grown and now includes maximum security SHU-200, opened in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=New maximum-security modular unit opens at Mid-State Correctional Facility|url=http://www.doccs.ny.gov/PressRel/1998/midmax2.html|website=NYS Department of Correctional Services press release|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> These blocks are called "S" blocks, and consist of prisoners living in cells with bunk beds. These prisoners are let out into their porches for several hours, numerous times throughout every day. The place where they are allowed to go outside mimics their room except that it is outside, and surrounded by a fence. Even though Mid-State has a maximum security building it is still classified as a medium security prison. Mid-State cleared the way for its neighbor, [[Marcy Correctional Facility]], located across the street, and two others, the [[Oneida Correctional Facility]], closed about 2011, and [[Mohawk Correctional Facility]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}


==Phase One==
==Phase One==
During the first phase of the prison, Mid-State shared its place with a hospital that took care of the criminally insane.<ref>New York State Department of Correctional Services</ref> The hospital was known as the [[Central New York Psychiatric Center]].{{Citation Needed|date=November 2016}}
During the first phase of the prison, Mid-State shared its place with a hospital that took care of the criminally insane.<ref>New York State Department of Correctional Services</ref> The hospital was known as the [[Central New York Psychiatric Center]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}


== Phase Two ==
== Phase Two ==
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==Notable prisoners==
==Notable prisoners==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
⚫
* [[Brian Aitken]], marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and writer – convicted of illegal firearms transport. Jail term later commuted and conviction overturned in 2010.
|-
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*[[Gerald Garson]], former [[New York Supreme Court Justice]], convicted of accepting bribes<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web|author=Daniel Wise |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433192020&Early_Parole_Given_to_Former_NY_Justice_Convicted_of_Bribery |title=Early Parole Given to Former N.Y. Justice Convicted of Bribery |publisher=Law.com |date=August 20, 2009 |accessdate=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
!width=13%|Inmate Name
*[[Cormega]], hip-hop artist
!width=10%|Register Number
⚫
*[[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], hip-hop artist
!width=28%|Status
*[[Dennis Kozlowski]], former CEO of [[Tyco International]]
!width=35%|Details
⚫
*[[Alan Hevesi]], former Comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement Fund
|-
⚫
*[[Ja Rule|Jeffrey Atkins (Ja Rule)]], rapper and actor that has sold over 40 million records worldwide. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges.
|style="text-align:center;"| Colin Ferguson
|style="text-align:center;"| C39361
| Serving a life sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=John J. |date=1995-02-19 |title=Suspect Convicted of Killing 6 on Train : New York: Cheers erupt in courtroom packed with victims of Long Island Rail Road shootings and their relatives. Colin Ferguson, who conducted own defense in a bizarre trial, faces a possible maximum life sentence. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-19-mn-33964-story.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Perpetrator of the [[1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting]] in which he murdered 6 people on a passenger train.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/533-legacy-of-the-lirr-massacre/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Remembering the LIRR massacre and the victims 30 years later |url=https://abc7ny.com/long-island-rail-road-massacre-shooting-colin-ferguson/14150935/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Brian Aitken]]
|
|Sentenced to 7 years
⚫
|marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and writer – convicted in 2009 of illegal firearms transport. Jail term later commuted and conviction overturned in 2012. He was fully pardoned in 2018.
|-
|[[Gerald Garson]]
|
|Served a 3.5-10 year sentence, paroled in 2009
⚫
|former [[New York Supreme Court Justice]], convicted of accepting bribes<ref name="autogenerated32">{{cite web |author=Daniel Wise |date=August 20, 2009 |title=Early Parole Given to Former N.Y. Justice Convicted of Bribery |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433192020&Early_Parole_Given_to_Former_NY_Justice_Convicted_of_Bribery |accessdate=July 23, 2010 |publisher=Law.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cormega]]
|
|Served 4 years of a 15-year sentence
|Hip-hop artist falsely convicted of drug possession<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cormega: "When It Comes to Art, What Kind of Artist Are You?" |url=https://jacobin.com/2020/08/cormega-rapper-interview-nas-bernie-sanders |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=jacobin.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|[[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]]
|
|Served 3 years
|Hip-hop artist convicted of criminal possession of a weapon<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Sidney|date=2016-03-07 |title=Prodigy Gets Released From Prison Eight Years Ago Today - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-prodigy-released-from-jail/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dennis Kozlowski]]
|
|Served a 6 1/2 year sentence
|Former CEO of [[Tyco International]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=Charles |title=Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski denied parole |url=https://money.cnn.com/2012/04/05/news/companies/kozlowski-tyco-parole/index.htm |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref>
|-
|[[Alan Hevesi]]
|
|Paroled after serving 20 months<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home for the holidays for Hevesi in pay-to-play pension case |url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Home-for-the-holidays-for-Hevesi-in-pay-to-play-4040213.php}}</ref>
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|former Comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement Fund
|-
|[[Ja Rule]]
|
|Served an 8 month sentence
⚫
|rapper and actor that has sold over 40 million records worldwide. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges.
|}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
1. ''New York State Department of Correctional Services''. Retrieved October 9, 2006, from
* ''New York State Department of Correctional Services''. Retrieved October 9, 2006, from https://web.archive.org/web/20060824182749/http://www.docs.state.ny.us/
https://web.archive.org/web/20060824182749/http://www.docs.state.ny.us/


== External links ==
* [https://doccs.ny.gov/location/mid-state-correctional-facility Mid-State Correctional Facility]
{{State prisons in New York}}
{{State prisons in New York}}


Latest revision as of 18:43, 25 November 2024

Mid-State Correctional Facility
Map
Location9005 Old River Road
Marcy, New York
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1754
Opened1983
Managed byNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Mid-State Correctional Facility is located in the Town of Marcy, between the cities of Rome and Utica in New York State. From about 1912 through 1982 the state ran a state asylum on these grounds. That institution would grow to hold 3,000 patients. Mid-State opened as a correctional institution, in the extensive former hospital buildings, in 1983.[citation needed]

Mid-State has grown and now includes maximum security SHU-200, opened in 1998.[1] These blocks are called "S" blocks, and consist of prisoners living in cells with bunk beds. These prisoners are let out into their porches for several hours, numerous times throughout every day. The place where they are allowed to go outside mimics their room except that it is outside, and surrounded by a fence. Even though Mid-State has a maximum security building it is still classified as a medium security prison. Mid-State cleared the way for its neighbor, Marcy Correctional Facility, located across the street, and two others, the Oneida Correctional Facility, closed about 2011, and Mohawk Correctional Facility.[citation needed]

Phase One

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During the first phase of the prison, Mid-State shared its place with a hospital that took care of the criminally insane.[2] The hospital was known as the Central New York Psychiatric Center.[citation needed]

Phase Two

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The second phase took place in 1986. This increased the size of the site that the hospital and Mid-State had to share. Eventually the whole site was left to Mid-State and the Central New York Psychiatric Center. Since 1983 there have not been any escapes or other troublesome incidents. There are 87,100 feet (26,500 m) of coiled razor sharp wire to prevent prisoners from escaping.[citation needed]

Notable prisoners

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Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Colin Ferguson C39361 Serving a life sentence.[3] Perpetrator of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting in which he murdered 6 people on a passenger train.[4][5]
Brian Aitken Sentenced to 7 years marketing consultant, entrepreneur, and writer – convicted in 2009 of illegal firearms transport. Jail term later commuted and conviction overturned in 2012. He was fully pardoned in 2018.
Gerald Garson Served a 3.5-10 year sentence, paroled in 2009 former New York Supreme Court Justice, convicted of accepting bribes[6]
Cormega Served 4 years of a 15-year sentence Hip-hop artist falsely convicted of drug possession[7]
Prodigy Served 3 years Hip-hop artist convicted of criminal possession of a weapon[8]
Dennis Kozlowski Served a 6 1/2 year sentence Former CEO of Tyco International[9]
Alan Hevesi Paroled after serving 20 months[10] former Comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement Fund
Ja Rule Served an 8 month sentence rapper and actor that has sold over 40 million records worldwide. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "New maximum-security modular unit opens at Mid-State Correctional Facility". NYS Department of Correctional Services press release. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ New York State Department of Correctional Services
  3. ^ Goldman, John J. (1995-02-19). "Suspect Convicted of Killing 6 on Train : New York: Cheers erupt in courtroom packed with victims of Long Island Rail Road shootings and their relatives. Colin Ferguson, who conducted own defense in a bizarre trial, faces a possible maximum life sentence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. ^ "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  5. ^ "Remembering the LIRR massacre and the victims 30 years later". ABC7 New York. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  6. ^ Daniel Wise (August 20, 2009). "Early Parole Given to Former N.Y. Justice Convicted of Bribery". Law.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "Cormega: "When It Comes to Art, What Kind of Artist Are You?"". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  8. ^ Madden, Sidney (2016-03-07). "Prodigy Gets Released From Prison Eight Years Ago Today - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  9. ^ Riley, Charles. "Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski denied parole". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  10. ^ "Home for the holidays for Hevesi in pay-to-play pension case".

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