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Clinton Correctional Facility  

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  • Clinton Prison, as it was known until 1970, is the largest and third oldest of New York State's 70 correctional facilities. Often called Dannemora for the town in which it is located, or Little Siberia for the punishing northern climate of the region, Clinton Prison is a maximum-security facility that houses New York State's most violent and dangerous criminals. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Clinton Correctional Facility]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H007FWGZ-0

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