In 1909 (Chapter 459), the State appropriated money authorizing the use of a State hospital site at Comstock for the construction of a state prison. This site became Great Meadow Prison opening in 1911. In 1953 (Chapter 275), the prison was renamed Great Meadow Correctional Institution and was used as an intermediate reformatory for male inmates to be recieved by transfer from other institutions and not by direct commitment. Following the creation of the Department of Correctional Services in 1970, the correctional institution became Great Meadow Correctional Facility (Chapter 476).
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Great Meadow Correctional Facility is currently a maximum security prison in the hamlet of Comstock in Washington County. This facility is used for the general confinement of males 18 years or older; however, males 16 years of age or older are eligible for placement in accordance with Title 7 NYCRR Part 110. Great Meadow Correctional Facility offers academic education, vocational training, industrial training, volunter services, counseling transitional services, sex offender counseling, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Aggression Replacement Training. It also operates an Intermediate Care Program, a Transitional Intermediate Care Program and a Behavioral Health Unit.
L. 1909 Ch. 459, L. 1953 Ch. 275, L. 1970 Ch. 476.
