Bare Hill Correctional Facility
Medium security state prison in Franklin County, New York
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Bare Hill Correctional Facility was a medium security state prison in Malone, Franklin County, New York, United States.[1]
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| Location |
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|---|---|
| Status | Closed |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 1722 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Closed | March 11, 2026 |
| Managed by | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision |
Bare Hill C.F. was located by Franklin Correctional Facility, a medium security prison and Upstate Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison.[1]
The prison opened in 1988, and as of 2010 had a working capacity of 1722. [2]
Among the programs offered to the inmates is participation in social programs to aid residents of the region. Almost every prisoner has a work assignment, either within or outside the prison.
In 2025, the US National Guard came to assist the understaffed facility amid protests by staff, who demanded safer working conditions.[3] On November 18, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the prison to be shut down on March 11, 2026 amid struggles with low staffing.[4]
The prison closed on March 11, 2026.[5]
Notable inmates
- Richard Delage - serving a life term for shooting and killing a schoolteacher in Mount Kisco in 1960. At the time of the crime, he was only 15 years old. Moved to Wyoming Correctional Facility following the prison's closure.
