Sing Sing Prison
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Sing Sing Prison is a historic maximum-security correctional facility in Ossining, New York, long notorious for housing and executing some of the state’s most infamous criminals.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
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maximum-security prison ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Auburn system cellblock design ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1825 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalReference | phrase "sent up the river" associated with being sent to Sing Sing ⓘ |
| distanceFromNewYorkCityApproximate | about 30 miles north of Manhattan ⓘ |
| electricChairNickname | Old Sparky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executionAbolishedInState | 2007 ⓘ |
| executionFunctionEnded | 1963 ⓘ |
| formerName | Mount Pleasant State Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | New York State government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateSpelling | Sing-Sing Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | closed-custody prison ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
incarceration
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rehabilitation programs ⓘ |
| hasInmatePopulationType | adult male offenders ⓘ |
| hasMuseumPlan | Sing Sing Prison Museum project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWarden | various wardens over its history ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
model for 19th-century American prison design
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one of the oldest operating prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in American popular culture
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harsh historical conditions ⓘ housing some of New York State’s most notorious criminals ⓘ role in the history of capital punishment in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
NERFINISHED
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Ossining, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Hudson River ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Sing Sing ⓘ |
| notableEra | late 19th and early 20th centuries as primary execution site for New York State ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
former execution chamber for New York State
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historic cellblock built with inmate labor ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutionsApproximate | over 600 ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
educational programs for inmates
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religious services ⓘ substance abuse treatment ⓘ vocational training ⓘ |
| opened | 1826 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfExecutions | 1891–1963 ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedMethodOfExecution | electric chair ⓘ |
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