Groveland Correctional Facility is a high end-security New York State Department of Correctional Services

New York State Department of Correctional Services

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision or NYSDOCCS is the agency of New York State responsible for the care, confinement, and rehabilitation of approximately 63,000 inmates at 71 correctional facilities funded by the State of New York. The department employs...

 prison located in the Town of Groveland

Groveland, New York

Groveland is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 3,853 at the 2000 census.The Town of Groveland is centrally located in the county, south of Geneseo.- History :...

 in Livingston County, New York

Livingston County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, in the United States

United States

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. The facility is located next to the community of Sonyea in Groveland on the site of a former Shaker

Shakers

The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a religious sect originally thought to be a development of the Religious Society of Friends...

 community. The town is south of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, near Interstate 390

Interstate 390

Interstate 390 is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely within New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Southern Tier Expressway in the town of Avoca. Its northern terminus is at I-490 in Rochester...

.

History

The Shakers owned this land after 1836, when they moved from Sodus

Sodus, New York

Sodus, New York may refer to:*Sodus , New York in Wayne County*Sodus , New York in Wayne County...

 in Wayne County, New York

Wayne County, New York

Wayne County is a county located in the US state of New York. It is part of the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies on the south shore of Lake Ontario, forming part of the northern border of the United States with Canada. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American...

 to escape worldly influences. When the membership of the sect declined, the Shakers sold the land to the state after they were assured it would be used for good purpose.

At the end of the 19th century, the state opened a facility for epileptics

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...

 here. The name Sonyea is an acronym for State of New York Epileptic Asylum. Later the building were taken over by the state prison system.

In the past, female prisoners were held at Groveland, but it is currently a facility for men.

External links

• Profile from the New York State Department of Correctional Services
  New York State Department of Correctional Services
  The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision or NYSDOCCS is the agency of New York State responsible for the care, confinement, and rehabilitation of approximately 63,000 inmates at 71 correctional facilities funded by the State of New York. The department employs...