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Bedford Hills Correctional Facility  

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  • Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, located in Westchester County, New York, is the state's sole maximum-security prison for women as well as the reception center for all women committed to the New York State Department of Corrections. Bedford's history as a female penal institution dates back to the turn of the 20th century. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Bedford Hills Correctional Facility]

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