Many people are not aware of this jail located in New York State. I was ‘today years old’ when I found out about it. Most jails, both city and county, are pretty well known, you might even say notorious. But there is one jail that many New Yorkers may have never heard of, even residents who live near its location. No one wants to go to jail, but going to a ‘secret’ jail seems especially scary. It sounds like something out of a spy or a dystopian movie, right?
According to the New York State Department of Criminal Justice, the jail census was 16,593 in 2024. The jail ‘census’ means, “The average daily number of individuals for which the facility is responsible, whether they are housed at the jail (In House) or another facility (Boarded Out).”
According to a report, there were more than 60 active jails in the state as of 2024. Outside of all New York City jails combined, Nassau County Correctional Center, located at 100 Carman Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554, had the highest census population in 2024, with 720.
There’s one jail that’s not on the list. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up its deportation efforts. ICE and other federal agents have been active in NY. Recently, 133 illegal immigrants were rounded up in a massive sting. Twenty had criminal records or pending charges, with three of them having been convicted of homicide…