Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, Maximum security women's prison in Bedford Hills, New York, US.
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a maximum security institution in Bedford Hills, New York State, holding female offenders. The compound includes several buildings with cells, workshops, and training rooms, monitored by cameras and secured gates.
The prison opened in 1901 as a state farm and grew into the largest women's facility in the state. During the early decades of the 20th century, it introduced the first prison nursery program in the United States.
The nursery program allows mothers to stay with their infants for the first eighteen months after birth. Women participate in training workshops and some help prepare assistance dogs for veterans.
Visits take place daily between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM, with weekdays allowing up to four adults. Weekends limit entry to two adults plus children, and everyone must register in advance.
Inmates answer phone inquiries for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. This work provides women with customer service experience while supporting state administration.
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