Auburn Correctional Facility is a New York Statecorrectional facility located in Auburn, New York. It is operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. It is a maximum securityprison for male inmates. Celebrity inmates include Robert Chambers, the "preppy murderer". The front is surmounted by Copper John. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... Auburn is a city located in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. ... Maximum Security was a comic book published by Marvel Comics in 2001 as the core of a company-wide crossover. ... Robert Chambers (born about 1967) is an American killer, nicknamed the Preppy Killer. ... Copper John is a famous statue of an American Revolutionary War soldier that stands atop the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, New York. ...
The city of Auburn was founded in 1793, before the creation of Cayuga County, by John Hardenburg, a veteran of the American Revolution, who is now buried in Auburn's Fort Hill Cemetery.
Auburn became an incorporated village in 1815, and Auburn received its charter as a city in 1848.
In 1816, Auburn Prison (now Auburn State CorrectionalFacility) was founded as a model for the contemporary ideas about treating prisoners, known now as the Auburn System.