# N.Y. COR Law § 121: Private ownership or operation of correctional facilities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S121

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. COR Law § 121
- **Heading:** Private ownership or operation of correctional facilities
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act COR / Article 6 / Section 121

## Text

§ 121. Private ownership or operation of correctional facilities.\nExcept as otherwise provided in subdivisions two, three and four of\nsection one hundred twenty of this article or in federal law, the\nprivate operation or management of a correctional facility as defined in\nsubdivision four of section two of this chapter or a local correctional\nfacility, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section two of this\nchapter, the private ownership or operation of a facility for housing\nstate or local incarcerated individuals or the private ownership or\noperation of a facility for the incarceration of other state's\nincarcerated individuals is prohibited.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. COR Law § 112 Powers and duties of commissioner relating to correctional facilities and community supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S112.md)
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- [N.Y. COR Law § 114 Rehabilitation programs for women; to be commensurate to those afforded men](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S114.md)
- [N.Y. COR Law § 115 Fiscal accounts and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S115.md)
- [N.Y. COR Law § 116 incarcerated individuals' funds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S116.md)
- [N.Y. COR Law § 117 Estimates of expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S117.md)
- [N.Y. COR Law § 118 Custody and supervision of persons in Westchester county correctional facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S118.md)
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- [N.Y. COR Law § 122 Control of fiscal transactions and recovery of debts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S122.md)
- [N.Y. COR Law § 125 Incarcerated individuals' money, clothing and other property; what to be furnished them on their release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACOR_A6_S125.md)
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