Albion Correctional Facility, located in Albion, New York, is a medium security women’s prison. The facility has housed a variety of prisoners, some of whom became famous because of their controversial actions or their involvement in important events. Well, on this page, we will share some famous prisoners at Albion Correctional Facility.
Here are some famous prisoners at Albion Correctional Facility:
1. Amy Elizabeth Fisher
Amy Fisher is an American woman who shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco, with whom she was in a relationship. Initially, Amy Fisher was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Eventually, she pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault. She later served seven years at Albion Correctional Facility. Amy Fisher became popular due to her age and her affair to a much older man. In the tabloid media, she became known as “the Long Island Lolita.” In 1999, she was finally paroled. 25 years after the shooting, Amy Fisher news shocked Long Island again with reports of her ” peep show pad.” On May 17, 2017, an American daily tabloid newspaper, New York Post published a profile feature saying that Amy Fisher returns to Long Island and is ready to start a new life. Amy Fisher said that she moved back to the New York suburbs because she and her children were not comfortable staying in the state of Florida. In addition, she also said that she would not participate in the 25th anniversary of the shooting Mary Jo Buttafuocco.
2. Anna Sorokin
Anna Sorokin is a fraudster who poses as a wealthy heiress to get access to New York’s high social life. She is also known as Anna Delvey. From 2013 to 2017, Anna Sorokin has defrauded people, large institutions, and companies such as banks and hotels with a total of $275,000. Due to her action, she became one of the most famous prisoners at Albion Correctional Facility. After getting hit with a four-to-12-year sentence in 2019, later she was released from the Albion Correctional Facility due to good behavior. Since January 2023, she has been under house arrest in her East Village apartment.
3. Valerie Jean Solanas
Valerie Solanas was a radical feminist from America that was popular for her controversial work SCUM Manifesto (A scathing criticism of patriarchal culture) published in 1967 and her attempt to murder an artist named Andy Warhol in 1968. Her writings challenged conventional norms and triggered controversy on gender equality and women’s rights. Also, her assault on artist Andy Warhol, made her famous, and she was later imprisoned at Albion Correctional Facility.
4. Lynette Alice Fromme
Lynette Fromme was a member of the Manson family, a cult led by Charles Manson. In the late 1960s, the Manson family was involved in a series of gruesome murders, including the murder of actress and model Sharon Tate. While Lynette Fromme did not directly participate in the murders, but her association with Manson and her involvement in his activities attracted attention. Aside from that, in 1975, Lynette Fromme also tried to kill President Gerald Ford, and then she was imprisoned at Albion Correctional Facility. She was sentenced to life in the prison. After serving about 34 years, Lynette Fromme was paroled from the prison on August 14, 2009. She gained a lot of life experience, and then in 2018, she published a book about her own life.
5. Judith Alice Clark
Judith Clark was a far-left radical activist from America. Formerly, she was a member of the Weather Underground and the May 19th Communist Organization. In October 1981, Judith Clark was involved in the Brink’s robbery, which is one of the most tragic incidents in modern American history. The Brink’s robbery resulted in the deaths of a security guard and two police officers. While driving the getaway car, she was arrested, and later imprisoned at Albion Correctional Facility.
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