Wende Correctional Facility

Wende Correctional Facility

Location	3040 Wende Road Alden, New York
Coordinates	42°55′49″N 78°32′32″W / 42.93036°N 78.54221°W / 42.93036; -78.54221
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum/Supermax
Capacity	961
Opened	1923 (as county jail) 1983 (as state prison)
Managed by	New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Wende Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison located in the town of Alden in Erie County, New York, east of Buffalo. The prison is named for this region of Alden. The prison was formerly the site of an Erie County jail and was sold to the state to fulfill the need for a maximum security state prison. The Erie County Correctional Facility was built adjacent to Wende.