Now that's a sell block! Former prison with 262 (rather small) bedrooms, 75 bathrooms and two gyms goes up for sale... and it's a steal at $390,000



In a slammer of a deal New York State is looking to sell off a 31-acre, 262 bed prison that comes with two gyms, one chapel and it's own sewage treatment plant.



Going for a steal at $390,000, Camp Georgetown Correctional Facility just 35 miles from central Syracuse is located within 98,000 acres of state forest land and the property contains 38 buildings on the site.



In addition to the chapels and five pheasant pen sheds, the facility understandably boasts that security is a strong point for any potential buyer who fancies themselves as the prison warden of their own empty jail.

Camp Georgetown prison in Madison County, New York is going under the hammer for a minimum of $390,000 in September

New York state will put the minimum security prison under the hammer this September 11 and with an on-site water-distribution system, 150,000-gallon elevated water tank and 10 petrol storage tanks, the property seems light on attractive special features.



However, to compensate, the prison does have 75 bathrooms, three dormitories, a mess hall and its own underground sewer piping.

The prison, which shut down last year is being marketed to sportsmen because of the surrounding forest which can be used for trapping and fishing.



However, the state has had a hard time selling the property and when it tried to auction another empty prison, camp Gabriels, in 2010, no one even made an offer.

The minimum security prison boasts 38 buildings as part of the overall property

At the prison, inmates were allowed to pursue activities such as carpentry

The Camp Georgetown prison closed last year and office equipment is left inside one of the facilities two gyms

The prison has 75 bathrooms, three dormitories, a mess hall and its own underground sewer piping

The prison has closed down due to a dwindling prison population in New York State and to ease budget pressures

Prison Warden: Once holding over 200 inmates, Camp Georgetown closed in 2011 holding only 100

The sale represents good news though for New York, which is able to offer up the facilities because of a dwindling prison population.



Georgetown Correctional Facility opened in 1961 and is one of seven prisons to shut in the last year in New York, which Governor Andrew Cuomo has said will save state taxpayers $184 million over the next two years.



Camp Georgetown was costing the state $6.5 million a year to operate but contained only 100 inmates when it closed.

Part of the reason for the low price is due to suspicions that the property might contain traces of asbestos which would have to be removed