The earliest facility that embodied the concepts of the New York System was ______.

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Auburn Prison, established in 1817, embodied the concepts of the New York System, which included prisoners working together in silence during the day and being housed in separate cells at night. Eastern State Penitentiary and Sing Sing were also influential prisons, but they did not specifically embody the New York System. Castle Island Fortress was a colonial-era fort in Boston, Massachusetts and is not related to the New York System.

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