People in New York state prison
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Use its own offender search to find them. How to use the DOCCS inmate search.
New York counties
Showing 48 of 62 counties: the most populous, plus those with a live jail roster or one of the largest prisons. Pick the county where the arrest happened, or open the full A to Z list.
- Albany County
- Bronx County
- Broome County
- Cattaraugus County
- Cayuga County
- Chautauqua County
- Chemung County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Erie County
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Genesee County
- Herkimer County
- Jefferson County
- Kings County
- Livingston County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Niagara County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Orange County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Rensselaer County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- St. Lawrence County
- Steuben County
- Suffolk County
- Sullivan County
- Tompkins County
- Ulster County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westchester County
- Wyoming County
Largest state prisons in New York
12 of 63 shown, by capacity. Every state prison is listed on the page of the county it is in.
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility State prison in Ossining, Westchester County
- Wyoming Correctional Facility State prison in Attica, Wyoming County
- Upstate Correctional Facility State prison in Malone, Franklin County
- Washington Correctional Facility State prison in Comstock, Washington County
- Wende Correctional Facility State prison in Alden, Erie County
- Ulster Correctional Facility State prison in Napanoch, Ulster County
- Woodbourne Correctional Facility State prison in Woodbourne, Sullivan County
- Wallkill Correctional Facility State prison in Wallkill, Ulster County
- Sullivan Correctional Facility State prison in Fallsburg, Sullivan County
- Taconic Correctional Facility State prison in Bedford Hills, Westchester County
- Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility State prison in Mineville, Essex County
- Central New York Psychiatric Center State prison in Marcy, Oneida County
Federal facilities in New York
- Buffalo Federal Detention Facility Federal prison in Batavia, Genesee County
- FCI Otisville Federal prison in Otisville, Orange County
- FCI Otisville Camp Federal prison in Otisville, Orange County
- FCI Ray Brook Federal prison in Ray Brook, Essex County
- MDC Brooklyn Federal prison in Brooklyn, Kings County
Questions about New York inmate search
How do I find someone in a New York county jail?
Search the name at the top of this page, or pick the county where the arrest happened from the 62 counties we cover. We do not copy a live jail roster in New York yet, so each county page links the jail's own lookup or phone number where we have one. You can also call the jail with the person's full name and date of birth.
How do I find someone in New York state prison?
People sentenced to more than about a year for a state crime are held by the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Its own offender search is the source of record. We list 63 state prisons in New York.
How many jails and prisons are there in New York?
We list 180 facilities in New York: 91 county jails, 63 state prisons, 5 federal facilities and 21 other facilities. Each facility page has its address, phone number and how to visit, call, send money and post bail.
Guides
Guides that can help
Free, plain-English guides from searchinmates.org.
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How bail works
Cash bail, bail bonds, what you get back and how to post bail.
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What happens after an arrest
Court dates, public defenders and how a case moves forward, in plain English.