Adirondack Correctional Facility Inmate Lookup

Adirondack Correctional Facility Overview

Adirondack Correctional Facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. DOCCS lists the facility at 196 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110. The facility is in Essex County but is part of the state prison system, not the Essex County Sheriff's Office jail system.

DOCCS identifies Adirondack as a medium-security facility for males and lists Cynthia Tourville as Superintendent. Its population is sentenced adult males in state custody. A person generally reaches Adirondack after sentencing, reception, classification, and placement by DOCCS. A recent Essex County arrest, a pretrial hold, or a short county sentence should be checked through Essex County Jail routes first, not through a state prison facility page.

Essex County has two active adult custody points that frequently get confused. Essex County Jail in Lewis handles local adult jail custody, including pretrial and short-sentence custody. Adirondack Correctional Facility in Ray Brook handles sentenced state-prison custody. The location in Essex County does not make Adirondack a county jail.

Adirondack Correctional Facility Security Level and Population

DOCCS identifies Adirondack Correctional Facility as a medium-security male facility. The reviewed official sources did not locate a current public DOCCS facility-page capacity figure for Adirondack, so no capacity number should be treated as verified. The key public fact is the custody category: sentenced adult males in New York State DOCCS custody.

Because Adirondack is a state prison, its population is not part of the Essex County Jail daily census. County jail population reports track the jail in Lewis, including local, sentenced, federal, technical parole violator, state-ready, and other unsentenced categories. DOCCS records track state-prison custody after sentencing and classification. A person transferred from the county jail after a sentence longer than one year should be searched through DOCCS rather than through the Sheriff's local custody routes.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Adirondack Correctional Facility

Use the New York DOCCS incarcerated lookup for Adirondack Correctional Facility. The DOCCS locator is the statewide search tool for sentenced prisoners in New York State custody. It is separate from Essex County Jail, VINELink, New York Courts WebCriminal, BOP, and ICE.

The DOCCS incarcerated lookup is the correct search interface for a sentenced state prisoner at Adirondack Correctional Facility:

The lookup can be searched by last name alone, last name with birth year, DIN, or NYSID. DIN and NYSID are meant to be used alone. When a search result appears, confirm the person's name, identifier, custody status, and facility. If the facility field does not show Adirondack Correctional Facility, the person may be at another DOCCS prison, released to parole supervision, not yet received by DOCCS, or outside the state-prison system.

1. Open the DOCCS incarcerated lookup, not the county jail records page.
2. Search by last name alone or with birth year, or search by DIN or NYSID if either identifier is known.
3. Review the result for the current facility and custody status.
4. Confirm that the facility listed is Adirondack Correctional Facility before planning a visit or deposit.
5. If the person was just arrested in Essex County and is not in DOCCS, call Essex County Jail at 518-873-6970 and check court records or VINELink.

Adirondack Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Adirondack Correctional Facility is in Ray Brook, between the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid area of the Adirondacks. Use the DOCCS facility contact for state-prison visit planning, facility-specific questions, and state-prison procedures. Local Essex County Jail staff cannot confirm state prison visiting approvals, DOCCS account deposit processing, or state prison program assignments.

For court charges after an Essex County arrest, use New York Courts WebCriminal or the Essex County court route. For county jail booking records before a state transfer, use the Essex County Jail and FOIL process. For state prison custody, sentence, release, parole, and facility location, use DOCCS and its related parole resources.

Visiting Someone at Adirondack Correctional Facility

DOCCS lists Adirondack Correctional Facility visiting days as weekends. Effective January 1, 2026, visiting hours are 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with latest arrival at 2:00 PM. The facility schedule states that incarcerated individuals may receive visits both Saturday and Sunday, subject to maximum visitor limits and overcrowding rules.

The maximum visitors per visit are three visitors plus one child under age five, with the child sitting on an adult's lap. Maximum visits per day are unlimited during visiting hours, but overcrowding can affect visit length. If overcrowding requires terminations, staff first ask for voluntary terminations. Local visitors within 100 miles may then be ended after three hours on a first-in, first-out basis, followed by longer-distance visitors after three hours. Special permission visitors and people without visits in six months may receive consideration.

DOCCS visitors information should be checked before travel because visitor approval, identification, dress, package limits, search procedures, and schedule changes are controlled by state prison rules. County jail visitation rules, Picktime scheduling, and Essex County Jail weekend evening slots do not apply at Adirondack.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Adirondack Correctional Facility

State prison money and communication procedures are controlled by DOCCS, not the Essex County Sheriff's Office. DOCCS account deposit information says visitors can leave cash, money orders, and checks in the conventional visitor deposit lockbox at each DOCCS facility. Money orders and checks require a facility-provided JPay deposit slip and are sent by DOCCS to JPay for processing. Cash deposits are processed by facility staff. DOCCS states that the maximum amount for a money order or check is $999.99.

Mail should follow DOCCS mail rules and the facility's current address format. Include the incarcerated person's full name and state identifier when required by DOCCS. Do not use Essex County Jail vendor routes such as Access Corrections, MyCarePack, GettingOut, ConnectNetwork, Picktime, or GovPayNet for a person confirmed at Adirondack unless DOCCS separately directs that process.

Admission and Classification at Adirondack Correctional Facility

Adirondack Correctional Facility is not a street-arrest booking point. People are not booked into Adirondack immediately after a local Essex County arrest in the way they are booked into Essex County Jail. State prison placement normally follows conviction, sentencing, reception, classification, and DOCCS facility assignment.

The Essex County Sheriff's corrections page gives the local transition rule: people sentenced to jail time serve in Essex County Jail for up to one year, while sentences longer than one year are transferred to DOCCS. That transfer changes the lookup system, visit rules, account deposit process, and public-record path. The county jail may have earlier booking and commitment records, while DOCCS has the state-prison custody record after transfer.

If a person is expected at Adirondack but does not appear in the DOCCS locator, check timing and identifiers first. A person may still be in county custody, at a reception or classification facility, at a different DOCCS prison, in federal custody, or released under a different status. Use the exact legal name, birth year, DIN, or NYSID when possible.

Records Requests and Public Access for Adirondack Correctional Facility

For state prison custody status, the DOCCS locator is the best first step. It can show whether a sentenced person is in DOCCS custody and which facility is listed. For parole information, DOCCS also links parolee lookup and parole calendar resources. VINELink may be useful for notification in some custody situations, but DOCCS remains the state-prison locator.

For court charges or case events from an Essex County prosecution, use the court record rather than the prison facility. New York Courts WebCriminal can be searched by defendant, case identifier, or court calendar where the case is covered. The Essex County Supreme and County Court is in Elizabethtown, and the County Clerk is a separate records route for clerk-held files.

For county jail booking records before a state transfer, submit an Essex County FOIL request identifying the Essex County Sheriff's Office or Essex County Jail as the likely holder. For state corrections records, use DOCCS public information and records processes. A county FOIL request should not be expected to produce current state-prison account, program, or housing details controlled by DOCCS.

About Adirondack Correctional Facility

Adirondack Correctional Facility is the current active DOCCS prison facility in Essex County. DOCCS facility material says programs can include alcohol and substance-abuse treatment, anger management, educational and vocational programs, family development, guidance and counseling, library and law library access, recreation, religious services, sex-offender treatment, temporary release, trauma programs, transitional services, veterans services, and volunteer services.

DOCCS also links Prison Rape Elimination Act audit materials for Adirondack, including reports from 2017, June 2021, and December 14, 2023. Those facility-level audit links are separate from county jail accreditation materials for Essex County Jail. Adirondack's state-prison programs, audits, visit schedule, and superintendent listing should be checked through DOCCS sources.

Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Mineville is a historical state correctional site in Essex County, but it was announced for closure effective March 10, 2022 and is not treated as an active facility for current lookup purposes. Current state-prison searches in Essex County should focus on DOCCS locator results and active facility assignments such as Adirondack.