This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Contact the responsible sheriff, jail, court, corrections department, or federal agency for those actions.
Where to Ask First
Use the official contact that matches the record type. Essex County Jail questions usually begin with the Sheriff's Office in Lewis. Written county records requests go through the Essex County FOIL process. Court charges and case events go through New York Courts and the local clerk's office. State prisoners are searched through DOCCS, not the county jail.
Essex County Sheriff's Office / Jail
702 Stowersville Road
P.O. Box 68
Lewis, NY 12950
518-873-6970
Email: sheriffcontact@essexcountyny.gov
Essex County FOIL Requests
County Attorney's Office
7551 Court Street, P.O. Box 217
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Fax: 518-873-3894
Email: foil@essexcountyny.gov
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Sheriff's published jail phone route.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and use a written FOIL request if an official photo is needed.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, WebCriminal, and the appropriate court clerk.
- For a specific facility, use the Essex County Jail or Adirondack Correctional Facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the New York DOCCS incarcerated lookup.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.