Albion Correctional Facility Overview
Albion Correctional Facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, usually called DOCCS. DOCCS identifies Albion as a medium-security facility for females in Orleans County. It is separate from Orleans County Jail, even though both are located in Albion. The county jail handles local pretrial custody, local sentences, and some temporary outside-agency holds. Albion Correctional Facility houses sentenced state prison inmates, so a county jail phone call or county FOIL request is not the primary way to confirm a person assigned there.
The official Albion Correctional Facility page lists Superintendent Melinda Samuelson and places the institution at 3595 State School Road. Because Albion is a state prison, the custody record is a DOCCS record. A person transferred from Orleans County Jail after sentencing may stop being a county jail lookup question and become a state prison lookup question. That change is important for families who saw an arrest or local court case in Orleans County but later cannot find the person through local jail channels.
DOCCS programs listed for Albion include alcohol and substance-abuse treatment, anger management, education and vocational programming, family development, guidance and counseling, library and law library, recreation, religious services, sex-offender treatment, temporary release, trauma programs, transitional services, veterans services, and volunteer services. Those program categories are state prison programs. They do not mean the facility is open to county jail visits, county bail payments, or local jail commissary deposits.
Albion Correctional Facility Population
The current DOCCS facility page reviewed in the research did not publish a facility-specific capacity or current population figure for Albion Correctional Facility. That is different from Orleans County Jail, where county and DCJS/SCOC sources listed approved local capacity and recent average daily census figures. For Albion, the most reliable public statement from the inspected sources is the facility type and custody role: medium-security state prison custody for sentenced female incarcerated individuals.
| Measure | Research Finding | How to Use It |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Medium-security state prison | Use DOCCS lookup, not the county jail roster path. |
| Population held | Sentenced female incarcerated individuals | Do not describe Albion as a local jail or pretrial roster. |
| Current capacity | Not published on the current DOCCS facility page in the research | Avoid inventing a bed count or current count. |
| County relationship | Physically located in Orleans County | Operated by New York State, not by the sheriff. |
Orleans County's detention map can be confusing because the county has one county-run jail and two state prisons. The county jail page says correction officers deliver state-ready convicted inmates to DOCCS. In state jail population reports, state-ready means a person has been sentenced to a state prison term but has not yet been transferred. After that transfer, the person should be checked through DOCCS, including Albion Correctional Facility when that is the assigned placement.
Albion Correctional Facility Lookup
The correct lookup tool for Albion Correctional Facility is DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup. DOCCS public instructions say a name search can use last name alone or last name with birth year. DIN and NYSID are state identifiers and are meant to be used alone. This locator covers sentenced state prisoners and related parolee lookup links. It does not cover ordinary Orleans County Jail pretrial detainees, recent local bookings, or local bail status.
- Open DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup and choose a name search or identifier search.
- Search by last name, with birth year if available, or search by DIN or NYSID if either state identifier is known.
- Review the result for current facility placement and confirm that the facility is Albion Correctional Facility.
- Use the DOCCS profile details for state custody status, sentence or release information when shown, and parole-related links if applicable.
- If the person was just arrested in Orleans County and has not been sentenced to state prison, call the county jail or use the local jail records path instead.
| DOCCS Field | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Name search | DOCCS says last name can be used alone or with birth year. |
| First Name | Optional name detail | Helps narrow common names when available. |
| Birth Year | Optional with last name | Useful when a name is common. |
| DIN | Standalone identifier search | Use alone, not mixed into a name search. |
| NYSID | Standalone identifier search | Use alone if known from state records. |
Albion Correctional Facility Contact
Albion Correctional Facility should be contacted for prison-specific questions such as facility placement, visit logistics, DOCCS mail rules, and prison phone procedures. Court records, arrest charges, and county jail booking records remain separate. If a family member is trying to understand how an Orleans County arrest became a state prison placement, the route may involve the county court case, sentence, state-ready transfer, and then the DOCCS assignment shown in the lookup system.
Albion Correctional Facility
3595 State School Road
Albion, NY 14411-9399
(585) 589-5511
New York State DOCCS medium-security facility for females.
Albion Correctional Facility Visits
Albion visitation follows DOCCS prison rules. The official research says Albion visiting days are weekends, with hours from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM and latest arrival at 2:00 PM, effective January 1, 2026. Visits are determined by the first letter of the incarcerated individual's last name. The facility allows a maximum of one visit per scheduled visit day. A visit may include up to three visitors and one child under age five, and that child must sit on an adult's lap.
Special Housing Unit visits are limited to one non-legal visit within a seven-day period during normal visiting hours, with each week beginning Sunday and ending Saturday. If the visiting room becomes overcrowded, local visitors within 100 miles may be terminated after three hours on a first-in, first-out basis, followed by longer-distance visits if space still requires it. Visitors should use the DOCCS visitors page for current rules, approval steps, package limits, and conduct requirements before traveling.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 8:00 AM-2:30 PM, latest arrival 2:00 PM | DOCCS in-person prison visitation by schedule group |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM-2:30 PM, latest arrival 2:00 PM | DOCCS in-person prison visitation by schedule group |
| SHU non-legal visit | During normal visiting hours | One visit within a seven-day period |
Albion Correctional Facility Mail
Mail and packages at Albion Correctional Facility use DOCCS rules, not the Orleans County Jail photocopy policy. DOCCS mail must include the incarcerated individual's name and DIN, and the sender must include a return address. DOCCS mail and package rules identify banned items such as nude photos, Polaroids, postage stamps, and letters from other people except children. Package procedures require articles to come directly from approved vendors by carriers such as USPS, FedEx, or UPS. Family and friends can no longer bring packages during visits or mail packages directly under the researched DOCCS package procedure.
| Service | Provider or Detail | Albion Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Use incarcerated individual's name and DIN with the facility address | Sender return address required; DOCCS restrictions apply. | |
| Packages | Direct from vendors by mail or carrier | Family and friends cannot bring packages during visits or mail them directly. |
| Phone | Securus through DOCCS | Calls are free effective August 1, 2025, with weekly and time limits stated by DOCCS. |
| Call hours | Generally daily 7 AM to 11 PM | Calls may be monitored and recorded. |
| Money and commissary | Follow DOCCS facility procedures | Use state prison deposit rules rather than Orleans County Jail vendors. |
Albion Prison Custody Status
Albion Correctional Facility custody begins after a person is sentenced to state prison and transferred into DOCCS custody. That is different from street-arrest booking at Orleans County Jail. DOCCS custody records can include state identifiers such as DIN and NYSID, facility placement, custody status, admission or custody date fields, offense or sentence information where available, and release or parole eligibility fields where applicable. The research did not capture a live sample profile from the current DOCCS application, so profile fields should be described as state custody information rather than promised as a fixed county-style roster.
- DIN
- Department Identification Number used by DOCCS for state prison custody.
- NYSID
- New York State Identification number used in state criminal justice records.
- State-ready
- A person sentenced to state prison but not yet transferred from a local jail to DOCCS.
- Parolee lookup
- A DOCCS-linked path for people released to community supervision rather than still housed in prison.
Albion Correctional Facility Programs
DOCCS lists a broad set of programs at Albion Correctional Facility. The program categories include substance-abuse treatment, anger management, education, vocational work, family development, counseling, library and law library access, recreation, religious services, sex-offender treatment, temporary release, trauma programming, transitional services, veterans services, and volunteer services. Program access depends on classification, eligibility, space, custody rules, and DOCCS operations. The listing supports Albion's role as a state correctional institution rather than a local holding center.
Recent Orleans County news shows the local importance of Albion and Orleans Correctional Facility. In May 2025, county leaders urged the Governor to keep both state prisons open after the state budget authorized closure of three prisons without naming which institutions. The county framed the two prisons as major employers and community institutions in a small county that also has a county-run jail. That context does not change the lookup system, but it explains why many Orleans County residents may have county jail, state prison, court, or corrections employment questions at the same time. For local jail population context, use the Orleans County inmate population overview.
Note: Confirm DOCCS custody, visit schedule group, approval status, and facility rules before traveling to Albion.