Otisville Correctional Facility – New York

Know somebody incarcerated at Otisville Correctional Facility?  Otisville Correctional Facility is a state correctional institution in the state prison system in New York.  This guide gives you about everything you might need to know about Otisville Correctional Facility,like the following:  How to locate an inmate.  Visiting an inmate here.  The prisons’s phone number and address.  Sending money and mail.  And much more…

Official Name:	Otisville Correctional Facility
Type:	Male
State:	New York
County:	Orange County
DOC:	New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Security Level:	Medium

Return To Main Menu

Below you have the mailing address and street address for Otisville Correctional Facility. Use the mailing address if you are going to mail a letter or package to someone at Otisville Correctional Facility, and use the street address if you need to know the physical location of Otisville Correctional Facility.

Be sure to read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures heading below before you send something to someone in prison to make sure that you properly address the package or letter, and do the correct protocol for sending a package or letter. If you don’t follow the appropriate directions, the letter or package might not get delivered.

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
Otisville Correctional Facility
57 Sanitorium Road P.O. Box 8
Otisville NY, 10963-0008

Use the street address if you are going to visit a prisoner. Make sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings below before you go to visit an inmate at Otisville Correctional Facility.

Otisville Correctional Facility
57 Sanitorium Road P.O. Box 8
Otisville NY, 10963-0008

Return To Main Menu

Inmates don’t have phones in their cells, so you can’t call your inmate, but, there are times when it may be necessary to know the telephone number to Otisville Correctional Facility.

(845) 386-1490

Otisville Correctional Facility prisoners can sometimes make phone calls with:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Otisville Correctional Facility inmates don’t have access to fax machines, so you can’t send a fax to prisoners, but there might be times when it may be necessary to have the fax machine number to the prison.

The email address listed below is the general email for Otisville Correctional Facility. You won’t be able to email prisoners using this address. If you need to send an email to a prisoner, go to the Inmate Email section on this page.

Return To Main Menu

Total Inmates:
Total Staff:

To send an email message to an inmate at Otisville Correctional Facility you must follow an exact process to make sure that the message is received by the prisoner.

State prisoners don’t have access to the web.

There are certain rules that you have to follow when mailing postal mail to a prisoner. If you don’t follow the procedures then what you sent might be returned to you.

before you send a letter or package, make sure to read the information below:

Institution employees will open and read all incoming general postal correspondence. Incoming general correspondence is able to be read as frequently as necessary to keep security and safety or monitor a problem confronting an inmate.

Below is the proper format for how you have to address a package or letter to a prisoner at Otisville Correctional Facility:

INMATE NAME AND INMATE ID
Otisville Correctional Facility
57 Sanitorium Road P.O. Box 8
Otisville NY, 10963-0008

Return To Main Menu

Each state correctional institution has a Commissary which serves to provide a bank account for inmate monies and for purchasing things not provided by the prison.

Family, friends, or other sources may add funds to these accounts using Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send prisoners money through the mail and will have to send money to the address below and do so in accordance with the directions given below:

The money has to be in the form of a money order made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold, in which the inmate will not have access to the deposit. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that don’t have correct inmate info but only if the envelope it was sent it has a valid return address. Checks and cash cannot be deposited so do not send any cash or checks.

Return To Main Menu

Prisoners are frequently changed to various prison facilities in the state, so sometimes you might need to locate what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click on the link here to look up an state prison inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other New York state prisons: New York State Prisons

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Inmate Search

Before you go to visit an inmate at Otisville Correctional Facility, you must know this info:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Each state prison has their own procedures for prison visits and these policies change regularly. The policies listed below could be changed since this was written, so be sure to also go to Otisville Correctional Facility’s website to find the latest visitation rules.

The entrance officer will make sure every visitor signs the inmate visitors log upon entering the facility and also when they leave.

Photo identification of visitors will be required. Acceptable forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state photo I.D. is OK.

For everything shown below, check out the official prison website because this info changes often:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Return To Main Menu

Details about Otisville Correctional Facility records to be added later.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Otisville Correctional Facility death row coming soon.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Section about New York parole process coming soon.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Info about getting released from Otisville Correctional Facility will be posted ASAP.

Return To Main Menu

Info about life at Otisville Correctional Facility to be added later.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A news section to be added later.

A section with photos of Otisville Correctional Facility to be added later.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Otisville Correctional Facility
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Otisville Correctional Facility.

If you have any photos of Otisville Correctional Facility that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Trying to find a job at a correctional facility? Do you have any prior experience? Have you worked at a correctional facility in your previous job?

If so, check out: Otisville Correctional Facility Jobs

Return To Main Menu

The official website: Otisville Correctional Facility Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• The right to protection from the accused.
• The right to notification.
• The right to attend proceedings.
• The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• The right to restitution.
• The right to a speedy trial.
• The right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

Click here to tell about all about it

Return To Main Menu

Information about family resources to be added later.

A section with the history of Otisville Correctional Facility coming soon.

Such as:

• Famous Otisville Correctional Facility inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other New York State Prisons: New York State Prisons

Otisville Correctional Facility Links

The official website: Otisville Correctional Facility Website
Otisville Correctional Facility Jobs

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Links

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Main Website
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Prison Directory
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Prison Map
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Prison Jobs
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Prison Inmate Search
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Most Wanted

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a New York State Prison Inmate

Sending Mail to New York State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to New York State Prison Inmates
New York State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

Return To Main Menu

Have you ever spent any time at Otisville Correctional Facility? Do you have a family member or friend there? Have you ever visited someone at Otisville Correctional Facility?

If your answer is yes, then we would like you to write your review about it. Write about your prison experience so that other people will know what to expect.

What to include in the review:

• Facility conditions
• Facility layout and facility
• Guards and staff
• Prison food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Safety
• Prison gangs
• Inmate activities and programs

If you are currently incarcerated at this prison, include your mailing address if you want people to be able to mail you.

Return To Main Menu

9609