Elmira Correctional Facility Inmate Lookup

Elmira Correctional Facility Overview

Elmira Correctional Facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, commonly called DOCCS. The official facility page lists the address as 1879 Davis Street, P.O. Box 500, Elmira, NY 14901-0500, and the main phone number as 607-734-3901. DOCCS describes Elmira as a maximum-security facility for males. The superintendent listed in the research source is Kevin McCarthy.

This is not the Chemung County Jail. That distinction is the most important practical fact on the page. Chemung County Jail handles recent local arrests, county pretrial custody, local jail sentences, bail processing, and county jail service questions. Elmira Correctional Facility handles sentenced state-prison custody after a person has moved into DOCCS. A person sentenced in Chemung County can be state ready while still in the county jail, then later transferred. Once the transfer happens, use the DOCCS lookup and the state prison's contact rules.

For a recent local arrest, the county path still runs through Sheriff William A. Schrom's Sheriff's Office and the county jail resources, not Elmira Correctional Facility. The relevant county pages are the Corrections Division page, the Incarcerated Individual Information hub, and the Sheriff's Records Division page. Use those for county jail custody and records fallbacks; use DOCCS only when the person is in state-prison custody.

Elmira's facility page links PREA audit reports from 2018, 2021, and Cycle 4 dated May 19, 2024. A 2021 PREA audit snippet identified total inmate capacity at Elmira Correctional Facility and Reception Center as 1,774 adult male inmates and stated it did not house juveniles or youthful offenders at that time. Because current operating capacity was not found on the facility page, that figure should be treated as historical audit capacity rather than a current count.

Elmira Correctional Facility Capacity and Population

The research source found a 2021 PREA audit capacity figure of 1,774 adult male inmates for Elmira Correctional Facility and Reception Center. It did not find a current rated operating capacity on the DOCCS facility page. Use that distinction carefully: the number is a sourced historical/audit capacity, not a live population count and not a current census figure. No official current Elmira facility population number was located in the assigned source set.

The county jail's DCJS and SCOC reports are separate from Elmira's state-prison population. For example, Chemung County Jail's May 2026 report counted three state-ready people still in local jail custody pending transfer. Those individuals were not automatically Elmira prisoners just because Elmira is in the same city. Search location must follow legal custody: county jail channels before transfer, DOCCS after state custody begins.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility

Use the DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup for Elmira Correctional Facility. The statewide locator covers people in New York state prison custody and formerly in DOCCS custody. It does not replace Chemung County Jail phone lookup for a new arrest, and it does not search a county pretrial roster. DOCCS instructions state that last name may be used alone or with birth year, while DIN or NYSID are intended to be used alone. The profile can show custody status, housing or releasing facility, dates received, county of commitment, latest release information, crime information, sentence terms, parole hearing information, conditional release date, maximum expiration date, and post-release supervision details.

1. Open the DOCCS statewide incarcerated lookup at https://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/.
2. Search by last name with birth year if known, or search by DIN or NYSID if you have the identifier.
3. Check the housing or releasing facility field to confirm whether the person is at Elmira Correctional Facility.
4. Review custody status, received dates, county of commitment, release dates, sentence information, and parole-related fields.

For release notifications, DOCCS identifies VINE/VINELink as a separate notification channel. New York VINE is available at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/NY and by phone at 1-888-VINE-4-NY. Use VINE for notifications of release, escape, death, furlough, and temporary or work release. Use the county jail, WebCriminal, and Sheriff's Records Division instead when the person has not yet moved from Chemung County Jail into state custody.

Elmira Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Use the facility main line for Elmira-specific state-prison questions. Use DOCCS lookup before calling when possible, because the DIN, NYSID, or exact name can help distinguish a state-prison record from a county jail record. Do not call Chemung County Jail expecting county staff to provide state-prison location, visiting, or account details after a person is transferred into DOCCS.

Visiting Someone at Elmira Correctional Facility

Elmira's DOCCS visiting schedule in the research is effective April 30, 2026. Visiting days are Thursdays and weekends, with hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The latest arrival is 2:00 PM. DOCCS lists unlimited visits per day for this schedule, with three visitors plus one child under age five per visit. The child under five must sit on an adult's lap.

Special Housing Unit custody has a separate non-legal visit limit: one non-legal visit within a seven-day period during regular visiting hours and days. If overcrowding requires visits to be ended, DOCCS asks for volunteers first, then terminates local visits within 100 miles after three hours on a first-in, first-out basis, then terminates longer-distance visits after three hours on the same basis if needed. Visitors should confirm approval, identification, dress, and package or property rules through DOCCS before traveling.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Elmira Correctional Facility

DOCCS account deposits for Elmira run through state prison rules, not the Chemung County Jail's Access Corrections page. The research identifies JPay and the visitor deposit lockbox for Elmira/DOCCS deposits. DOCCS permits cash, money orders, and checks in the visitor deposit lockbox. Money orders and checks have a maximum of $999.99. There is no fee for the visitor lockbox or mailed money orders and checks sent to the JPay lockbox. Online, phone, mobile, and MoneyGram transactions carry fees by amount.

The research did not capture a local Elmira phone vendor. Use the DOCCS family handbook and facility page for phone and family-contact rules rather than applying the Chemung County Jail's ViaPath schedule to a state prison. Mail to a state prison also follows DOCCS rules and person-specific addressing conventions. Before mailing money, correspondence, or property, confirm the person's DIN and current facility through DOCCS lookup.

Reception and Classification at Elmira Correctional Facility

Elmira Correctional Facility should not be described as a street-arrest booking site for Chemung County. State-prison intake follows conviction, sentencing, and DOCCS transfer. A person sentenced to a state prison term may first appear in a county jail population report as state ready. DCJS/SCOC uses that term for a person sentenced by the court to state prison but not yet transferred to DOCCS. Chemung's May 2026 monthly report listed three state-ready people in the county jail. Once transfer occurs, DOCCS records become the correct lookup source.

State-prison reception and classification are different from county jail booking. The DOCCS profile can show the original and current received dates, admission type, county of commitment, custody status, housing facility, sentence information, parole eligibility, conditional release date, and maximum expiration date. DOCCS explains that listed crime information is limited to a maximum of four crimes selected by sentence length, while aggregate sentence terms reflect all crimes whether or not each crime appears in the visible profile fields.

About Elmira Correctional Facility

Elmira Correctional Facility is a major state-prison institution located inside Chemung County, but it operates under New York State DOCCS rather than the Sheriff's Office. DOCCS program categories listed for Elmira or statewide facility use include alcohol and substance-abuse treatment, anger management, educational and vocational programs, 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. Availability can vary by classification, eligibility, staffing, and facility operations.

PREA materials are important for Elmira because the facility page links audits from 2018, 2021, and Cycle 4 dated May 19, 2024. The research also notes broader state-prison context from 2025, when reporting described corrections officer walkouts at multiple New York prisons, including Elmira. That context should not be treated as a county jail condition claim. For current custody status, use DOCCS lookup. For a recent Chemung County arrest that has not become a state-prison transfer, use Chemung County Jail, VINE, WebCriminal, and Sheriff's Records Division channels instead.