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The Albany County Jail, located at 840 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY, 12211 is a County Jail and serves Albany County. It has a capacity of 1043. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Albany County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 518-869-2724.

Table of contents -
  1. General Information
  2. Visitation Rules
  3. Sending A Mail Or Package
  4. How to Send Money?
  5. How to Make Phone Calls?
  6. Overview
  7. Nearby Jails / Prisons

General Information

  • Facility Name Albany County Jail
  • Facility Type County Jails in New York
  • Address 840 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY, 12211
  • Phone Number 518-869-2724
  • Capacity 1043
  • City Albany
  • Zip 12211
  • State New York
  • County Albany County
  • Website http://www.albanycounty.com/Government/Departments/CountySheriff/Corrections.aspx
  • Visiting Hours
    Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
    Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

The Albany County Jail, located at 840 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY, 12211 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of 1043.

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Albany County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 518-869-2724 for scheduling a visit. http://www.albanycounty.com/Government/Departments/CountySheriff/Corrections.aspx website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Albany County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Albany County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Albany County Jail’s http://www.albanycounty.com/Government/Departments/CountySheriff/Corrections.aspx.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Albany County Jail directly on 518-869-2724.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Albany County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 518-869-2724 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at Albany County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Albany County Jail, call 518-869-2724.

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Albany County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Albany County Jail
CITY: Albany
STATE: New York
ZIP: 12211
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:340
CONFINED POPULATION:716
NO. OF NON US CITIZEN:232
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:591
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:120
NO. OF JUVENILE MALE:5
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:186
BLACK:270
HISPANIC/LATINO:211
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE:18
ASIAN:31

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