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The Albany Jail is situated in Albany, New York.
The Albany Jail is a part of the Albany Police Department. The Albany Police Department is the law enforcement agency that runs the Albany Jail 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Albany Jail is a small medium-security holding pen for offenders who were arrested around the city. The Albany Jail does not house offenders for more than three days due to their size.
If an offender is not released back into the community, the offender will be sent off the local county correctional facility.
Albany Jail — General Information
Adult.
165 Henry Johnson Boulevard, Albany, NY, 12210
http://albanyny.gov/Government/Departments/PublicSafety/PoliceDepartment.aspx
518-462-8013, 518-462-8756
How to Find Someone in Albany Jail
Now that you know that the Albany Jail is indeed managed and operated by the Albany Police Department you are probably wondering where you can locate the Albany Police Department records.
That is a great question.
Since the police department is typically spread thin with patrolling the city, running the police department, and running the Albany Jail they do not have time to have their inmate search public.
So, if you need information, you will need to get in contact with the Albany Jail with your comments, questions, and concerns.
Sending a Mail/Care Package
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The offenders will not be held in the Albany Jail long enough to be permitted to receive mail. The Albany Jail will return any inmate mail back to the sender. They will not forward the mail to the new facility, if they were transferred.
Sending Money
It was previously stated that the offenders in the Albany Jail are only typically in the facility for about 3 days on average. During this time, the Albany Jail will attend to all the needs of offenders such as ensuring all offenders get their three meals, personal hygiene, and access to a telephone to call home.
Offenders in the Albany Jail have no need for cash.
Phone calls
Offenders will have access to a telephone, which they can use to call home on. The telephone calls are not free for you to pick up with, so you will have to keep that in mind when the offender calls you from the Albany Jail. You will oversee paying for those fees.
Visitation
Offenders could receive visits if they are still in a holding pen in the Albany Jail. Visits can be daily between the hours of 9 am to 9 pm.
You should always give the Albany Jail a call prior to leaving for the facility to ensure that the offender is still in the facility and has not been released or transferred to another facility.
Visiting Hours
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
Nearby Jail/Prison
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- Rensselaer City Jail
- Rensselaer County Jail
- Albany County Juvenile Detention Center
- Albany County Correctional Facility
- Colonie City Jail
- Troy Police Department Jail
- Troy Jail
- Green Island City Jail
- Cohoes City Jail
- Schodack City Jail
- Nassau City Jail
- Niskayuna City Jail
- Ravena City Jail
- Schenectady County Jail
- Schenectady City Jail
- Guilderland City Jail
- Altamont City Jail
- Rotterdam City Jail
- Scotia City Jail
- Glenville City Jail
- Mechanicville City Jail
- Coxsackie City Jail
- Ballston Spa City Jail
- Cass Residential Center
- Saratoga County Correctional Facility
- Stockport City Jail
- Hoosick Falls City Jail
- Richmond Jail
- Greenport City Jail
Other Types of Correctional Facilities in New York
- County Jail 81
- State Prison 110