Franklin County Inmate Population Overview
The Franklin County inmate population is split across several correctional systems clustered around Malone. The Franklin County Sheriff's Department operates the local jail for recent arrests, pretrial detention, local sentences, parole-violation holds, state-ready prisoners, boarded prisoners, and federal prisoners housed under a U.S. Marshals agreement. New York Correction Law treats a county jail as a local correctional facility used for people charged with crimes, committed for trial or examination, sentenced locally, held on civil process, or awaiting transfer under sentence.
State prison counts are separate. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision runs the state locator and the active Franklin County prisons. Franklin Correctional Facility and Upstate Correctional Facility hold sentenced adult males in DOCCS custody. Bare Hill Correctional Facility is a different case: local reporting and DOCCS-related coverage placed its closure on March 11, 2026, so it is treated here as a recently closed or standby former prison unless DOCCS later reopens it. That facility mix makes Franklin County inmate population data more complex than a single jail count.
Franklin County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful local jail measure is the annual average daily census published by the New York DCJS annual jail population report. DCJS reported Franklin County Jail at 83 in 2025, with an in-house average of 57. Within that in-house count, the 2025 categories included 20 sentenced people, 10 federal prisoners, 1 technical parole violator, 2 state readies, and 24 other unsentenced people. That breakdown matters because the jail count is not just new local arrests.
The older correctional-population benchmark from Prisoners of the Census listed Franklin Co. Jail at 121 local population as of December 31, 2013, and Franklin Correctional Facility at 1,708 as a state-facility benchmark from June 30, 2012. The research did not locate a current official rated jail capacity or current rated DOCCS capacity for these facilities, so those figures should not be treated as current bed limits.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Jail annual average daily census | 83 | DCJS annual jail population report, 2025 |
| Franklin County Jail in-house average | 57 | DCJS annual jail population report, 2025 |
| Federal average in county jail | 10 | DCJS annual jail population report, 2025 |
| Franklin Co. Jail local population benchmark | 121 | Prisoners of the Census, 12/31/2013 |
| Franklin Correctional Facility benchmark | 1,708 | Prisoners of the Census, 6/30/2012 |
Franklin County Jail Population Trends
The Franklin County inmate population in the jail fell sharply during the displayed DCJS decade, then rebounded after 2021. The annual average daily census moved from 110 in 2016 to 47 in 2021, the low point in the table. It then rose to 70 in 2022 and 89 in 2023 before easing to 84 in 2024 and 83 in 2025. That means the 2025 average remained below the 2016 level, even after the post-2021 rebound.
| Year | Average Daily Census | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 110 | Baseline in DCJS 10-year table. |
| 2018 | 91 | Still below 2016 after a two-year decline. |
| 2020 | 54 | COVID-era drop in the annual table. |
| 2021 | 47 | Lowest displayed annual value. |
| 2023 | 89 | Rebound near pre-2020 levels. |
| 2025 | 83 | About 25 percent below 2016 per DCJS interpretation. |
The monthly DCJS report snippet showed recent monthly averages ranging from the high 60s to about 90, with the latest displayed month at 77. It also showed 65 in-house, 22 sentenced, 10 federal, 1 technical parole violator, 3 state readies, and 30 other unsentenced people for that latest display. Use the live DCJS PDF for exact month labels because the rolling report changes.
Franklin County Jail Custody Categories
DCJS category data shows why a Franklin County inmate search cannot stop with one assumption. A person held at the jail may be unsentenced and waiting for court. Another may be serving a local sentence. Another may be a federal prisoner in county custody under the U.S. Marshals agreement. A small number may be state ready, which means they are waiting for transfer to state custody after a sentence or commitment.
- Other unsentenced: DCJS reported 24 in the 2025 annual average and 30 in the latest monthly snippet.
- Sentenced local jail prisoners: DCJS reported 20 in the 2025 annual average.
- Federal prisoners: DCJS reported 10 in 2025, and the USMS agreement confirms federal-prisoner housing authority.
- State readies: DCJS reported 2 in 2025, with 3 in the latest monthly snippet.
- Technical parole violators: DCJS reported 1 in 2025.
Race, sex, age, and charge-level demographics for Franklin County Jail were not located in the published snippets. The custody-status categories are still useful because they show whether the next lookup should be jail booking, WebCriminal, DOCCS, BOP, ICE, or a records request.
Laws Governing Franklin County Inmate Data
New York public-record and correction statutes explain why some jail population facts are public while other details may be restricted. Public Officers Law section 87 is the general FOIL access statute for agency records, subject to exemptions. Public Officers Law section 89 sets FOIL procedures and privacy rules. Franklin County's own FOIL page says requests may be submitted by mail, email, or in person and must be acknowledged within five business days.
Key Statutes:
Correction Law section 500-a defines lawful county jail uses, including detention for trial, contempt, local sentences, and transport.
Correction Law section 500-c places county jail custody with the sheriff outside listed exceptions.
Correction Law section 45 gives the State Commission of Correction oversight authority for local correctional facility standards and complaints.
Sealing statutes affect access too. Criminal Procedure Law section 160.50 requires sealing after a favorable termination, and Criminal Procedure Law section 160.57 addresses automatic sealing of certain convictions. Once a case is sealed, ordinary jail, arrest, booking-photo, and court-record access can be limited.
Franklin County Jail Booking Search
The county research did not locate an official Franklin County Jail public roster, current-inmate search page, daily booking report, or mugshot gallery on the county or sheriff site. That is the core lookup fact for recent arrests. The practical starting point is the booking line listed on the sheriff page, followed by VINE, FOIL, court records, and statewide or federal locators when the person is not found in local custody.
The official sheriff page is still important because it names the jail address, administration phone, booking phone, Sheriff Jay Cook, and Undersheriff Wade Sullivan. The page also links HALT Act reports, annual reports, policy materials, and other documents. The screenshot below comes from that official sheriff source.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department page is the source for the jail's booking and administration contact information.
Use those official contacts for current custody questions before relying on third-party search results or old arrest notices.
How to Search Franklin County Inmates
A Franklin County inmate search works best as a fallback chain because no official online county roster was found. Start with what is known: full legal name, date of birth, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and whether the question is about custody, bond, court, visitation, or property. If the person is newly arrested, the arresting agency may not have finished transport or intake yet. A no-result answer too early does not prove release.
- Call Franklin County Jail Booking at 518-483-6795 and ask about current custody using the person's full name and date of birth if known.
- If booking staff cannot release details or the record is no longer current, submit a Franklin County FOIL request by email at foil@franklincountyny.gov or by the county's listed mail or in-person process.
- Search New York VINE for custody status and notification options, or use the DOCCS VINE phone route at 1-888-VINE-4-NY when it applies.
- Check WebCriminal for pending criminal cases and future court appearances after an arrest.
- If the person has been sentenced to state prison, use the DOCCS incarcerated lookup application instead of the county booking line.
- For federal or immigration custody, search the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Franklin County Inmate Search Fields
Because no Franklin County roster fields were found, the county-jail search field table is really a phone and records-request table. DOCCS, BOP, ICE, and WebCriminal have their own search fields. The difference matters: DOCCS fields do not find someone who is still in county jail, and BOP fields do not rule out local or state custody.
| Channel | Field or Input | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Booking | Full name | Practical requirement | Date of birth, arrest date, and agency help staff identify the person. |
| Franklin County FOIL | Reasonably described record | Yes | Ask for booking, jail, incident, or photo records with enough identifiers. |
| DOCCS Lookup | DIN, NYSID, or last name | Depends on route | DIN and NYSID should be used alone; name search can use birth year. |
| WebCriminal | Case identifier, defendant, or calendar | Depends on route | Best for pending cases with future court dates in covered courts. |
| BOP Locator | Number or name fields | Depends on route | Federal inmates only, with released records from 1982 to present. |
| ICE ODLS | A-number plus country, or name plus birth details | Yes | Used for ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours. |
Franklin County FOIL Records
FOIL is unusually important in Franklin County because the research did not locate a public jail roster. A written request can ask for a booking sheet, arrest date and time, arresting agency, charge information, custody or release date, and booking photograph if that is the record sought. The request should be narrow enough for the county to identify the record. The county may ask for clarification if the request is not reasonably described.
Franklin County's FOIL page explains mail, email, and in-person request routes and the five-business-day acknowledgment rule.
The FOIL path does not override sealed cases, privacy exemptions, active-investigation limits, or court-record rules.
Franklin County Jail vs State Prison
The most common search mistake is using the wrong system for the person's custody status. Franklin County Jail covers the local jail population, including recent arrests, local sentences, state readies, parole violators, and some federal prisoners in county custody. DOCCS covers sentenced state prisoners. BOP covers federal sentenced custody and some federal records. ICE ODLS covers immigration custody. WebCriminal covers court case information, not housing location.
| Custody Type | Likely System | What It Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Recent arrest or local jail hold | Franklin County Jail Booking and VINE | Current custody and basic jail routing when available. |
| Sentenced New York state prisoner | DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup | DIN, NYSID, facility, custody or release status, and state record details. |
| Pending court case after arrest | WebCriminal, clerk, or County Clerk | Charges, case status, future appearances, and court-file access. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal register number, age, race, sex, release date, and facility if in BOP custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detention location when the person is visible in the federal locator. |
Franklin County State Prison Lookup
Franklin County has two active DOCCS prison pages located in the research: Franklin Correctional Facility and Upstate Correctional Facility. Those prisons are not county-jail overflow pages and do not use the Franklin County booking phone as the main lookup. Search through DOCCS by DIN, NYSID, or name. DOCCS says DIN and NYSID are intended to be used alone, while last-name searches may be narrowed with year of birth. It also warns there is no Soundex function, so spelling matters.
The DOCCS lookup application is the search page for sentenced state prisoners in Franklin County state facilities.
A not-found result in DOCCS does not rule out Franklin County Jail custody, federal custody, ICE custody, or a local court case.
Franklin County Detention Facilities
Franklin County's correctional geography is concentrated near Malone, but the names are easy to mix up. The county jail, Franklin Correctional Facility, Upstate Correctional Facility, and Bare Hill Correctional Facility are distinct institutions with different operators and lookup routes. Do not use a DOCCS prison address for a county-jail visit or a county booking inquiry.
- Franklin County Jail is the sheriff-operated local jail for recent arrests, local sentences, state readies, parole violators, boarded prisoners, and some federal prisoners.
- Franklin Correctional Facility is a DOCCS medium-security state prison for sentenced adult males.
- Upstate Correctional Facility is a DOCCS maximum-security state prison for sentenced adult males.
- Bare Hill Correctional Facility is treated as a recently closed or standby former DOCCS facility after the March 11, 2026 closure date reported in the research.
Franklin County Court and Mugshot Records
Court records after a jail arrest are not the same as jail custody records. The jail booking record reflects intake and custody. The court record reflects the criminal case, charge documents, prosecutor action, court dates, release conditions, and final disposition. The Franklin County District Attorney's Office prosecutes violations of state and local criminal statutes, presents cases to grand juries, negotiates plea agreements, and represents the People during hearings, trials, and appeals. Use Franklin County court records after jail arrest for the charging path.
Mugshots need separate care. No official Franklin County roster with booking photos, recent-booking gallery, or daily booking-photo report was located. The public access question runs through FOIL, Public Officers Law, privacy review, and sealing statutes. A booking photo is not proof of conviction. Use Franklin County jail mugshots for the booking-photo request route and limits.
Franklin County Custody Terms
Short terms can hide important legal differences. These definitions help sort jail, court, and prison records before choosing a search channel.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest or commitment, usually involving identification, property, medical screening, and classification.
- State ready
- A person awaiting transfer from county jail to DOCCS custody after a state-prison sentence or commitment.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may prevent release even if a local case is resolved.
- VINE
- A victim notification network for custody changes, not a full booking report or court-file database.
- FOIL
- New York's Freedom of Information Law, used to request agency records unless an exemption or sealing rule applies.
Franklin County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Franklin County inmate population?
DCJS reported Franklin County Jail's 2025 annual average daily census at 83. The full local correctional landscape is larger because Franklin County also has active DOCCS prisons in Malone, and those sentenced state-prison populations are counted separately from the sheriff-operated jail.
Is there an official Franklin County jail roster online?
No official Franklin County Jail public roster, recent-booking report, or mugshot gallery was located in the county and sheriff materials reviewed. Use the booking phone, VINE, FOIL, WebCriminal, and state or federal locators as the documented fallback chain.
How do I search a sentenced prisoner?
Use the DOCCS incarcerated lookup for a New York state prisoner. Search by DIN, NYSID, or name. County jail booking staff are not the main source after a person has been received into state prison custody.
Can a federal prisoner be in Franklin County Jail?
Yes. The research located a U.S. Marshals agreement with Franklin County, and DCJS reported a federal average in the jail data. Federal sentenced custody still requires the BOP locator, while USMS pretrial custody may require the district office and the holding jail.