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Bare Hill Status Overview

Bare Hill Correctional Facility was a DOCCS state prison in Malone. Local and state reporting said DOCCS selected Bare Hill for closure and set the closure date for March 11, 2026. Because that date has passed, Bare Hill is not an ordinary active destination for current inmates in the located materials. It remains a recently closed or standby former DOCCS facility unless newer official DOCCS material shows reactivation.

The closure status changes the search task. A person formerly housed at Bare Hill may have been transferred to another DOCCS facility, released to supervision, or moved through another state process. The Franklin County Jail booking phone does not replace DOCCS for those records. Bare Hill was a state prison, not a county jail, and it held sentenced state prisoners rather than recent local arrestees.

Bare Hill Population Notes

The located sources did not provide a current rated capacity on an active DOCCS facility page after the closure reporting. Reporting said Bare Hill housed roughly 709 inmates before closure, less than half capacity, and employed 293 staff. Those are news-reported closure-context figures, not a current active population count. They explain the closure story and do not imply current custody at Bare Hill.

Bare Hill Transfer Lookup

Use DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup for former Bare Hill prisoners. DOCCS records are the correct system because Bare Hill was a state prison. The county jail booking line is for Franklin County Jail custody and recent local bookings, not for a state prisoner transferred from a closed DOCCS facility.

1. Search DOCCS by DIN or NYSID if the number is known.
2. Use last name and birth year when no state number is available.
3. Review the current facility field to find the transfer destination or custody status.
4. Use the receiving facility's visiting and mail rules, not old Bare Hill routines.

If a person was recently arrested in Franklin County rather than formerly housed in state prison, start with Franklin County Jail booking and the local custody channels. If a person is in federal custody, search BOP or contact the U.S. Marshals district as appropriate. If immigration detention is possible, use ICE ODLS.

A former Bare Hill search can also involve VINE notifications, parole or release information, and the receiving DOCCS facility. VINE is useful for alerts, but it is not the same as a full state prison profile. The DOCCS locator is the better tool for current facility placement, while VINE can help with later custody changes when registration is available. If a profile shows release, supervision, or a different prison, use that result rather than the old Bare Hill address.

Bare Hill Contact History

The historic Bare Hill address and phone remain useful for identifying old records, news reports, procurement references, and PREA materials, but they are not proof of an active prison operation. Current custody questions go to DOCCS lookup or the facility now listed on the person's DOCCS profile.

Bare Hill Visit Status

No current active Bare Hill visiting schedule applies in June 2026 unless DOCCS publishes a reactivation. Former Bare Hill prisoners use the visiting schedule of the receiving DOCCS facility after transfer. That might be Franklin Correctional Facility, Upstate Correctional Facility, or another state prison, depending on classification, bed space, program needs, and DOCCS assignment.

Bare Hill Mail Rules

Do not send mail, packages, or money to Bare Hill based on an old address without first confirming active status in DOCCS records. The DOCCS mail and package rules apply to active state facilities, but the receiving facility and current DOCCS profile control the address and eligibility. Vendor-direct package rules also depend on the current assignment and program status.

Bare Hill Closure Context

Local and statewide reporting in late 2025 said DOCCS selected Bare Hill for closure after reviewing operations at its correctional facilities. Reporting described factors such as available beds, physical infrastructure, program offerings, relocation options, security level, specialized medical and mental-health services, and nearby facilities that could reduce staff impact. Staff were expected to be offered positions at other correctional facilities.

North Country reporting also placed Bare Hill in the wider Malone prison landscape with Franklin Correctional Facility and Upstate Correctional Facility nearby. That context helps explain why an old Bare Hill record may still lead to a Malone-area search, while the current custody result may point somewhere else. For active state prison custody in Franklin County, use the Franklin and Upstate facility pages and the DOCCS locator.

The reported standby or ready status is also important. Standby status means the physical plant may remain tied to correctional planning, but it does not mean families should treat it as a normal active prison. Until DOCCS publishes a new active facility page or current assignment records point back to Bare Hill, the practical record path is transfer lookup through DOCCS and contact with the receiving facility.

Bare Hill Facility Warnings

Bare Hill is not Franklin County Jail. It is also not Franklin Correctional Facility or Upstate Correctional Facility. The county jail uses booking, VINE, FOIL, court records, and local channels for recent arrests. Franklin and Upstate use DOCCS lookup and active DOCCS visitation rules. Bare Hill is a former or standby state facility unless official state sources show current operation.

Former prisoner

Search DOCCS for the current facility or release status.

Recent local arrest

Call Franklin County Jail booking, then use VINE or FOIL if needed.

Old Bare Hill record

Use the historic facility name, address, and DOCCS context to describe the record.

Current visit

Use the receiving facility's schedule after DOCCS confirms custody.