Upstate Correctional Overview
Upstate Correctional Facility is an active DOCCS maximum-security facility for males. The research lists the superintendent as Jay Skiff and places the facility in Malone. Upstate is not a county jail, booking center, or local roster site. It holds sentenced state prisoners, so custody information comes from DOCCS records and facility rules rather than Franklin County Jail booking staff.
Maximum-security status also affects visiting, movement, classification, and the need to confirm status before travel. Some people in Upstate custody may be in Special Housing. The research says Special Housing incarcerated individuals are allowed two visits per week, with the week running Sunday through Saturday. That is a DOCCS prison rule, not a county jail visitation rule.
Upstate Correctional Population
The located sources did not provide a current rated capacity for Upstate Correctional Facility in the DOCCS materials. They do identify the facility as a maximum-security male state prison. Because no sourced current capacity or count was found, the reliable facts are who is held there, which agency operates it, and how to confirm a person's current facility through the state locator.
For Franklin County custody comparisons, the county jail population figures are separate. The jail had a 2025 average daily census of 83 in DCJS reporting, while Upstate belongs to the state prison system. A transfer from county jail to DOCCS changes the search tool, record fields, visiting rules, and mail rules.
Upstate Correctional Lookup
Use DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup for Upstate Correctional Facility. The locator can be searched by DIN, NYSID, last name, and birth year. DOCCS says DIN and NYSID should be used alone when known. Name searches can use a full or partial last name without birth year, or an exact last name with birth year. Because the lookup has no Soundex feature, spelling matters.
The DOCCS result needs to be checked before any visit, mail item, or deposit. A person can move between state facilities for classification, discipline, program, medical, or bed-space reasons. In Franklin County, the names Upstate and Franklin Correctional sound local enough that a caller may assume one facility can route questions for the other. The search result controls the next step. If the profile does not list Upstate Correctional Facility, use the current facility shown by DOCCS.
- Start with DOCCS, not the county jail roster, for a person believed to be at Upstate.
- Use DIN or NYSID alone if the number is known from court, prison, or prior DOCCS records.
- Search by last name and birth year when the number is not known.
- Confirm that the facility field names Upstate Correctional Facility before using visiting or mail details.
| Search issue | What to do |
|---|---|
| Recent arrest | Check Franklin County Jail booking first. |
| State sentence | Use DOCCS lookup for current facility. |
| Federal sentence | Use the BOP inmate locator. |
| Immigration hold | Use ICE ODLS or confirm through the holding agency. |
Upstate Correctional Contact
Use the Upstate main line for facility contact and the DOCCS locator for custody confirmation. A call to Franklin County Jail will not locate a sentenced state prisoner unless the person is still in local custody and has not been received by DOCCS. Check the address carefully because Upstate, Franklin Correctional, and the county jail all have Malone-area correctional addresses.
Upstate Correctional Facility
309 Bare Hill Road, P.O. Box 2000
Malone, NY 12953
518-483-6997
Operator: New York State DOCCS
Upstate Correctional Visits
Upstate Correctional Facility uses DOCCS visiting rules. Review DOCCS visiting information and confirm the facility schedule before travel. The Upstate visiting schedule in the located sources is effective January 1, 2026. Visitors should expect identification checks, screening, dress rules, visitor limits, and possible changes for security status or overcrowding.
| Item | Upstate rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Days | Weekends | Confirm the current schedule before travel. |
| Hours | 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM | Latest arrival is 1:45 PM. |
| Visits per day | Two | Facility schedule lists maximum visits per day. |
| Visitors | Three visitors plus one child under five | The child must sit on an adult's lap. |
| Special Housing | Two visits per week | The week runs Sunday through Saturday. |
If the visiting room is crowded, DOCCS procedure may first ask for voluntary terminations. It may then end local visits after three hours on a first-in, first-out basis, followed by visitors traveling over 100 miles after three hours if needed. Plan long trips to Malone with that risk in mind.
Upstate Correctional Mail
The DOCCS mail and packages rules apply at Upstate Correctional Facility. Packages and articles must come directly from vendors through approved carriers when packages are allowed. Family or friends may not bring packages during visits or mail packages directly. Some DOCCS facilities and programs do not permit packages, so status must be checked before an order is placed.
| Service | Provider or rule |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Use the facility address and DOCCS mail format. |
| Packages | Vendor-direct only when DOCCS rules allow packages. |
| Phone | Prison phone access follows DOCCS policy. |
| Money | Use current DOCCS-approved deposit procedures. No Upstate-specific fee table was located. |
Upstate Correctional Programs
DOCCS program categories listed in the research include substance-abuse treatment, education and vocational programming, religious services, law library, recreation, transitional services, trauma programs, veterans services, and volunteer programs. Program availability depends on facility assignment, classification, custody level, security restrictions, staffing, and the person's own eligibility.
Because Upstate is a maximum-security prison, do not assume the same access or schedule that applies at a county jail or medium-security prison. Legal mail, non-legal visits, program movement, and housing status can be affected by classification. Confirm the current status through DOCCS and the facility before relying on older information.
Upstate's official facility materials also link PREA audits dated 2024, 2021, 2018, and 2015. Those records help distinguish Upstate from the county jail and from Franklin Correctional Facility. They are oversight materials, not a roster. A search for a person still begins with the incarcerated lookup, then uses the facility contact and DOCCS guidance only after the current location is confirmed.
Upstate Facility Warnings
Upstate Correctional Facility is often confused with Franklin Correctional Facility and Franklin County Jail because each is tied to Malone-area correctional geography. The lookup rule is simple: use DOCCS for Upstate and Franklin Correctional, use the county booking line and local record channels for Franklin County Jail, and use DOCCS lookup for former Bare Hill prisoners who were transferred after closure. The Franklin County inmate population overview separates those systems by custody type.
- DIN
- DOCCS Department Identification Number used for state prison lookup.
- NYSID
- New York State Identification Number used across criminal justice records.
- Special Housing
- A prison housing status with separate visiting limits in the Upstate schedule.
- County booking
- Local jail intake after arrest, not a state prison admission record.