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What is the mailing address for Adirondack Correctional Facility?
P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner.
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Updated September 28, 2026
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Adirondack Correctional Facility, NY
Physical Address
196 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110
A medium security state prison for men in the hamlet of Ray Brook, Essex County, between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. Every weekend and holiday is open to every family with no limit on visits. Ray Brook also holds a federal prison, FCI Ray Brook, which is a separate system entirely.
Adirondack Correctional Facility
City
Ray Brook
County
Essex County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male
Custody Levels
Medium
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
196 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110
Phone
518-891-1343
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Quick Facts
Open to All
- 1 Visits open to all on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
- 2 No DIN or surname split.
- 3 Unlimited visits during visiting hours.
- 4 Weekends and weekday holidays.
Hours and Arrival
- 1 Visiting runs 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
- 2 Latest arrival 2:00 PM.
- 3 Three visitors plus one child under five.
- 4 No free state visitor bus serves Adirondack.
P.O. Box 110
- 1 Letters go to P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110.
- 2 One box, with no separate family box.
- 3 The ZIP+4, 0110, matches the box.
- 4 Full name and DIN on the envelope, your address in the top left.
Two Prisons in Ray Brook
- 1 FCI Ray Brook is a federal prison in the same hamlet.
- 2 It is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, not New York.
- 3 The New York lookup covers Adirondack, not FCI Ray Brook.
- 4 Check which system the case went through.
In the Mountains
- 1 Between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.
- 2 About two and a half hours from Albany.
- 3 About five hours from New York City.
- 4 Essex County.
Calls Cost Nothing
- 1 Free from every New York state prison since August 1, 2025.
- 2 Three calls of up to fifteen minutes a week, credited Saturdays.
- 3 Calling window 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
- 4 Fifteen approved numbers, added from the inside.
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Visitation
Every Weekend, Open to All
No split, unlimited visits, and the 2:00 PM cutoff.
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Box 110 in Ray Brook
One box, one ZIP, and the federal prison down the road.
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Six Routes, and Only Two Are Free
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Nothing to Fund, Nothing to Open
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Verified from NYSDOCCS: Adirondack Correctional Facility
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Visits run 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 2:00 PM. Every visiting day is open to every family, with no DIN or surname split and no limit on visits. The distance to Ray Brook is the thing to plan around.
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Letters go to P.O. Box 110, Ray Brook, NY 12977-0110. There is one box and no separate family box. FCI Ray Brook, the federal prison in the same hamlet, has its own address and federal mail rules. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
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One statewide New York tool covers Adirondack and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. It does not cover FCI Ray Brook, which is federal and searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Six routes in, and the two free ones are a money order by post and the visitor lockbox at the prison. Online, the JPay app and the phone all carry a fee and post faster. Every deposit is matched to the DIN in Miami, so the distance to the mountains makes no difference.
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Free since August 1, 2025, with no account for a family to open or fund. Three calls of up to fifteen minutes credited every Saturday, thirty minutes on anything after that, between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM, across fifteen numbers the person inside manages.
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Can I visit on any weekend?
Yes. The Adirondack schedule states that visits are open to all incarcerated individuals on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with no DIN or surname split, and visits are unlimited during visiting hours.
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What are the visiting hours?
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with the latest arrival at 2:00 PM. Up to three visitors can come, plus one child under the age of five.
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Is Adirondack the same as FCI Ray Brook?
No. Adirondack Correctional Facility is a New York state prison. FCI Ray Brook is a federal prison in the same hamlet, run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons with its own locator and rules.
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Where is Adirondack Correctional Facility?
In the hamlet of Ray Brook, Essex County, between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake, at 196 Ray Brook Road.
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Is there a free bus to Adirondack?
No. The free state visitor bus programme covers 18 prisons and Adirondack is not one of them.
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How much do phone calls cost?
Nothing. New York made every call from a state prison free to families on August 1, 2025. Three calls of up to fifteen minutes are credited each Saturday, calls after those run to thirty minutes, and the window is 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM across fifteen approved numbers.
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Where does money go?
To the JPay lockbox at PO Box 531190, Miami, Florida 33153, with a deposit slip, free by post and capped at $999.99 per money order. There is also a visitor lockbox at the prison taking up to $50 cash a day in total. Money never goes in the envelope.
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