The only maximum security prison for women in New York State, in the village of Bedford Hills in Westchester County. It visits every day of the year including holidays, and a second women's prison sits three doors up the same road, which is the thing to get right before you set off.
City
Bedford Hills
County
Westchester County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult female
Custody Levels
Maximum. The only maximum security prison for women in New York State
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507-2400
Phone
914-241-3100
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One of three New York prisons visiting daily, with weekends split by surname.
View ArticleTwo women's prisons on one road. The street number is the whole difference.
View ArticleThe DIN is what the envelope, the deposit and the visiting desk all run on.
View ArticleA Miami lockbox for money orders, or $50 a day at the visitor lockbox.
View ArticleCalls went free across New York in August 2025 and nothing needs funding.
View ArticleDaily, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, arriving by 3:00 PM, holidays included. Three visitors plus one child under five. Weekend dates are split by surname on a published calendar while weekdays are open to everyone, the first 30 days are limited to an approved weekend day, and Special Housing has an earlier 2:45 PM cutoff.
See the full breakdown247 Harris Road takes letters as well as visits, because this prison publishes no separate mail box. The street number matters more than usual, since Taconic Correctional Facility is 250 Harris Road and also holds women. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
See the full breakdownOne statewide tool covers every New York state prison and returns a DIN. Read the facility name carefully on the result, because Bedford Hills and Taconic are both women's prisons in the same village and the difference between them is a street number and a visiting schedule.
See the full breakdownJPay handles deposits for the whole state from a lockbox in Miami. A money order posted with a deposit slip costs nothing and caps at $999.99. The visitor lockbox inside the prison takes up to $50 cash per person per day, also free, and is easy to use on a visit day given how often you can visit here.
See the full breakdownFree since August 1, 2025, with no provider 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 adds herself.
See the full breakdown6 of 9 questions
No, and they are three doors apart. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is 247 Harris Road and Taconic Correctional Facility is 250 Harris Road, both in Bedford Hills and both New York state prisons for women. Bedford Hills is maximum security and visits daily. Taconic is medium security and visits weekends and holidays only.
Inmate Search247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507-2400, with their full name and DIN on the envelope and your return address in the top left corner. There is no separate post box for incarcerated mail at this prison, which two official state sources confirm.
Mail & PhotosDaily, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with the latest arrival at 3:00 PM. Bedford Hills is one of only three New York state prisons that visit every day including holidays, so a public holiday is a visiting day here.
VisitationWeekend dates are split by the first letter of the surname, following a twelve month calendar the prison publishes and revises. Some dates are A to L, some are M to Z, and some are open to everyone. Weekdays are not split. Check the current schedule before a weekend trip.
VisitationThree visitors, plus one child under the age of five. There is no application to file and no approved-visitor list to join, so a first visit needs photo identification and the consent of the person you are visiting.
VisitationYes, but under a narrower rule. Someone on reception status, meaning in their first 30 days, is limited to an approved weekend visit day rather than the full daily schedule. That opens up once reception ends.
VisitationYes, and it is the only one in the New York state system. DOCCS runs a Nursery Program at Bedford Hills that has existed since 1901, for people who are pregnant when they arrive in DOCCS custody and who meet the programme criteria. A child can remain with their mother for up to a year, alongside daily parenting classes, day care, crisis intervention, advocacy and help with child placement.
VisitationNothing. 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.
Phone CallsTo the JPay lockbox at PO Box 531190, Miami, Florida 33153, with a deposit slip, free by post and capped at $999.99 a transaction. There is also a visitor lockbox inside the prison that takes up to $50 cash per person per day. Money never goes in the envelope.
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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified September 23, 2026. Official source: doccs.ny.gov/location/bedford-hills-correctional-facility ›