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Is Cape Vincent Correctional Facility maximum security?
No. NYSDOCCS lists Cape Vincent as a medium security facility for men. Some listings online describe it as maximum security, and they are wrong.
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Updated September 28, 2026
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Cape Vincent Correctional Facility, NY
Physical Address
36560 State Route 12E, P.O. Box 599, Cape Vincent, NY 13618-0599
A medium security prison for men at Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River, about half an hour from Watertown. Every weekend and holiday is open to every family, up to four visitors can come at once, and the visiting day ends early, with the last arrival at 1:30 PM.
Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
City
Cape Vincent
County
Jefferson County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male
Custody Levels
Medium
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
36560 State Route 12E, P.O. Box 599, Cape Vincent, NY 13618-0599
Phone
315-654-4100
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Quick Facts
Every Weekend, Every Family
- 1 Weekend and holiday visits are open to all.
- 2 No DIN or surname split.
- 3 Unlimited visits during visiting hours.
- 4 Weekends and weekday holidays.
Four Visitors
- 1 Up to four visitors per visit.
- 2 Most New York prisons publish three plus a child under five.
- 3 Visiting runs 7:30 AM to 2:15 PM.
- 4 Latest arrival 1:30 PM.
Medium Security
- 1 NYSDOCCS lists Cape Vincent as medium security for men.
- 2 Some listings online call it maximum. It is not.
- 3 It is in Jefferson County.
- 4 It is open, with a schedule revised August 2026.
P.O. Box 599
- 1 Letters go to P.O. Box 599, Cape Vincent, NY 13618-0599.
- 2 One box, with no separate family box.
- 3 Use the box, not State Route 12E.
- 4 Full name and DIN on the envelope, your address in the top left.
The Edge of the State
- 1 Cape Vincent is where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River.
- 2 About half an hour from Watertown.
- 3 About five and three quarter hours from New York City.
- 4 No free state visitor bus serves it.
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
Four Visitors, Every Weekend
No split, a generous group size, and an early finish.
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Box 599, at the End of Route 12E
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Six Routes, and Only Two Are Free
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Verified from NYSDOCCS: Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
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Visits run 7:30 AM to 2:15 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 1:30 PM. There is no DIN or surname split, visits are unlimited during those hours, and up to four visitors can come at once. The early finish is the part to plan around.
See the full breakdown Verified from NYSDOCCS: Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
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Letters go to P.O. Box 599, Cape Vincent, NY 13618-0599. There is one box and no separate family box. Map listings show the street address on State Route 12E with a different ZIP, and letters belong at the box. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
See the full breakdown Verified from the NYSDOCCS incarcerated lookup
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One statewide tool covers every New York state prison and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. A result naming Cape Vincent means a medium security prison for men, whatever some listings online say about maximum security.
See the full breakdown Verified from NYSDOCCS account deposits
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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 Cape Vincent 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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Is Cape Vincent Correctional Facility closing?
No closure has been announced. Cape Vincent has a visiting schedule revised in August 2026 and appears on the NYSDOCCS visiting update that took effect on 7 September 2026. The New York prison that closed in 2026 was Bare Hill.
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What are the visiting hours?
7:30 AM to 2:15 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 1:30 PM. Visits are unlimited during visiting hours, and up to four visitors can come at a time.
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Is visiting split by DIN or last name?
No. Cape Vincent's schedule states that weekend and holiday visitation is open to all incarcerated individuals with no DIN restrictions, so any weekend or holiday works.
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What is the mailing address?
P.O. Box 599, Cape Vincent, NY 13618-0599, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner of the envelope.
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Is there a free bus to Cape Vincent?
No. The free state visitor bus programme covers 18 prisons and Cape Vincent is not one of them. The village is about half an hour from Watertown.
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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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