Visiting Chenango County Jail

Weekends From 8 AM

Visits are on Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 8 AM and running until every visit is done.

• Two one-hour visits a week for each person held.
• Up to two visitors per visit.
• People who work in the facility get one extra hour on Wednesday evenings from 7 PM.

Register by Phone on Weekdays

Call the Lobby Officer on 607-337-1967, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, to register for a Saturday or Sunday visit. Wednesday evening visits are booked the same way.

Sign In 15 Minutes Early

Register and sign in 15 minutes before your visit. Anyone not there by then is not let in.

Bring a current government photo ID every day you visit.

Children

• Adults 18 and over can register to visit anyone.
• Visitors 17 and under register with their custodial parent or legal guardian, who brings a birth certificate or court document and stays for the whole visit.
• For a child to come with another adult, the custodial parent comes to registration with both, gives written permission and the same proof, and the other adult stays with the child throughout.

Dress Code

Not allowed:

• Low-cut or revealing tops, tube tops, any sleeveless shirt, or a shirt that does not reach the pants
• Skirts, dress slits or shorts more than 3 inches above the knee
• See-through, ripped or torn clothing
• Oversized clothing
• Hats or hooded clothing
• Clothing in the jail’s issued colors

In the Room

One short hug and kiss at the start and end, when the officer says so, and no touching during the visit. Everyone stays in their seats, children stay with their parent or guardian, and nothing is passed. Once the visit starts, you stay for the full time.

The Five Days Between Weekends

Visits only happen on Saturday and Sunday, two hours a week at most. For the rest of the week, Pigeonly prints the letters and photos you send from your phone and mails them to 279 County Road 46, with no printer, envelope or stamp needed.