Dutchess County's jail in Poughkeepsie, formally the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, run by the Sheriff's Office Correction Division. It opened on 13 March 2024 and took over from a 1984 building that was demolished the following September. Most of what families find online still describes the old jail, including its mailing habits, so it is worth checking the date on anything you read.
City
Poughkeepsie
County
Dutchess County, New York
State
NY
Facility Type
County jail
Gender
Male and female
Capacity
308
Custody Levels
Booking, pretrial, and county sentences
Operator
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Correction Division
Address
150 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone
845-486-3900
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View ArticleThree days, a 30 minute cut off, and a dress code worth reading first.
View ArticleTwo ZIP codes, blue or black ink, and a 5 by 7 photo limit.
View ArticleA 200 dollar cap, and why cash travels better than a cheque here.
View ArticleSetting up an account, plus the tablets in the Wi-Fi units.
View ArticleThe county's own jail page hands this question to the state, linking out to the New York State Commission of Correction locator page. VINE takes a name and covers county jails. The staffed jail line is the faster answer in the first day or two after an arrest.
See the full breakdownVisits run on three days and every one of them is booked at the building in person. The county states that visitors cannot sign up or reserve a visit by phone, and there is no online system either. Sign in stops 30 minutes before the session. The dress code runs to a full page and it is enforced at the metal detector.
See the full breakdownLetters go to a post office box in ZIP 12602, while the building sits in 12601. The county asks for blue or black ink and a one inch margin, because incoming mail is reproduced before it is handed over. A letter with no return address is refused. Photos stop at 5 by 7 inches, with no Polaroids and no frames.
See the full breakdownDeposits run through TouchPay Holdings with a 200 dollar ceiling on each one, and care packages go through iCare. The county also takes cash through the post with no fee, which is unusual, while returning cheques and money orders sent the same way. Getting that the wrong way round costs you a week.
See the full breakdownPhones here run through ConnectNetwork, the service operated by ViaPath Technologies, and Dutchess sits under Site ID 193. Housing units with Wi-Fi also have tablets that make calls and carry electronic messages. Calls out are the only direction that works, so there is no number anyone can ring in on.
See the full breakdown6 of 9 questions
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Every visit has to be booked in person at the Justice and Transition Center, and the county states plainly that visitors cannot sign up or reserve a visit over the phone. Sign in closes 30 minutes before the session starts, and the county prints that with no exceptions after it.
VisitationTo the person's name, then Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, P.O. Box 1389, Poughkeepsie, New York 12602. That is the county's own wording on its correspondence page. The 150 North Hamilton Street address you see at the bottom of every county jail page is the building's location and its letterhead, not the address for a letter.
Mail & PhotosBecause incoming mail gets reproduced before it reaches your person, and the county says other colours do not copy clearly. It asks for one inch of margin on all four sides for the same reason, so nothing gets cut off. A letter with no return address on it is refused and sent back to you.
Mail & PhotosNo, it comes back. Dutchess is unusual here: cash sent through the post is accepted and deposited with no service fee, while cheques and money orders sent the same way are returned to the sender. The county attributes that to its Rules and Regulations Handbook. It does not recommend posting cash, but it does take it.
Send MoneyFive by seven inches at the largest. Polaroids are not accepted and neither is anything in a frame. Pictures cannot be suggestive, provocative, nude or revealing.
Mail & PhotosViaPath Technologies, through its ConnectNetwork service, under Site ID 193. Wi-Fi enabled housing units also have tablets that handle calls and electronic messages. If you are getting collect calls you did not agree to, ViaPath customer service is on 1-877-650-4249.
Phone CallsThrough TouchPay Holdings, which caps each single deposit at 200 dollars. Care packages are a separate system and go through iCare. Neither of those has anything to do with bail, which the courts handle.
Send MoneyThe county's own jail page points visitors at the state's locator page. VINE is the tool that covers New York county jails and it does take a name. The staffed jail number, 845-486-3900, is usually faster if somebody was booked in the last day or two.
Inmate SearchYes. Dutchess boarded people out to other counties for years while the old jail was over capacity, and it did not stop when the new building opened. The county reported spending 355,970 dollars on out of county housing during 2024, the first year the Justice and Transition Center was open.
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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified September 21, 2026. Official source: dutchessny.gov/Departments/Jail/dutchess-county-jail.htm ›