A maximum security state prison for men in the hamlet of Napanoch, Ulster County, known to most families as Eastern Correctional Facility. It shares Napanoch with the medium security Ulster Correctional Facility, opens Wednesdays to every family, splits weekends Odd and Even by DIN, and is served by the free visitor bus.
City
Napanoch
County
Ulster County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male
Custody Levels
Maximum
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
30 Institution Rd, P.O. Box 338, Napanoch, NY 12458-0338
Phone
845-647-7400
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The one open weekday, the weekend split, and no weekday holidays.
View ArticleOne box, and the medium security prison in the same hamlet.
View ArticleNot North Carolina, not Maryland, not Ulster.
View ArticleA slip and a money order cost nothing. The quick ones carry a fee.
View ArticleCalls went free across New York in August 2025 and need no account.
View ArticleVisits run 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Wednesdays and weekends, with the latest arrival at 2:30 PM and one visit a day. Wednesdays are open to every family. Weekend days are labelled Odd or Even by the last digit of the DIN, and weekday holiday visiting is suspended. The free visitor bus serves Eastern.
See the full breakdownLetters go to P.O. Box 338, Napanoch, NY 12458-0338. There is one box and no separate family box. Ulster Correctional Facility in the same hamlet takes P.O. Box 800, so the facility name and box have to agree. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
See the full breakdownOne statewide New York tool covers Eastern and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. Several other states run an Eastern prison with their own tools, and Ulster Correctional Facility shares Napanoch, so the facility line on the result matters.
See the full breakdownSix 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, so the two prisons in Napanoch never mix up the money.
See the full breakdownFree 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.
See the full breakdown6 of 8 questions
Yes. NYSDOCCS names it Eastern NY Correctional Facility, and families often call it Eastern Correctional Facility. It is the maximum security prison for men in Napanoch, New York.
Inmate SearchYes, several. North Carolina runs Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury, Maryland runs one on its Eastern Shore, and Missouri, Kentucky and Oregon have Eastern prisons too. This guide covers the New York one.
Inmate SearchP.O. Box 338, Napanoch, NY 12458-0338, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner.
Mail & PhotosWednesdays and weekends. Wednesdays are open to everyone. Weekend days are labelled Odd or Even by the last digit of the DIN. Weekday holiday visiting is suspended at Eastern.
Visitation9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with the latest arrival at 2:30 PM and one visit per day.
VisitationYes. Eastern NY is one of the 18 prisons served by the free state visitor bus programme run with NYSDOCCS.
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 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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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified September 28, 2026. Official source: doccs.ny.gov/location/eastern-ny-correctional-facility ›