A medium security federal prison for men in Otisville, Orange County, with a minimum security satellite camp and a detention center on the same site, about an hour and a half from New York City. It is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, not New York State, and it is a different place from Otisville Correctional Facility, the state prison on the same road.
City
Otisville
County
Orange County
State
NY
Facility Type
federal prison
Gender
Adult male
Capacity
920 (828 FCI and detention center, 92 camp), 1 October 2026
Custody Levels
Medium, with a minimum security satellite camp and a detention center
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Address
Two Mile Dr., P.O. Box 1000, Otisville, NY 10963
Phone
845-386-6700
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Two prisons in one town, and two different searches.
View ArticleWeekends cost two points. The camp splits weekends by register number.
View ArticleA lockbox in Iowa, a receive code, and no dash in the number.
View ArticleFifteen minute calls to a list only the person inside controls.
View ArticleOne box for the FCI and the camp, and no Polaroids.
View ArticleFCI Otisville is searched with the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, by register number or name. Otisville Correctional Facility, the New York State prison in the same town, uses the DOCCS lookup and a DIN instead. The federal record does not show whether someone is at the FCI or the camp.
See the full breakdownThe FCI opens Saturday, Sunday, Monday and federal holidays, 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM, on twelve points a month. The camp opens Thursday to Monday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with weekends split even and odd by register number. Visitors are approved on form BP-629.
See the full breakdownEvery deposit goes through the Bureau's national system: a money order to the Des Moines lockbox, or MoneyGram code 7932, or Western Union code city FBOP, DC. Each needs the eight-digit register number without its dash. Nothing goes to Otisville, and money cannot be left at a visit.
See the full breakdownCalls run on TRUFONE, fifteen minutes each against a 300 minute monthly allowance, paid from the commissary account. The person inside builds the list of up to thirty numbers, and families cannot call in. Email runs through CorrLinks, started from the inside.
See the full breakdownLetters go to P.O. Box 1000, Otisville, NY 10963, with the full name and register number. The camp uses the same box with Satellite Camp on the second line. Polaroids are not allowed, and books must come from a publisher, bookstore or book club.
See the full breakdown6 of 7 questions
The person's full name and register number, then FCI Otisville, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, Otisville, NY 10963. At the camp, add Satellite Camp after Federal Correctional Institution.
Mail & PhotosNo. FCI Otisville is a federal prison run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Otisville Correctional Facility is a New York State prison at 57 Sanitorium Road, with its own address, ID numbers and search.
Inmate SearchAt the FCI, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and federal holidays from 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM, no entry after 2:15 PM. At the camp, Thursday to Monday and federal holidays from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, no entry after 2:30 PM.
VisitationAt the FCI, twelve points a month. A weekday visit costs one point and a weekend or holiday visit two.
VisitationNever to Otisville. Post a money order to Federal Bureau of Prisons, the person's name and eight-digit register number, PO Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001, or use MoneyGram code 7932 or Western Union code city FBOP, DC.
Send MoneyNo. Calls go out only, fifteen minutes each against 300 minutes a month, to numbers the person adds themselves. For a family emergency, call 845-386-6700 and ask for the Chaplain or the Unit Team.
Phone CallsYes. A minimum security satellite camp sits beside the FCI, with 92 people listed on 1 October 2026. It has its own visiting days.
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