Q
Can I visit FCI Ray Brook?
Not at the moment. The Bureau's page for FCI Ray Brook states that all visiting has been suspended until further notice. Call 518-897-4000 before planning a trip.
Visitation
Updated October 1, 2026
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FCI Ray Brook, NY
Physical Address
128 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 900, Ray Brook, NY 12977
A medium security federal prison for men, with a detention center, on Ray Brook Road between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. It is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, not New York State, and it is a different place from Adirondack Correctional Facility, the state prison on the same road. The Bureau has suspended all visiting until further notice.
FCI Ray Brook
City
Ray Brook
County
Essex County
State
NY
Facility Type
federal prison
Gender
Adult male
Capacity
809, 1 October 2026
Custody Levels
Medium, with a detention center
Operator
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Address
128 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 900, Ray Brook, NY 12977
Phone
518-897-4000
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Quick Facts
Visiting Is Suspended
- 1 The Bureau's page says all visiting is suspended until further notice.
- 2 No reason or end date is given.
- 3 Call 518-897-4000 before planning any trip.
- 4 Getting approved now saves time when visits resume.
Federal, Not Adirondack
- 1 FCI Ray Brook is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- 2 Adirondack Correctional Facility, at 196 Ray Brook Road, is a state prison.
- 3 Federal prisoners have a register number, state prisoners a DIN.
- 4 Search at bop.gov/inmateloc for this one.
P.O. Box 900
- 1 Full name and register number on every envelope.
- 2 FCI Ray Brook, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 900.
- 3 Ray Brook, NY 12977.
- 4 Mail is handed out Monday to Friday.
Money Goes to Iowa
- 1 Never to Ray Brook.
- 2 Money orders to PO Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001.
- 3 MoneyGram code 7932, Western Union FBOP, DC.
- 4 Eight-digit register number, no dash.
Calls and Email
- 1 TRUFONE, fifteen minutes a call.
- 2 300 minutes a month.
- 3 The person inside builds the number list.
- 4 CorrLinks invitations expire after ten days.
When Visits Resume
- 1 Last published rules date from September 2020.
- 2 Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
- 3 Up to five adults, children under 16 not counted.
- 4 Immediate family plus twelve friends on the list.
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Visitation
Visiting Suspended Until Further Notice
What the Bureau says, and the rules for when visits resume.
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Federal Locator, Not Adirondack
Two prisons on one road, and two different searches.
View Article Send Money
Des Moines, Never Ray Brook
A lockbox in Iowa, a receive code, and no dash in the number.
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Three Hundred Minutes a Month
Calls and email carry the contact while visits are closed.
View Article Mail & Photos
P.O. Box 900 With the Register Number
Weekday mail, and a different box from Adirondack.
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know
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The Bureau's page for FCI Ray Brook states that all visiting has been suspended until further notice, with no reason or end date. The last published rules, from 2020, set Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, with up to five adults and a list of immediate family plus twelve friends.
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FCI Ray Brook is searched with the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, by register number or name. Adirondack Correctional Facility, the New York State prison on the same road, uses the DOCCS lookup and a DIN instead.
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Every 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 Ray Brook.
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Calls 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.
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Letters go to P.O. Box 900, Ray Brook, NY 12977, with the full name and register number. Mail is handed out Monday to Friday. Books and magazines must come from a publisher, bookstore or book club, with a ten-magazine limit.
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What is the mailing address for FCI Ray Brook?
The person's full name and register number, then FCI Ray Brook, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 900, Ray Brook, NY 12977.
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Is FCI Ray Brook the same as Adirondack Correctional Facility?
No. FCI Ray Brook is a federal prison at 128 Ray Brook Road. Adirondack Correctional Facility is a New York State prison at 196 Ray Brook Road, with its own address, ID numbers and search.
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How do I send money?
Never to Ray Brook. 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.
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Can I call someone at FCI Ray Brook?
No. Calls go out only, fifteen minutes each against 300 minutes a month, to numbers the person adds themselves. For a family emergency, call 518-897-4000 and ask for the Chaplain or the Unit Team.
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Who is held at FCI Ray Brook?
Men, at medium security, with a detention center for people held before sentencing. The Bureau listed 809 people on 1 October 2026.
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