FCI Ray Brook Inmate Search

One National Locator

There is no FCI Ray Brook search of its own. The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs one inmate locator for every federal facility, at bop.gov/inmateloc, and it finds people by register number or by first and last name.

The register number is the federal ID. It stays the same for the whole sentence, whatever prison the person is moved to.

FCI Ray Brook or Adirondack Correctional Facility?

Ray Brook holds two prisons run by two governments, on the same road.

	FCI Ray Brook	Adirondack Correctional Facility
Run by	Federal Bureau of Prisons	New York State DOCCS
Sentence	Federal	New York State
ID number	Register number	DIN
Search	This federal locator	The DOCCS lookup
Address	128 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 900	196 Ray Brook Road, P.O. Box 110

People searching for “Ray Brook Correctional Facility” could mean either. If the case went through a federal court, it is this locator. If it went through a New York State court, it is the DOCCS lookup and our Adirondack Correctional Facility guide.

The Register Number Has Two Formats

Where	Format	Example
The inmate locator	Five digits, dash, three digits	12345-678
Money orders and transfers	Eight digits, no dash or space	12345678
MoneyGram and Western Union account field	Eight digits then the surname	12345678DOE

The locator shows the dashed form. Every deposit route wants the undashed one, which is where most lost deposits start.

What the Result Shows

A record gives the register number, age, race, sex, a projected release date where one is set, and the current facility. FCI Ray Brook also has a detention center, so a person held there before sentencing shows the same facility name.

It does not show a housing unit or a phone number.

Released or Not in BOP Custody

If the record says Released or Not in BOP Custody with no facility, the person is no longer held by the Bureau. The Bureau adds that they may still be in the custody of another system, such as a state prison, a county jail or the U.S. Marshals.

When the Search Comes Back Empty

1. They are still with the U.S. Marshals. Someone arrested on a federal charge is held by the Marshals first and only appears once the Bureau books them in.
2. They are in New York State custody, not federal. A state sentence means a DIN and the DOCCS lookup, not this one.
3. The name on the record differs. Try the surname alone, or the register number.
4. They have moved. The record follows the person, so a name search finds them at their new facility.

The Detention Center

FCI Ray Brook holds people before sentencing as well as people serving federal sentences. Someone held pretrial may move on quickly, to court or to another facility after sentencing, so check the locator again before you post anything.

After You Find Them

Write down the register number in both formats. You need it for the envelope and for any deposit. Pigeonly takes the name and register number and sends letters and photos to FCI Ray Brook from your phone, addressed to P.O. Box 900 with the register number in place.