A medium security prison for men outside the village of Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County, in New York's North Country. Daytime visiting closes to new arrivals at 1:30 PM, weekend visits are divided by housing unit, and the Residential Rehabilitation Unit has its own evening session every weekend and holiday.
City
Gouverneur
County
St. Lawrence County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male
Custody Levels
Medium
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
112 Scotch Settlement Road, P.O. Box 370, Gouverneur, NY 13642-0370
Phone
315-287-7351
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Two sessions, the housing unit split, and the 1:30 PM cutoff.
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View ArticleGeneral population and SHU visits run 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 1:30 PM. The Residential Rehabilitation Unit visits 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. NYSDOCCS divides weekend visits by housing unit, so the person inside is the one to ask which days are theirs.
See the full breakdownLetters go to P.O. Box 370, Gouverneur, NY 13642-0370. There is one box and no separate family box, so the number is simple. The town name is the part people get wrong, so copy it with the full ZIP, 13642-0370. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
See the full breakdownOne statewide tool covers every New York state prison and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. St. Lawrence County holds two medium security prisons for men, Gouverneur and Riverview, so the facility line on the result is the one to check.
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 in Miami, so the distance to the North Country makes no difference.
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.
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P.O. Box 370, Gouverneur, NY 13642-0370, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner. The street is 112 Scotch Settlement Road, but letters go to the box.
Mail & PhotosFor general population, 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 1:30 PM. The Residential Rehabilitation Unit visits from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on weekends and holidays, with the latest arrival at 8:00 PM.
VisitationNot necessarily. NYSDOCCS says weekend visits at Gouverneur are divided by housing unit, and the published calendar does not show which unit has which days. Ask the person you visit which days belong to their unit before you travel.
VisitationYes, for the Residential Rehabilitation Unit only. RRU visits run 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on weekends and holidays, with the latest arrival at 8:00 PM. General population and SHU visits run in the daytime.
VisitationNo. The free state visitor bus programme covers 18 prisons and Gouverneur is not one of them. The village is about forty minutes from Watertown and about six hours from New York City.
VisitationNo. Both are medium security state prisons for men in St. Lawrence County, but Riverview is in Ogdensburg at 1110 Tibbits Dr., P.O. Box 158. Gouverneur is at 112 Scotch Settlement Road, P.O. Box 370.
Inmate SearchNothing. 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/gouverneur-correctional-facility ›