Visiting Herkimer County Jail

Two Visits a Week

Each person held gets two 60-minute visits a week, on Wednesday and Sunday. Each person is assigned a visiting time, and the jail gives it out on 315-867-1252.

Who Can Come

• Up to two visitors, plus one child aged two or under.
• No substitutions of visitors.
• Anyone 17 or under stays with a parent or legal guardian in the visiting room.

ID

Visitors 16 and over bring photo ID with a date of birth: a driver’s license, Sheriff’s ID, Social Services benefit card, New York State ID, school ID or passport.

Visitors 15 and under bring a birth certificate, passport or school photo ID.

The Search

Everyone goes through an electronic search. Empty your pockets and remove everything except clothing, wedding bands, prescription glasses and medical alert bracelets.

Not allowed in, among other things:

• Money of any kind
• Phones and all electronic devices
• Purses, bags, fanny packs and wallets
• Hats and non-religious head coverings
• Combs, barrettes, pins and clips (elastic bands are fine)
• Drinks in any container
• Pens, paper, crayons, books or toys
• Baby items, except receiving blankets, pacifiers and clear bottles for newborns

Bringing a banned item in can mean a charge of Promoting Prison Contraband.

Dress Code

• Shorts and skirts at least mid-thigh.
• No see-through, low-cut or bra-type tops, and nothing showing the midriff.
• No hoodies, heavy sweaters, coats or jackets.
• No holes or rips, and no offensive graphics.
• Pants and shorts at the waist.

If your clothes break the code, you may be asked to change or lose the visit.

Between Wednesday and Sunday

Visits fall on Wednesday and Sunday only. For the days in between, Pigeonly takes a letter or photos from your phone, prints them and mails them to the jail in Herkimer, no printer needed.