Jefferson County Jail Inmate Search

New York VINE and the Booking office on Waterman Dr. are the two ways to confirm someone is held at the Jefferson County jail in Watertown. Start with the search below.

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Overview

The Jefferson County Correctional Facility at 753 Waterman Dr., Watertown, NY 13601, is the county jail for Jefferson County in the North Country. New York VINE searches it by name, and Booking answers on 315-786-2688. It opened in 1992 and has 196 beds.

Quick Facts

1 753 Waterman Dr., Watertown, NY 13601
2 Booking and Intake: 315-786-2688
3 New York VINE searches by name
4 VINE phone line: 1-888-846-3469
5 Opened 1992, 196 beds
6 Run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
7 Not the Jefferson County jails in Missouri, Alabama, Colorado or Texas
8 State prisoners use the DOCCS lookup and a DIN

Search VINE First

New York VINE searches county jails by first and last name and can alert you when someone’s custody status changes. You can also call VINE on 1-888-846-3469.

For a recent arrest, call Booking and Intake on 315-786-2688.

Make Sure It Is the Right Jefferson County

Several states have a Jefferson County jail, including Missouri, Alabama, Colorado and Texas. This guide covers the one in Watertown, New York, run by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The Facility

The Jefferson County Correctional Facility opened in 1992 and has 196 beds. It is a direct supervision jail: officers work inside the housing units. There are six pods of up to 32 people, and a 36-bed dorm opened in 2015.

After Sentencing

Anyone sentenced to state prison moves into the DOCCS system and gets a DIN, and from then on the DOCCS lookup is the place to find them.

Writing to Watertown

Write down their full name. Then Pigeonly can print the letter you type on your phone and mail it to the Securus address the Watertown jail uses, where it’s scanned like any other letter, and you won’t need a stamp.