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What is the mailing address for Lakeview Correctional Facility?
P.O. Box T, Brocton, NY 14716-9798, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner.
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Updated September 30, 2026
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Lakeview Correctional Facility, NY
Physical Address
9300 Lake Avenue, P.O. Box T, Brocton, NY 14716-9798
A medium security state prison for men and women in the village of Brocton, Chautauqua County, near Lake Erie. Its full name is Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, and it runs New York's Shock incarceration and drug treatment programmes. Visits are on weekends only, one every two weeks, on a rotation set by housing unit.
Lakeview Correctional Facility
City
Brocton
County
Chautauqua County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male and female
Custody Levels
Medium
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
9300 Lake Avenue, P.O. Box T, Brocton, NY 14716-9798
Phone
716-792-7100
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A Shock Facility
- 1 Official name: Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility.
- 2 Holds men and women.
- 3 Runs the six month Shock programme and the 90 day drug treatment programme.
- 4 Medium security, run by NYSDOCCS.
One Visit Every Two Weeks
- 1 Shock and drug treatment participants get one visit every two weeks.
- 2 Saturday or Sunday, set by housing unit on a rotation.
- 3 No visits in the first two weeks after arrival.
- 4 Call the facility to confirm the next eligible date.
Hours and Arrival
- 1 Weekends only, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
- 2 Latest arrival 2:30 PM.
- 3 Three visitors plus one child under five, on a lap.
- 4 The free state visitor bus serves Lakeview.
P.O. Box T
- 1 Letters go to P.O. Box T, Brocton, NY 14716-9798.
- 2 The box is a letter, T, not a number.
- 3 One box, with no separate family box.
- 4 Full name and DIN on the envelope, your address in the top left.
Getting There
- 1 In the village of Brocton, near Lake Erie.
- 2 About an hour from Buffalo.
- 3 About seven hours from New York City.
- 4 Chautauqua County.
Calls Cost Nothing
- 1 Free from every New York state prison since August 1, 2025.
- 2 Three calls of up to fifteen minutes a week, credited Saturdays.
- 3 Calling window 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
- 4 Fifteen approved numbers, added from the inside.
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Visitation
One Visit Every Two Weeks
A rotating weekend, set by housing unit.
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Box T in Brocton
A box with a letter, not a number.
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Six Routes, and Only Two Are Free
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Verified from NYSDOCCS: Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility
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Visits run 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on weekends only, with the latest arrival at 2:30 PM. Shock and drug treatment participants get one visit every two weeks, on a Saturday or Sunday set by their housing unit. Call the facility to confirm the next eligible date.
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Letters go to P.O. Box T, Brocton, NY 14716-9798. The box is the letter T, and there is no separate family box. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
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One statewide New York tool covers Lakeview and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. It does not cover the Chautauqua County Jail in Mayville, which is a county jail.
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Six 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 Brocton makes no difference.
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Free 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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Is Lakeview the same as Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility?
Yes. Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility is the official name. Most people call it Lakeview Correctional Facility.
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How often can I visit Lakeview?
People in the Shock and drug treatment programmes get one visit every two weeks, on a Saturday or Sunday set by their housing unit. Visits are held for the first two weeks after arrival.
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What are the visiting hours?
Weekends, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with the latest arrival at 2:30 PM. Up to three visitors can come, plus one child under five, who sits on an adult's lap.
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Is this the Chautauqua County Jail?
No. Lakeview is a New York state prison in Brocton. The Chautauqua County Jail is a county jail in Mayville with its own search and rules.
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Is there a free bus to Lakeview?
Yes. Lakeview is one of the 18 prisons served by the free state visitor bus programme.
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How much do phone calls cost?
Nothing. 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.
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Where does money go?
To 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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