Marcy Correctional Facility, Marcy NY. Visiting, Mail & Contact Info | Pigeonly
Updated September 25, 2026
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Marcy Correctional Facility, NY

Physical Address 9000 Old River Road, P.O. Box 3600, Marcy, NY 13403

A medium security prison for men on Old River Road in Marcy, Oneida County, near Utica. Two things here catch families out: the post box printed on its address is not the one that reaches a person inside, and which weekend you can visit is decided by the last digit of the DIN.

Marcy Correctional Facility
Marcy Correctional Facility, Marcy NY. Visiting, Mail & Contact Info

City

Marcy

County

Oneida County

State

NY

Facility Type

state prison

Gender

Adult male

Custody Levels

Medium

Operator

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Address

9000 Old River Road, P.O. Box 3600, Marcy, NY 13403

Phone

315-768-1400

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Quick Facts

Box 3600, Not the Box on the Address

  • 1 Letters go to P.O. Box 3600, Marcy, NY 13403.
  • 2 The address line shows P.O. Box 5000, which is the prison's own box.
  • 3 NYSDOCCS prints both on one line, the family box in brackets.
  • 4 Full name and DIN on the envelope, your address in the top left.

Your Weekend Depends on the DIN

  • 1 Weekends alternate between DINs ending 0 to 4 and 5 to 9.
  • 2 A whole weekend goes to one group, Saturday and Sunday together.
  • 3 Miss yours and the next one is a fortnight away.
  • 4 Weekday holidays are open to everyone, whatever the DIN.

Two Prisons on One Road

  • 1 Mid-State Correctional Facility is 9005 Old River Road.
  • 2 Marcy is 9000 Old River Road, five numbers apart.
  • 3 Mid-State takes P.O. Box 2500 for family mail.
  • 4 Both are medium security prisons for men in Oneida County.

Unlimited Visits on Your Day

  • 1 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, latest arrival 2:30 PM.
  • 2 No cap on the number of visits in a day.
  • 3 Three visitors, plus one child under the age of five.
  • 4 Mid-State up the road allows two visits a week.

No Free Bus to Oneida County

  • 1 The statewide free visitor bus serves 18 prisons.
  • 2 Marcy is not one of them, and neither is Mid-State.
  • 3 Marcy is about four and a half hours from New York City.
  • 4 Utica is the nearest city, roughly fifteen minutes away.

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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Verified from NYSDOCCS: Marcy Correctional Facility See our sources ›

Letters go to P.O. Box 3600. The trap is that NYSDOCCS prints the prison's own box, P.O. Box 5000, first on the address line, with the family box in brackets after it, so anything copied in a hurry inherits the wrong number. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over, so what you wrote is what they hold.

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Verified from NYSDOCCS: Marcy Correctional Facility See our sources ›

Weekends and holidays, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, arriving by 2:30 PM, with no cap on visits in a day. The part that decides the trip is the DIN: weekends alternate between DINs ending 0 to 4 and 5 to 9, a whole weekend at a time, so half the calendar belongs to the other group and holidays are the only days open to everyone.

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Verified from the NYSDOCCS incarcerated lookup See our sources ›

One statewide tool covers every New York state prison and takes a last name and first name. What needs care at Marcy is the neighbour: Mid-State Correctional Facility sits at 9005 Old River Road, five street numbers away, and takes a different post box and a different phone number.

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Verified from NYSDOCCS account deposits See our sources ›

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, not a name, so the Old River Road box confusion never affects the money.

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Verified from NYSDOCCS telephone calls See our sources ›

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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Families Also Ask

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What address do I use to write to someone at Marcy?

P.O. Box 3600, Marcy, NY 13403, with their full name and DIN on the envelope and your return address in the top left corner. The P.O. Box 5000 printed on the facility's address line is the prison's own box, not the one that reaches a person in custody.

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Why are there two box numbers for Marcy?

Because NYSDOCCS publishes a business address and a separate incarcerated mail box for its prisons, and prints them on one line as P.O. Box 5000 with Box 3600 in brackets. Anything copied from that line without reading the bracket inherits the wrong box.

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Q

Can I visit any weekend?

No. Marcy alternates weekends between DINs ending 0 to 4 and DINs ending 5 to 9, and a whole weekend goes to one group. If your weekend is the other group's, the next one available to you is a fortnight later. Weekday holidays are open to all.

Visitation
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What are the visiting hours?

8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on weekends and holidays, with the latest arrival at 2:30 PM. There is no cap on the number of visits within a day, and three visitors are allowed plus one child under five.

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Is Marcy the same as Mid-State Correctional Facility?

No, though they are neighbours. Marcy is 9000 Old River Road on 315-768-1400 and takes P.O. Box 3600 for family mail. Mid-State is 9005 Old River Road on 315-768-8581 and takes P.O. Box 2500. Marcy rations weekends by DIN and Mid-State does not.

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Is there a free bus from New York City?

Not to Marcy. A statewide programme run with the state provides free visitor buses to 18 prisons, and neither Marcy nor Mid-State is on that list. Marcy is about four and a half hours from the city by car, and about fifteen minutes from Utica.

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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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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified September 25, 2026. Official source: doccs.ny.gov/location/marcy-correctional-facility ›