Visiting Tompkins County Jail

Tuesdays and Saturdays

Visits run on Tuesday and Saturday, in one-hour blocks:

Block
8:30 to 9:30 AM
9:45 to 10:45 AM
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
1:15 to 2:15 PM
3:15 to 4:15 PM

The visiting room has 6 contact and 2 non-contact spaces.

Book the Evening Before

Call the Corrections Division on 607-257-5316 to reserve a time. Calls are taken:

• Sunday, 9 AM to 2 PM and 7 to 10 PM
• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7 to 10 PM

You can only book the next visiting day. You cannot call on Monday for Saturday. Booking is recommended so you are not turned away from a full room.

Arrive 15 Minutes Early

Arrive 15 minutes before your time. Once the hour starts, no one else goes in. No split visits.

ID

• A valid state driver’s license with photo and date of birth
• A current passport
• A Sheriff’s ID with photo and date of birth
• A valid state non-driver ID with photo and date of birth

Visitors under 18 come with a parent or legal guardian, with a birth certificate or court documents for the child.

The First 24 Hours

Someone newly booked can have one 20-minute non-contact visit within 24 hours, unless a regular visiting day falls in that time.

What to Leave Behind

Nothing goes in the visiting room except a pacifier for a baby. Lockers in the lobby take a quarter, returned with the key. No phones, keys, money, papers, hair clips or ribbons, and no jewelry except wedding rings, religious medallions and medical alert bracelets. Your mouth must be empty: no gum or candy.

Dress Code

Not allowed: midriff-baring clothing, cut-off T-shirts, spaghetti straps, sleeveless shirts, coats, hooded sweatshirts, layered clothing and jeans with lots of holes.

In the Room

Stay seated. A brief hug and kiss at the start and end. The person held cannot hold children, and nothing is passed.

Between Tuesday and Saturday

Visits only happen on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and you can book the next visiting day and no further. For the days in between, Pigeonly prints the photos and letters you send from your phone and mails them to the jail.