Easy Inmate Lookup for Ulster Correctional Facility

The Tool, and What It Costs

Nothing. The lookup is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov, the state runs it, and anyone can use it. No sign-up, no fee, no cap on searches.

It returns people held in New York state prisons. Ulster is one, so an inmate lookup for Ulster is this search with a name typed into it.

Searching by Name

With a DIN in hand, enter that. Exact, and fastest.

Without one, the search takes a last name and first name:

• Use the legal name before any nickname.
• Try a maiden name if one might be on record.
• Check the spelling letter by letter, because the tool matches what you type exactly.

A result gives you the facility, the DIN and custody details. It does not give a housing unit, and no New York result does.

You Search the Person, Not the Prison

The state tool has no facility filter and no list of everyone at Ulster. It answers one question: where is this person, and what is their DIN?

State Prison or County Jail?

“Ulster” names two different places a person might be held.

	Ulster Correctional Facility	Ulster County Jail
Run by	NYSDOCCS	The county
Where	750 Berme Road, Napanoch	380 Boulevard, Kingston
Who is held	People serving state sentences	People recently arrested, awaiting trial or on short sentences
In the state lookup	Yes	No

A blank state result for someone arrested in Ulster County often means they are still at the county jail. Our Ulster County Jail guide covers that side.

Ulster or Eastern?

Both are New York state prisons in Napanoch, with the ZIP 12458.

	Ulster	Eastern NY
Security	Medium	Maximum
Street	750 Berme Road	30 Institution Rd
Post box	P.O. Box 800	P.O. Box 338
Phone	845-647-1670	845-647-7400

The facility line on the result settles it.

What the DIN Is For

Where you need it	What happens without it
The envelope	Mail is not matched to a person
The JPay deposit slip	Deposits are matched to the DIN, not a name
Any call to the prison	It is the first thing you will be asked
Any form or request	Staff work from the number

Write it down once, carefully, together with the exact spelling of the name.

Nothing Came Back

In this order.

1. Spelling, then variants, then a maiden name.
2. Still in a county jail. Sentencing comes first, then transfer to state custody.
3. Wrong state. Each state runs its own lookup.
4. Transferred. New York moves people between prisons, and the lookup follows them.

Run It Again Before You Act

New York moves people between prisons, including between the two in Napanoch, and a move changes the post box completely.

Re-run the lookup before you post a letter and before you send money. It takes under a minute.

Once You Have the Number

With the DIN written down, everything else opens up. Pigeonly takes the name and the facility and sends letters and photos from your phone, addressed to P.O. Box 800 in Napanoch, so the envelope does not end up at the county jail or next door.