Inmate Lookup for Wallkill 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. Wallkill is one, so an inmate lookup for Wallkill 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.

Wallkill or Shawangunk?

Both prisons sit in the hamlet of Wallkill and both use the ZIP 12589.

	Wallkill	Shawangunk
Security	Medium	Maximum
Street	50 McKendrick Road	200 Quick Road
Family mail box	P.O. Box G	P.O. Box 700
Phone	845-895-2021	845-895-2081

The facility line on the result settles it. A result reading Shawangunk means the person is at the maximum security prison, even though its address says Wallkill.

Which County?

The prison is in Ulster County. The Town of Wallkill, a different place, is in Orange County, and both counties run their own jails.

Someone arrested recently, awaiting trial or serving a short sentence is usually in a county jail, which the state lookup does not cover. After sentencing to state time they move into a prison such as Wallkill, and from then the state lookup finds them.

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 last 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

A move from Wallkill to Shawangunk barely changes the town name on a map and 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 G with the full ZIP, so the lettered box reaches the right prison in Wallkill.