A medium security prison for men on Lock Eleven Lane in the hamlet of Comstock, Washington County, about half an hour from Glens Falls. It is a New York state prison, not the Washington County jail and not a Washington State prison. Weekend days are split by the incarcerated person's last name, and the last arrival is 1:00 PM.
City
Comstock
County
Washington County
State
NY
Facility Type
state prison
Gender
Adult male
Custody Levels
Medium
Operator
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Address
72 Lock Eleven Lane, P.O. Box 180, Comstock, NY 12821-0180
Phone
518-639-4486
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The A to K and L to Z split, and the 1:00 PM cutoff.
View ArticleOne box, one ZIP, and the prison that closed.
View ArticleNot the county jail, not Washington State.
View ArticleA slip and a money order cost nothing. The quick ones carry a fee.
View ArticleCalls went free across New York in August 2025 and need no account.
View ArticleVisits run 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM on weekends and weekday holidays, with the latest arrival at 1:00 PM and one visit a day. Weekend days are split by the incarcerated person's last name, A to K or L to Z, and holidays are open to all.
See the full breakdownLetters go to P.O. Box 180, Comstock, NY 12821-0180. There is one box and no separate family box. Great Meadow, the other Comstock prison, has closed, and the Washington County jail is in Fort Edward, so an old or similar address is worth checking. Mail is opened and inspected at the prison and the paper is handed over.
See the full breakdownOne statewide New York tool covers Washington and takes a DIN or a last name and first name. It does not cover the Washington County jail or Washington State prisons, which have their own searches.
See the full breakdownSix 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, so the similar names never mix up the money.
See the full breakdownFree 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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P.O. Box 180, Comstock, NY 12821-0180, with the person's full name and DIN on the first line and your return address in the top left corner. The street is 72 Lock Eleven Lane, but letters go to the box.
Mail & PhotosNo. Washington Correctional Facility is a New York state prison in Comstock. Washington County Correctional Facility is the county's jail in Fort Edward, with its own roster and rules.
Inmate SearchWeekends and weekday holidays. Weekend days are split by the first letter of the incarcerated person's last name, A to K or L to Z. Holidays are open to all.
Visitation7:30 AM to 2:30 PM, with the latest arrival at 1:00 PM and one visit per day.
VisitationNo. Great Meadow, also in Comstock, closed in November 2024. Run the lookup to see where someone who was there is now.
Inmate SearchNo. The free state visitor bus programme covers 18 prisons and Washington is not one of them.
VisitationNothing. 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.
Phone CallsTo 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 28, 2026. Official source: doccs.ny.gov/location/washington-correctional-facility ›