Woodbourne Correctional Facility Overview
Woodbourne Correctional Facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, commonly called DOCCS. It is not operated by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and it is not the Sullivan County Jail. DOCCS lists Woodbourne as a medium-security facility for males in Sullivan County. The official facility page names Superintendent Betsy Smith and gives the main facility contact information.
DOCCS Directive 0059, revised February 17, 2026, gives the deeper facility picture. It describes Woodbourne as located in the Hamlet of Woodbourne in the Town of Fallsburg and used for general confinement and residential treatment facility functions for males. The directive identifies a 30-bed long-term protective custody unit, a special housing unit, Office of Mental Health level 1 services, a Special Needs Unit, and Transitional SNU functions.
A person housed at Woodbourne is a sentenced state incarcerated individual in DOCCS custody or otherwise assigned under state prison authority. A new Sullivan County arrest, an arraignment hold, or a short local sentence normally belongs to the county jail and court system instead. If a person was sentenced from Sullivan County and later transferred to state custody, the DOCCS locator follows that person through the state system even if the assigned facility changes.
The official DOCCS Woodbourne facility page is the source for the facility address, phone, superintendent, security level, program categories, and 2026 visitation summary. The captured image below comes from that official facility page.
Woodbourne Correctional Facility Capacity and Population
The official DOCCS facility page reviewed does not publish a current total population or rated capacity figure for Woodbourne. The research therefore should not turn the prison into a numbered-capacity claim. The sourced numeric facility detail is narrower: Directive 0059 identifies a 30-bed long-term protective custody unit. It also describes housing units with four floors of single cells and dormitories, but the captured sources did not provide a total bed count or current headcount.
Woodbourne's role is clear even without a published population count. It is a medium-security male state prison facility with general confinement and residential treatment functions. It is also an OMH level 1 facility, meaning the directive describes full-time daytime clinical and psychiatric presence. That state-prison profile is very different from Sullivan County Jail, where the May 2026 state jail report counted mostly unsentenced local custody.
| Measure | Published Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Medium-security male state prison | DOCCS facility page |
| Total current population | Not located in captured official sources | DOCCS facility page and directive reviewed |
| Rated capacity | Not located in captured official sources | DOCCS facility page and directive reviewed |
| Long-term protective custody | 30-bed unit | DOCCS Directive 0059 |
| Clinical service level | Office of Mental Health level 1 | DOCCS Directive 0059 |
How to Look Up an Inmate at Woodbourne Correctional Facility
Use the statewide NY.gov DOCCS incarcerated lookup guidance and the DOCCS incarcerated lookup portal for Woodbourne. The Sullivan County Jail phone is not the correct first stop for a person already in DOCCS state prison custody. DOCCS lookup covers current and certain former state incarcerated individuals and uses state identifiers or name data.
- Open the DOCCS incarcerated lookup portal or the NY.gov lookup guidance page.
- Search by DIN, NYSID, or name. For a name search, use last name and first name when available, with birth year if known.
- Confirm that the facility field or current location shows Woodbourne Correctional Facility if the person is housed there.
- Read status and release information carefully, since internet display rules and exclusions can affect what appears.
- If the person is not in DOCCS, check Sullivan County Jail for local custody, WebCrims for court status, BOP for federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
| Search Field | Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| DIN | Direct DOCCS identifier search | Requires the state Department Identification Number. |
| NYSID | State identification number search | Useful when the criminal-justice identifier is known. |
| Last Name and First Name | Name search | Spelling, aliases, and common names can affect results. |
| Birth Year | Narrows name search | NY.gov guidance says it is used with first and last name. |
Woodbourne Correctional Facility Address and Contact
Use the DOCCS facility contact for Woodbourne-specific questions about visiting, mail, packages, state-prison procedures, and facility status. Use Sullivan County Jail only for local jail custody. Use Sullivan County Court or the town or village court for criminal case records after arrest. These channels overlap in a person's life, but they are not the same records system.
Woodbourne Correctional Facility
99 Prison Road, P.O. Box 1000
Woodbourne, NY 12788-1000
845-434-7730
Operator: New York State DOCCS
DOCCS lists Superintendent Betsy Smith for the facility. The source materials did not identify a separate public records line, local FOIL email, or facility-specific records counter for Woodbourne on the captured facility page. State-prison record requests should follow DOCCS policies and statewide DOCCS public-access procedures rather than the Sullivan County sheriff FOIL route used for county jail records.
Visiting Someone at Woodbourne Correctional Facility
DOCCS lists Woodbourne visiting information as effective January 1, 2026. Visiting days are weekends, hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the latest arrival time is 2:00 p.m. The facility page states that maximum visits per day are unlimited and that a visit may include three visitors plus one child under age five seated on an adult's lap. Visitors should still check the current DOCCS facility page before travel because state prison visiting rules can change.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Rules From Source |
|---|---|---|
| General population visits | Weekends, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Latest arrival 2:00 p.m.; three visitors plus one child under age 5 on an adult lap. |
| SHU custody | One non-legal visit in each Sunday-Saturday week | Confirm exact time and procedure with the facility. |
| RMU visits | Weekends | Held in the dedicated RMU visit room according to the facility summary. |
| Overcrowding policy | Applies when space requires termination | Local visits may be ended after three hours on a first-in, first-out basis after volunteers are requested. |
The overcrowding policy described in the research gives special consideration before terminating some visits, such as special-permission visits or visits for incarcerated individuals who have not had a visit in six months. Visitors should bring required identification, follow DOCCS dress and conduct rules, and avoid arriving close to the latest-arrival cutoff.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Woodbourne Correctional Facility
Mail, phone, packages, and money for Woodbourne follow DOCCS statewide rules and facility confirmation, not Sullivan County Jail practice. The research did not capture a current Woodbourne-specific fee table or a verified facility-specific vendor list from the official facility page. The accurate instruction is to use DOCCS official family resources, current statewide directives, and facility confirmation before sending funds, packages, or sensitive correspondence.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Woodbourne Correctional Facility, 99 Prison Road, P.O. Box 1000, Woodbourne, NY 12788-1000; confirm inmate-name and DIN format with DOCCS. |
| Phone / Video | Follow DOCCS statewide call-home and facility procedures; current Woodbourne-specific fee table was not captured. |
| Money Deposit | Use current DOCCS official family resources and confirm vendor and fees before sending funds. |
| Packages | Use DOCCS package and article rules, not county jail mail rules. |
Admission and Classification at Woodbourne Correctional Facility
Woodbourne does not book people from street arrests in the way a county jail does. State-prison custody usually begins after a criminal case results in a sentence to DOCCS. A Sullivan County defendant may first appear in a town, village, or county court, may spend time in Sullivan County Jail, and may be counted as a state ready while awaiting transfer. After DOCCS reception, the person receives or uses a DIN, is classified, and is assigned to a facility based on state custody rules, program needs, security level, medical or mental-health factors, separation concerns, and bed availability.
Directive 0059 matters because it shows Woodbourne's assigned functions. The facility supports general confinement and residential treatment facility roles. It includes specialized housing and clinical resources that should not be copied onto the county jail page. Families should expect DOCCS rules for visits, mail, packages, phone access, discipline, program access, and facility movement rather than local sheriff rules.
About Woodbourne Correctional Facility
Woodbourne's documented programs are more detailed than the county jail's public program information. The DOCCS facility page lists broad categories including alcohol and substance abuse treatment, anger management, educational and vocational programs, family development, counseling, library and law library, recreation, religious services, sex-offender treatment, temporary release, trauma programming, transitional services, veterans services, and volunteer programs.
Directive 0059 adds specific program detail: Bard Prison Initiative AA and BA college programming, adult basic education, HSE, ESL, reading remediation, cell study, special education, air conditioning and refrigeration and heating trades, computer operator, culinary arts, custodial maintenance, welding, OSHA training, Department of Labor apprenticeships, NCCER certification, RSAT, ART, moderate aggression programming, volunteer services, and SOCTP. It also describes resource-room services for visually impaired, hearing impaired, deaf, and blind incarcerated individuals.
Woodbourne also sits in a county where prison names can be confusing. Sullivan Correctional Facility, a separate former DOCCS maximum-security prison in Fallsburg, officially closed November 6, 2024 according to DOCCS closure materials. A searcher looking for someone formerly connected to Sullivan Correctional should use the statewide DOCCS lookup, not a closed facility page, because the locator follows current state custody location.
Note: Confirm current custody, visitor approval, schedule changes, and package or money rules with DOCCS before traveling.