Overview
Superintendent: Kevin McCarthy
Elmira Correctional Facility is a maximum security level facility for males.
Programs
Every facility has a variety of programs to help incarcerated individuals, which can include:
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- Anger Management Programs
- Educational/Vocational Programs
- Family Development Programs
- Guidance and Counseling Services
- Library and Law Library Services
- Recreational Programs
- Religious Services
- Sex Offender Treatment Programs
- Temporary Release Programs
- Trauma Programs
- Transitional Services Programs
- Veterans Services
- Volunteer Services and Programs
Visitation
Visitation information effective 01/02/2024
Visiting Days: Daily (including weekends)
Visiting Hours: 9:00AM to 3:00PM Daily (Latest arrival time 2:00PM)
Special Housing Unit Visiting Days & Hours: Incarcerated individuals in SHU custody are allowed one non-legal visit within a seven (7) day period during regular visitation hours and days. Each seven (7) day period begins at the conclusion of the last visit.
Visitation Schedules:
- General Population visits are conducted daily and there are no restrictions by name/Department Identification Number (DIN). See attached schedule
- Reception Center visits are conducted daily, designated by Odd/Even number of the calendar day, and are based on the last number of the Incarcerated Individual’s DIN. Example: July 12th will be a visit day for any Reception Center incarcerated whose DIN ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8. Please Note: Reception Center incarcerated are allowed visits the sixth (6th) business day from arrival. See attached schedule
Maximum Number of Visits per Day: Unlimited
Maximum Number of Visitors per Visit: Three (3) visitors and one (1) child under the age of five (5) will be allowed to visit. The child must sit on an adult’s lap.
Visiting Room Overcrowding Policy: In the event that space considerations require termination of visits, the following procedure will be followed:
- Request for volunteers to end their visit.
- If no volunteers or space requirements still exist, local visits (visitors within 100 miles of facility) will be terminated after three hours of visitation on a first in, first out basis.
- If space requirements continue to exist, visits of incarcerated individuals whose family or friends traveled over 100 miles will be terminated after three hours of visitation on a first in, first out basis.
For additional visitation information, please visit the DOCCS Visitors Page