Gouverneur Correctional Facility

Superintendent: Mark Rockwood

Gouverneur Correctional Facility is a medium security level facility for males.

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

Learn more about our facility programs

Visitation information effective 01/02/2024

Driving Directions

Visiting Days: Weekends and Holidays

Visiting Days & Hours: 

General Population & *SHU:  7:30AM to 2:30PM weekends and Holidays; latest arrival time – 1:30PM

*SHU:  Incarcerated individuals in SHU custody are allowed one non-legal visit within a seven (7) day period.  Each week begins on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday.

Residential Rehabilitation Unit (RRU):  5:00PM to 9:00PM weekends and Holidays; latest arrival time – 8:00PM

2025 Visitation 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:

1. Request for volunteers to end their visit.
2. 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.
3. 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