Great Meadow Correctional Facility

Superintendent: Christopher Collins

Great Meadow Correctional Facility is a maximum 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 01/13/2023

Driving Directions

Visiting Days: Daily (including weekends)

Visiting Hours: 9:00AM to 3:30PM

Special Housing Unit Visiting Days & Hours: A maximum of one visit per week is allowed for SHU and BHU per current facility visiting policy.  Maximum of two (2) weekend visits per month. Each week begins on a Wednesday and ends on a Tuesday.

Visitation Schedule: Weekend visits will rotate weekends based on the first letter of the incarcerated individual’s last name, allowing all general population incarcerated individuals the opportunity for a minimum of two (2) weekend visits per month. See attached visitation schedule.

2023 Visitation Schedule (revised 01/13/2023)

Maximum Number of Visits per Day:   Unlimited

Maximum Number of Visitors per Visit:  

• Weekday Visits: 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. Visits in non-contact rooms are allowed for two (2) visitors and one (1) child under the age of five (5). The child must sit on an adult’s lap.

• Weekend Visits: Two (2) visitors and one (1) child under the age of five (5) will be allowed to visit.  Children must sit on an adult’s lap.

Visiting Room Overcrowding Policy:   Non-contact visit rooms will be an option for visits until all four (4) rooms are filled.   Visitors will be notified at the time of processing if the visiting room is filled and a non-contact visiting room is available.  If a table opens, a non-contact visit can be moved to a contact visit table upon request to the assigned visiting room officer. In the event that space considerations require termination of visits, the following procedure will be followed:

1. If local, within traveling distance; those visitors who arrived first will be asked to leave.

2. If traveling considerable distance, arrangements will be made to allow the visit to remain.

For additional visitation information, please visit the DOCCS Visitors Page