Overview
Superintendent: John Wood (Acting)
Shawangunk 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: 8:30AM to 2:15PM (Latest arrival time 1:45PM)
Special Housing Unit Visiting Days & Hours: Incarcerated individuals in SHU custody are allowed one non-legal visit within a seven (7) day period during normal visitation hours. Each week starts on a Monday and ends on Sunday.
Visitation Schedule: Visitation is open daily to all incarcerated individuals. See attached schedule
Maximum Number of Visits per Day: There is no limit on the amount of visits an incarcerated individual can have on any given day, except when overcrowding conditions exist. If the visiting room is full, an additional visit for that day will not be allowed.
Maximum Number of Visits per Week: Six (6) visits per week. Seven (7) upon approval in advance from the Tour 2 Watch Commander - based on distance from facility.
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: When overcrowding exists visitors will be asked to voluntarily leave. If there are no volunteers, or space requirements still exist, local visits (visitors within100 miles of the 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 3 hours of visitation on a first in, first out basis.
For additional visitation information, please visit the DOCCS Visitors Page
PREA Audit Report
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Shawangunk Correctional Facility – Cycle 4
Shawangunk Correctional Facility PREA Audit Report, July 14, 2024
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Shawangunk Correctional Facility Final PREA Audit Report
Shawangunk Correctional Facility Final PREA Audit Report June 2021
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