Fishkill Correctional Facility Inmate Search

Fishkill Correctional Facility Overview

Fishkill Correctional Facility is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, commonly called DOCCS. The facility is located at 18 Strack Drive in Beacon and is listed as a medium-security male state prison. Its public DOCCS profile names Michael Daye as Superintendent and gives the facility phone number as 845-831-4800. The incarcerated individual mail address is different from the physical address: 271 Matteawan Road, P.O. Box 1245, Beacon, NY 12508.

Fishkill must be framed as state-prison custody. People housed there have generally moved beyond the first Dutchess County jail booking stage and are in a sentenced-prison system or another DOCCS status. The Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center is the local jail for new arrests, remands, local sentences, civil holds, parole holds, and state-ready jail custody, and the official county jail page is the right county source for that stage. Fishkill is for DOCCS custody, and its lookup, visitation, mail, and program rules come from the state prison system rather than county jail pages.

Fishkill Correctional Facility Capacity and Population

Current DOCCS facility pages reviewed for this build do not publish a current Fishkill capacity or current population number. Older oversight materials have discussed historical capacity figures, but the current page should not treat those as the live count. For that reason, Fishkill's facility page should state the security level and custody type clearly, while avoiding a precise current population claim unless a current official DOCCS dataset is added later.

County-level jail population statistics still help explain why a person may pass through multiple custody systems in Dutchess County. The NYS DCJS/SCOC 2025 jail population report listed Dutchess County Jail with 12 state-ready people on average, up from 4 in 2024. A state-ready person may remain in local jail after sentencing while awaiting DOCCS transfer. Once DOCCS receives and processes the person, the state prison locator becomes the main public search path.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Fishkill Correctional Facility

Use the DOCCS incarcerated lookup for Fishkill Correctional Facility. SCOC links this tool as the statewide way to find an incarcerated individual in a New York State prison. DOCCS guidance says a last name can be used alone or with a birth year; a DIN or NYSID should be used alone. That is different from the county jail path, where SCOC routes Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center users to VINELink for county-jail custody and notifications.

1. Open the DOCCS incarcerated lookup for New York State prison custody.
2. Search by DIN or NYSID if known, or search by last name with birth year when no number is available.
3. Review the result for the current facility field and confirm it lists Fishkill Correctional Facility if that is the expected location.
4. Use the profile details, DOCCS facility page, and facility phone line for visiting, mail, and sentence-status questions.

If DOCCS does not return a result, check the custody stage before drawing conclusions. The person may still be in the county jail awaiting transfer, may be under a name spelling variation, may have been released to community supervision, or may be in federal or immigration custody instead. For a new Dutchess County arrest, start with Dutchess County inmate records, VINELink, and the county jail phone line. For formal charges after the arrest, use the court path and remember that Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi's office prosecutes crimes committed in the county, including crimes in correctional facilities.

Fishkill Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Fishkill has a physical facility address and a separate incarcerated individual mail address. Visitors and people confirming facility location should use the Strack Drive address, while mail to an incarcerated individual should follow the Matteawan Road/P.O. Box address shown on the DOCCS page. Because prison visiting schedules, unit assignments, and population categories can change, call the facility or check the DOCCS page before traveling.

Visiting Someone at Fishkill Correctional Facility

Fishkill visitation follows DOCCS prison rules, not JTC county jail rules. DOCCS statewide visiting information requires valid and current photo identification, facility screening, and compliance with prison-specific restrictions. Some visitors, including people on probation or parole and certain other categories, may need special permission. For full-contact visiting, DOCCS statewide rules include body-image scanner screening. Facility schedules are still decisive, so Fishkill's own DOCCS profile controls the days and hours.

Fishkill visitation information effective June 9, 2026 lists weekend and weekday-holiday visitation. General population visits run from 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with latest arrival at 2:15 p.m. Regional Medical Unit visits run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with latest arrival at 1:00 p.m. RRU and SHU visitation is Saturday only from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Weekend visits are divided by the last digit of the incarcerated person's DIN, while holiday visits are open to all.

The researched Fishkill limits include a maximum of one visit per day, one per week or two in a holiday week, and a maximum of three visitors plus one child under five seated on an adult's lap. Because the weekend schedule rotates by DIN digit, visitors need the incarcerated person's DIN from DOCCS lookup before planning. Arriving near the latest-arrival cutoff risks denial of processing, and prison security screening can take longer than expected.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Fishkill Correctional Facility

Mail to Fishkill should be addressed to the incarcerated individual at the DOCCS-published mail address, not simply sent to the visitor or street address. Include the person's full committed name and DIN when known, because DIN is the stable DOCCS identifier. The current research did not locate a Fishkill-specific commissary fee table, so do not copy Dutchess JTC's TouchPay, iCare, or weekly commissary limits onto this state-prison page. State prison accounts, packages, telephone access, and correspondence are governed by DOCCS rules and the facility's current instructions.

Families often confuse county jail money rules with DOCCS prison money rules because both systems may involve the same person at different times. The safer approach is to identify the current custody system first. If the DOCCS locator says Fishkill, follow DOCCS. If VINELink says Dutchess County JTC, follow the county jail rules. If neither system finds the person, check court records, BOP, ICE, or contact the responsible agency.

Reception, Classification, and State-Prison Custody at Fishkill

Fishkill is not a street-arrest booking facility. A person normally reaches state prison after conviction, sentencing, and transfer from county custody or another DOCCS location. DOCCS intake and classification determine facility placement, security level, program needs, medical or mental-health considerations, and housing. Fishkill's public page identifies specialized visitation categories such as general population, Regional Medical Unit, RRU, and SHU, which is why the visitation schedule is broken out by population.

For a Dutchess County case, the custody timeline may run from arrest and JTC booking under the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office led by Sheriff Kirk Imperati, to arraignment and court proceedings, to local jail custody while the case is pending, and then to DOCCS transfer if a state-prison sentence is imposed. Court records remain the better place to confirm charges, case events, and sentencing, while the DOCCS locator is the better place to confirm current state custody and facility assignment.

About Fishkill Correctional Facility

DOCCS lists Fishkill programs that include alcohol and substance abuse treatment, anger management, educational and vocational programming, family development, guidance and counseling, library and law library services, recreation, religious services, sex offender treatment, temporary release, trauma programs, transitional services, veterans services, and volunteer programs. The research also notes Fishkill PREA audit reports linked for 2025, 2022, 2019, and 2016, which are part of the prison's public compliance materials.

Fishkill also has dated local-news context. A September 2025 Times Union report, citing DOCCS statements, said synthetic cannabinoids and other unknown substances were found after six incarcerated people and 13 staff members became ill at Fishkill on September 15, 2025. Staff were hospitalized and released, and incarcerated people were treated at the prison. That incident should be treated as dated context, not as a substitute for the current DOCCS facility profile or a general claim about daily conditions.