Before Your First Visit to Erie County Holding Center (Buffalo): Complete Checklist
Your first visit can feel overwhelming, but most problems are easy to avoid with a little prep. This checklist covers the right ID, dress code rules, and security screening—so you don't get turned away at the door.
Erie County Holding Center (Buffalo) is located at 40 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202.
Sign-up windows for Buffalo visits are Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 7:30 am–11:00 am, 1:00 pm–1:30 pm, 3:30 pm–4:30 pm, and 6:30 pm–9:30 pm. If your person is housed in Alden, the hours are different - double-check you're looking at the right location's schedule before heading out.
IDs Children
- ✓ Licencia de conducir estatal
- ✓ Licencia estatal para no conductores
- ✓ Tarjeta de identificación militar
- ✓ Pasaporte válido o tarjeta de pasaporte
- ✓ Tarjeta de Servicios Sociales con foto
- ✓ Traiga ID del niño que coincida con una de estas: certificado de nacimiento del niño (original/copia certificada), documentos de adopción (original/copia certificada), documentos de tutela (original/copia certificada), identificación estudiantil, pase de autobús estudiantil, o permiso de aprendiz del Estado de Nueva York
- ✓ Si el visitante es menor de 18 años, debe estar acompañado por un padre o tutor legal
- ✓ Planee la regla de un niño por adulto
Dress code violations are one of the fastest ways to get turned away. At the Holding Center, you won't be admitted wearing orange clothing of any kind, see-through clothing, hats, scarves, or hoods, shirts with inappropriate symbols or messages, suit coats, or anything overly revealing or suggestive.
Tip: Wear sneakers. You'll need to clear a metal detector, and simple shoes make that easier.
Note: The sergeant assigned to the visiting area has final say on whether your outfit passes.
Expect airport-style screening when you arrive. You'll need to clear a metal detector before entering the visiting room.
A K-9 search is also part of the entry process.
Bring paperwork: If you have any medical devices on your person, bring medical documentation with you.
You can deposit money at the cashier's window on the first floor near the Delaware Avenue entrance. Hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–11:15 AM, 12:30 PM–2:15 PM, 3:00 PM–5:15 PM, and 6:30 PM–7:30 PM; Saturday–Sunday 7:00 AM–11:15 AM and 12:30 PM–2:15 PM.
Sending a money order for commissary by mail? The money order and deposit slip must go to: Secure Deposits - Erie County, P.O. Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132.
Don't show up with a clothing bag or package expecting to drop it off - Jail Management facilities no longer accept them. If packages are allowed at all, they must be purchased from and shipped by a vendor whose regular business includes selling and shipping those items. Nothing sent from home.
Common Turnaways
- ✓ You don’t have an acceptable photo ID for the adult visitor
- ✓ You’re wearing prohibited clothing (especially orange, see-through items, hats/hoods/scarves, suit coats, or overly revealing clothing)
- ✓ You can’t clear the metal detector
- ✓ You’re bringing a minor without the required child ID, or the minor isn’t with a parent/legal guardian
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