Schenectady County Sheriff's Office

To send a package to someone at Schenectady County Jail, you must order it from a reputable store and have it mailed into the facility. You cannot deliver it personally. Before ordering, check every product against the authorized quantity, material, color, size and construction requirements. After the package arrives, staff search it for contraband, repackage and label it, and take it to the housing unit. This should take no more than five days, although certain circumstances may extend processing. The authorized list covers limited clothing, vision supplies, towels, washcloths, religious items and publications. Clothing cannot contain silk or silk-like material, buttons, snaps, zippers, pockets, or visible logos or designs. Every top must have a crew neck, and V-neck and tank tops are prohibited. Confirm the current package requirements and mailing instructions with the facility before you order.

You can reach Schenectady County Corrections at (518) 388-4300 or fax it at (518) 388-4593. The facility is at 320 Veeder Ave., Schenectady, NY 12307. For bail, call the Corrections Division at the same telephone number to obtain the defendant's name, date of birth, court and judge, and cash bail amount.

For an in-person commissary deposit, use the Cobra Cashier Kiosk in the main lobby at 320 Veeder Ave. You need the incarcerated person’s Criminal History Number, or their full name and date of birth. The kiosk accepts cash, credit cards and debit cards, credits deposits immediately and issues you a receipt. Its stated convenience fees are deducted from the amount deposited. Bail may be paid in person or electronically using the facility’s accepted methods. Before an online payment, get the defendant’s name and date of birth, the court and judge, and the cash-bail amount. Remote GovPayNet payments include a 7% service fee, and the receipt and funds minus that fee belong to the defendant. Call the Corrections Division at (518) 388-4300 for case-specific payment information and confirm current methods and fees before paying.

Schenectady County Corrections is listed at 320 Veeder Ave., Schenectady, NY 12307. Call (518) 388-4300 or fax (518) 388-4593. The Road Patrol/K-9 Unit is listed separately at 130 Princetown Plaza, Princetown, NY 12306, with the phone number (518) 388-4310.