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Albany County Correctional Facility

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Albany County Correctional Facility is a county jail located in Albany County, New York. Rated capacity: 1,043. Reported population: 800. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

1,043

Current population

800

Occupancy

77%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

New York

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

840 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany 12211
(518) 869-2600
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 77% · peers avg: 93% (17%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1043 · peers avg: 547 (+91%)

Data completeness

66%

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@misc{worldprisons-albany-county-correctional-,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Albany County Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/albany-county-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}