Erie County Correctional Facility
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Erie County Correctional Facility
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
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Security level
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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
The U.S. Department of Justice investigated Erie County Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facility, New York under CRIPA and issued a findings letter in July 2009. The matter was subsequently closed as settled.
Documented human-rights cases
- Erie County Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facility (New York)2009-01-01 · Eighth Amendment / Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution) â CRIPA · settled
rie County Holding Center and Erie County Correctional Facil
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Rikers IslandEast Elmhurst, NYMixedLocal jail42% occupancy
- Franklin County Detention FacilitySt. AlbansMaximumCounty jail660% occupancy
- Gallia County JailGallipolisCounty jail336% occupancy
- Noble County JailCaldwellCounty jail542% occupancy
- Woodman State JailGatesvilleMaximumState prison720% occupancy
- Stark County JailToulonCounty jail3446% occupancy
Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Erie County Correctional Facility. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/erie-county-correctional-facility
"Erie County Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/erie-county-correctional-facility.
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