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NYSDOC – Cape Vincent Correctional Facility basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 315-654-4100
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Cape Vincent Correctional Facility located at 36560 State Route 12 E in Cape Vincent, NY are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
Cape Vincent Correctional Facility is a medium security facility located in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County and which is under the jurisdiction of the New York State Department of Corrections. Cape Vincent CF is for males 16 years of age or older and is used for three functions:
- general confinement facility, and]
- alcohol and substance abuse treatment facility.
- An approximate 400-bed annex/unit consisting of dorms C, D, E, and F on the grounds of Cape Vincent Correctional Facility also used as an alcohol and substance abuse treatment correctional annex.
This facility has a capacity of about 900 inmates and offers them the option of taking vocational courses in building and custodial maintenance, horticulture, masonry, flooring, and painting. Alcohol and substance abuse treatment and sex offenders counseling and treatment programs are also available for inmates required to participate.
Cape Vincent Correctional Facility has a college program that allows inmates to earn up to thirty credits through Jefferson Community College while they are incarcerated.
This facility has a waste management program and is responsible for saving thousands of dollars of costs associated with waste removal, this is accomplished by inmates composting certain garbage items and recycling others.
NYSDOC – Cape Vincent Correctional Facility – Handbook for Families of Inmates
| UNIT | PROGRAM | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Education (Vocational) | Building Maintenance | |
| Education (Vocational) | Custodial Maintenance | 2 Shops |
| Education (Vocational) | Floor Covering | |
| Education (Vocational) | Horticulture | |
| Education (Vocational) | Masonry | 2 Shops |
| Education (Vocational) | Painting & Decorating | |
| Education (Academic) | College Program | |
| Guidance and Counselling | Sex Offender Counseling & Treatment Program (SOCTP) | |
| Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Services | Visitor Hospitality Centers | |
| Resource Management | Waste Management | Composting Operation |
| Substance Abuse Treatment Services | Alcohol/Substance Abuse Treatment (ASAT) |
| UNIT | PROGRAM | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Guidance and Counseling | EEP/MT/Presumptive Release/SMT/LCTA | |
| Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Services | Children’s Play Areas | |
| Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Service | Ministerial Services | |
| Resource Management | Waste Management | Recycling Activities |
| Special Subjects | Art/Handicrafts and Music | As Staffing Allows |
| Special Subjects | Inmate Organizations | |
| Special Subjects | Recreation | |
| Special Subjects | Special Events Program | |
| Temporary Release | Temporary Release Programs | |
| Transitional Services | Transitional Services Program |
| UNIT | PROGRAM | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Education (Academic) | Adult Basic Education | |
| Education (Academic) | High School Equivalency (HSE) | |
| Guidance and Counseling | Incarcerated Veterans Program | Level I |
| Transitional Services | Phase I | |
| Transitional Services | Moving On | Phase II |
| Transitional Services | Phase III | |
| Transitional Services | Inmate Program Associate (IPA) | |
| Transitional Services | Aggression Replacement Training (ART) Program | |
| Transitional Services | Thinking For a Change (T4C) |
visitation Info
NYSDOC – Cape Vincent Correctional Facility – Visitation
VISITING DAYS & HOURS
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Weekends and Holidays Latest Arrival Time 2:30 PM
SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT VISITING DAYS & HOURS (Inmates in SHU – 1 visit within 7 day period)
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM S-BLOCK 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM Saturday and Sunday Latest Arrival Time 8:30 PM
NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE VISITS
Unlimited number of visits during visiting hours.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VISITORS PER VISIT/DAY (How many people at a visiting table at one time)
Three adults, Three lap children and infants/Unlimited Visitors may leave & other visitors are permitted to visit. Once a visitor leaves, they will not be permitted to visit the same inmate again.
