NYSDOC – Mid-State Correctional Facility

NYSDOC – Mid-State 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: 315-768-8581

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Mid-State Correctional Facility located at 9005 Old River Rd in Marcy, 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.

Mid-State Correctional Facility is located in the Town of Marcy, between the cities of Rome and Utica in New York State. From about 1912 through 1982 the state ran a state asylum on these grounds. That institution would grow to hold 3,000 patients. Mid-State opened as a correctional institution, in the extensive former hospital buildings, in 1983.

Mid-State has grown and now includes maximum security SHU-200, opened in 1998. These blocks are called "S" blocks and consist of prisoners living in cells with bunk beds. These prisoners are let out into their porches for several hours, numerous times throughout every day. The place where they are allowed to go outside mimics their room except that it is outside, and surrounded by a fence. Even though Mid-State has a maximum security building it is still classified as a medium security prison.

Mid-State has provided many jobs to people in New York. Mid-State consists of over 1,000 acres of land, with buildings dating back to the 1920s. Among the older buildings, there are many new and improved facilities as well. The structures of the new buildings maintain the same look as the original, consisting of red brick. There are two new buildings, the medical building and the "S" block, which is the only maximum security part of the prison. There is also a large recreation yard that has a racquetball court, basketball court, football field, and also a gym, which the prisoners use the most. In addition to the outdoor area, there are many other things to keep up around the prison, and it is the inmates' responsibility to take care of and maintain them all. For the good prisoners and the ones who are only in for a short time, they are taken out on a prison bus around Oneida Co. They help clean up the city and surrounding areas by picking up garbage along the sides of the roads, mowing church lawns, and helping with other outdoor maintenance.

Notable inmates

• Gerald Garson, former New York Supreme Court Justice, convicted of accepting bribes
• Chinx Drugz, hip-hop artist
• Cormega, hip-hop artist
• Prodigy, hip-hop artist
• Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International
• Alan Hevesi, former Comptroller of the State of New York, convicted of taking bribes in return for investing in firms for the New York State Retirement Fund
• Jeffrey Atkins (Ja Rule), rapper and actor that has sold over 40 million records worldwide. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges.

NYSDOC – Mid-State Correctional Facility – Handbook for Families of Inmates

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NYSDOC – Mid-State Correctional Facility – Visitation

VISITING DAYS & HOURS
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Weekends and Holidays – Latest Arrival Time 2:15 PM 

SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT VISITING DAYS & HOURS (Inmates in SHU – 1 visit within 7 day period)
8:30AM to 3:00PM Weekends and Holidays – Latest Arrival Time 2:30PM 
S-Block 5:00PM to 9:00PM Saturday Only. Latest arrival time is 8:15 PM
PIMS Level 3 5:00PM to 9:00PM Sunday Only. Latest arrival time is 8:15 PM
Four (4) Visitors allowed per inmate.

NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE VISITS
A visitor may visit more than one inmate on the same day. 

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VISITORS PER VISIT/DAY (How many people at a visiting table at one time)
Five/Five