Onondaga County-Jamesville Correctional Facility

You can support your loved ones at Jamesville Correctional on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 315-435-5581.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Onondaga County-Jamesville Correctional Facility so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Jamesville Correctional is a detention center located at 6660 E Seneca Tpk Jamesville, NY which is operated locally by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Onondaga County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Jamesville Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for New York here.

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Correction Department, located in Jamesville, New York, a suburb of Syracuse it is a direct supervision facility with a capacity of 538 inmates and employing approximately 167 employees.

The Correction Department is pleased to participate in the New York Sheriff’s Victim Hotline, “Victim Information and Notification Everyday,” or VINE program. This system provides will tell you if an offender is in jail or prison in New York State and will give you other important custody information. The hotline will also let you leave a telephone number where you want to be notified when that offender is released, transfers, or escapes.

Another interesting stop is the inmate work program. This branch of the site illustrates the many and varied work programs performed by our inmates which is a benefit to county taxpayers while helping to develop vocational skills and responsibility for preparation back to the community.

Inmate Work Program - One of the primary goals of our department is the continued use and further development of Inmate Work Crews and assignments both on and off department grounds. Such work, coupled with vocational rehabilitation, moral intervention, and education are all integral parts of the entire rehabilitative effort. Our inmates also perform various community-based projects. Everything from roadway clean up and work in local parks, to assisting the Salvation Army in preparing packages of food for the needy during the Christmas season. This benefits Onondaga County taxpayers by providing labor for various tasks resulting in significant savings. These crews are carefully selected and constantly supervised by our security staff. They have proven to be an asset to our community. The following is a sampling of the different work activities which takes place on a daily basis at our facility.

Laundry Operation- The laundry crew is one of the busiest areas of our facility. From early in the morning and all day long these inmates keep busy laundering items for our facility as well as the Hillbrook Detention Facility. Hundreds of items each day have to be sorted, washed, dried and packed for delivery.

Consolidated Food Service – In 1995 the department consolidated its foodservice operation with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department. Over 3,100 inmate meals are prepared and served each day to both jails. The kitchen in the Sheriff’s jail is the primary location for preparation of all meals. Food is then transported to our facility each day.

Maintenance of Buildings & Grounds – An outside inmate work crew supervised by correction officers assigned to the Maintenance Division, maintain all grounds throughout the year. Everything from lawn mowing to shoveling snow is done by this crew. These supervised work crews also remove the trash generated by our facility, unload deliveries to our warehouse, deliver supplies to the facility and paint building facilities.

Parks Crews – Nearly 10 months of the year, an inmate work crew assists the Onondaga County Parks Department in the maintenance of county parks and the “Lights on the Lake” project. Each holiday season since it’s inception, our inmates have played a large part in setting up and taking down the extensive “Lights on the Lake” holiday lighting display at Onondaga Lake.