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Ulster County Jail Overview

Ulster County Jail is operated by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. The State Commission of Correction county-jail directory lists the jail at 129 Schwenk Drive, Kingston, NY 12401, with the jail phone at (845) 340-3644. The Sheriff's public contact block lists the agency at 380 Boulevard, Kingston, NY 12401, phone (845) 338-3640, and sheriff@co.ulster.ny.us. For public jail location and maps, use the Schwenk Drive jail address. For operator contact and general Sheriff's Office communication, use the Boulevard contact block.

The jail serves the local criminal process. It can hold people arrested by deputies, Kingston police, town and village police, New York State Police on local cases, and other agencies whose defendants are booked into county custody. The state population report describes local jails as places for people sentenced to no more than one year, people awaiting transfer to state prison for longer sentences, and people with pending cases. That means a person may be in Ulster County Jail before arraignment, while awaiting court action, while serving a local sentence, or while waiting for DOCCS transfer after a state-prison sentence.

Ulster County Jail Population

The researched current jail population source is the DCJS/SCOC Monthly Jail Population Trends report prepared June 1, 2026. It listed the Ulster County Jail average daily census at 152 for May 2026 and the in-house average at 155. The difference reflects how the report counts boarded-in and boarded-out people. The same May 2026 row showed 42 sentenced people, 111 other unsentenced people, one state-ready person, and no average civil, federal, or technical parole violator group.

The current maximum facility capacity was not found in a crawlable official source. Historical context exists: a 2017 SCOC annual report noted a 30-bed capacity reduction because planned second bunks in 30 cells were never installed, and a 2020 county comptroller audit discussed capacity, staffing, and contract assumptions. Those items should be treated as historical oversight facts, not a current capacity number.

Look Up Ulster County Jail Inmates

The correct online lookup for Ulster County Jail is the Sheriff's Incarcerated Individuals Search/VINE. The page shows a Type to Search box, roster cards with names and booking photos, Read More links, VINE notification links, and pagination. It is a current public list. It should not be treated as a full case docket, a court record, or a permanent booking archive.

1. Open the Sheriff's Incarcerated Individuals Search/VINE page.
2. Search by last name first, then try a fuller name or alternate spelling.
3. Review the photo cards and use pagination when no match appears on the first screen.
4. Use Read More if a profile is available, and use VINE for release or transfer notices.
5. If the person is not listed, call the jail, check WebCrims, search DOCCS, or file FOIL based on the need.

The roster screenshot comes from the official Sheriff inmate search page.

The card layout confirms why the public search works best as a current custody locator, not as a full booking file.

Ulster County Jail Address and Contact

Use the jail line for custody, visit, entry, and current jail-operation questions. Use the Sheriff's Office public contact for operator-level communication, records routes, and general agency contact. The research specifically warns not to confuse the jail facility address with the Sheriff's Office public contact address.

Visiting Ulster County Jail Inmates

The Sheriff's site has official pages for visitation hours and rules and for visitation policy and procedure. The crawlable text did not expose exact schedules, visitor limits, dress-code details, or ID rules because the details appear in images or slides. Use the official pages and call the jail before traveling. That is especially important for visitors coming from outside Kingston, because the correct entrance, parking, identification, property, and visit cutoff rules can change.

Mail Phone and Money at Ulster County Jail

The Sheriff's Corrections Division links official pages for commissary, packages, phone, property, and pay bail. The research found those pages, but detailed vendor names, rates, fees, package rules, and property-release rules were not exposed as crawlable text. Use the official Sheriff pages and call the jail before sending funds or mailing property-related items. Do not rely on vendor names from other counties or old web posts.

Booking at Ulster County Jail

Ulster County booking details were not posted in full crawlable text, so the safest description follows the New York and local process documented in the research. After an arrest, a person may be transported to the jail unless released through another lawful process. Identification is checked, fingerprints are taken when required or allowed, a booking photograph may be taken under CPL 160.10, property is inventoried, medical and mental-health screening occurs, and classification guides housing. Once the person is publicly listed, the Sheriff roster may show a photo card and VINE link.

Court activity is separate from booking. The jail can show custody, but the formal criminal case moves through the court system. WebCrims can show selected future criminal appearances, and the Ulster County Clerk provides Supreme and County Court records through SearchIQS, mail, in-person public terminals, and information by phone. Booking charges, prosecutor-filed charges, and final dispositions can differ.

About Ulster County Jail Records

The jail sits in Kingston, while the county's DOCCS prisons are in Napanoch and Wallkill. That local layout creates search confusion. Someone looking for an Ulster County inmate may be looking for a new county booking in Kingston, a sentenced state prisoner in Napanoch, a person at Shawangunk or Wallkill, or a federal or immigration matter tied to another system. For county jail custody, use the Sheriff roster first. For a state-prison transfer, use DOCCS. For booking records not shown online, use the Sheriff's FOIL form.