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The Broome County Sheriff's Corrections Division is currently operating a 536-bed direct supervision correctional facility in the Town of Dickinson. The facility, which opened in 1996, has received accreditation awards from the NYS Commission of Correction, NYS Sheriff's Association, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. The Sheriff’s facility was the second facility in New York State to attain this recognition.
In 2015 the facility went go through a 6.8 million dollar expansion project, which included the conversion of old unused interior exercise space and the construction of a new state-of-the-art medical unit.
The Division continues to monitor gang membership and activities in the facility to ensure a safer working environment for staff and a safer custodial environment for other inmates.
Regular discharge planning meetings are conducted with Mental Health, BOCES, Jail Medical, and Council of Churches staff to assist released inmates in successfully assimilating back into the law-abiding community.
The facility uses double celling, to eliminate the need to board out inmates and maintain state-ready and federal inmate revenues. The use of double-bunking resulted in significant cost savings for taxpayers since its inception in 1999.
The Division cooperates with the Broome County Health Dept. to provide screening and treatment to jail inmates for sexually transmitted and contagious diseases in order to protect the public upon the inmate's release. This program provides for a successful transition back into the community and ensures follow-up by a community service provider.
The Division acts as the training hub for surrounding counties. The Corrections Training Academy offers basic, supervisory, executive, and defensive tactic specialty courses for members of the BCSO and surrounding agencies. Our academy staff is recognized for its strong community recruitment, working hard to establish transitional programs from local institutions of higher learning directly into local employment opportunities.
The Weekender Work program, developed in 1992, has provided many benefits to the citizens of Broome County. The initial intention of the program was to provide free labor to municipal governments and tax-exempt organizations in the county, while at the same time, freeing up jail beds for use by offenders who needed to be incarcerated. One of the major benefits of the program has been the roadside cleanup assignment. In the past several years, numerous tons of garbage has been removed from Broome County roadsides. This program continues to contribute to the sanitation and beauty of the County.
Work projects included yearly set up and clean up for Broome Counties First Night Celebration, Returning Warrior 10-miler, Chris Thater memorial race, and county auction. The program has continued weekly cleaning of the Veterans Memorial Arena and assisting in the National Riverbank Cleanup days. The inmates also participate in the county emergency disaster drills as mock victims.
The utilization of inmates in these projects supports the position of the Corrections Division of the Office of the Sheriff that prisoners have a responsibility beyond incarceration, they have a responsibility to make amends and contribute in a positive way to the community. The Corrections Division of the Office of the Sheriff continues to make efforts to meet this objective.
To contact an inmate:
The visiting schedule will be as follows:
General Housing
Monday
12:30PM - 2:30 PM
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Tuesday
12:30PM - 1:30 PM
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Wednesday
12:30 PM - 2:30PM
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Friday
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
I/Max-Female, Special Housing, D-Pod / Restricted/Medical
Tuesday
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Visitation will be closed Saturday, Sunday, and on all Broome County holidays. Consult your housing
area bulletin board for details.
The facility reserves the right to change, alter or reassign visitation times as needed.
General Housing inmates are allowed a (1) hour visitation session twice per week during either the afternoon or evening visitation hours. It is the responsibility of each inmate to set up his or her visitation times. You will only be allowed to receive your visitation at those scheduled times and will not be allowed to break up your allotted times into different hours and days.
You may lose up to 1 hour of visitation time/per week for disciplinary offenses.
Visitation schedules will be changed due to holidays and changes will be posted on the bulletin boards.
There is also in addition to contact visitation, the option for inmates to purchase video visits through the inmate tablet system. Information about this service is available from your housing unit officer. Rates for this service are set by the tablet provider. Violation of visitation rules during video visits will result in the loss of your video visitation option for a time period dependent on the violation.
Mailing Address:
(Inmate's Name)
Broome County Sheriff's Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 2047
Binghamton, NY 13902-2047
Inmate Telephone: GTL (866) 230-7761
Inmate Tablet Communications: www.gettingout.com
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To give commissary to an inmate:
Commissary Deposits: smartdeposit.com or call (866) 394-0490
To pay bail for an inmate:
Go to https://broomecountyny.gov/sheriff/govpaynet, or click on the icon.
Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act (HALT) Report:
