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Herkimer County Facility Overview

Herkimer County Correctional Facility is a county jail and local correctional facility operated by the Herkimer County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Scott F. Scherer is listed as the current sheriff in the official county materials, and the sheriff's corrections command includes a chief deputy for corrections. The jail holds people ordered held or sentenced by the court system. In population reporting, that can include other unsentenced people, sentenced local inmates, technical parole violators, state readies awaiting transfer, and limited federal board-ins.

The official county facility page describes a newer jail built for safe, secure, efficient, and humane custody. It names three inmate housing units or pods, a kitchen, a medical suite, a visiting area, and jail administration. The county says the facility offers programs that were not available in the previous facility, but it does not publish a full program catalog. For current housing, program availability, or classification questions, the jail phone line is the practical source.

The official Herkimer County Correctional Facility page shows the jail address, phone, capacity, pods, and visitation rules.

The county facility page is the main source for building facts and visit rules because no separate online jail roster was located.

Herkimer County Facility Contact

Use the correctional facility contact information for current custody, assigned visitation times, visitor-entry questions, and jail-specific instructions. The public pages reviewed do not publish separate booking desk hours, lobby counter hours, or a bond cashier schedule. County website footer hours list general county office hours, but jail service questions should be confirmed with the facility before travel.

The sheriff's main office phone is 315-867-1167. That number is useful for routing, but current jail custody and visitation questions should start with the correctional facility line.

Herkimer County Facility Population

The official county page lists a maximum facility capacity of 130 and describes the building as about 74,000 square feet. Recent operating counts were below that maximum. The sheriff's February 2026 monthly jail report showed average daily population 81.96, a high daily population of 86, a low daily population of 77, and average daily female population 8.11. The January 2026 report showed ADP 77.10, high 83, low 73, and female ADP 9.45.

Lookup at Herkimer County Jail

No official online Herkimer County jail roster, booking search, or mugshot gallery was found on the county or sheriff pages reviewed. That makes the fallback chain important. For a recent local arrest, call Herkimer County Correctional Facility first. If the person has a pending court matter, check WebCriminal or county clerk channels. If the person was sentenced to state prison, use DOCCS rather than the county jail. Federal and immigration custody use BOP, USMS, and ICE systems.

1. Call 315-867-1252 and ask whether the person is currently held, released, in court, or transferred.
2. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
3. Use VINELink for custody notifications if the person appears in the notification system.
4. Use WebCriminal or the Herkimer County Clerk process when the question is about court status rather than physical custody.
5. Use DOCCS, BOP, or ICE ODLS when the person has moved into state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention.

For a broader records workflow, the Herkimer County jail inmate records page separates jail custody, court records, state prison, and federal or ICE lookup paths.

Herkimer County Jail Visits

Visitation at Herkimer County Correctional Facility is assigned to each incarcerated individual. The official rule allows two 60-minute visits per incarcerated individual per week. Visits are held on Wednesday and Sunday, but the jail tells users to contact the facility for the designated visitation time. Do not assume the same time slot applies to every housing pod or every person.

Note: Visitor rules can change for security or staffing reasons, so confirm the assigned time and ID requirements before travel.

Herkimer County Visitor Search

Herkimer County publishes detailed visitor-entry rules. Visitors are electronically searched and must empty pockets, removing items other than clothing, wedding bands, prescription eyewear, and medical alert bracelets. The county warns that trying to enter visitation with prohibited items can lead to arrest and a Promoting Prison Contraband charge. That warning is especially important because the prohibited list includes common items people may carry without thinking about jail security.

• Weapons, money, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and non-prescription drugs are prohibited.
• Electronic devices are prohibited, including cell phones.
• Purses, bags, fanny packs, totes, wallets, money clips, knives, nail clippers, pens, paper, crayons, books, and toys are prohibited.
• Most baby items are prohibited except receiving blankets, pacifiers, and clear bottles for newborns.
• Solid hair devices, hats, and non-religious head coverings are prohibited, while rubber or elastic bands are allowed.

Clothing rules also matter. See-through clothing, low-cut tops, shirts that expose the midriff, bra-type tops, short skirts, short shorts, revealing clothing, offensive graphics, bulky hooded sweatshirts, heavy sweaters, coats, and jackets are not allowed under the published rules.

Herkimer County Mail Limits

No official Herkimer County page inspected gave a commissary vendor, kiosk vendor, online deposit portal, deposit fee table, mail scan policy, or package rule. Do not rely on third-party jail directory claims for money deposits or mail scanning. Call the facility before mailing money, packages, photographs, or any item that could be rejected. Ask whether the mail must include the incarcerated person's full legal name, housing pod, booking identifier, or other jail-specific line.

Herkimer County Booking Intake

Herkimer County does not publish a step-by-step jail booking manual, but the facility is the county jail for people ordered held or sentenced by the court system. A local arrest may move through a police agency, arraignment court, and then the correctional facility depending on the charge, time, and court order. Intake commonly involves identity checks, property inventory, search, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. The county publishes enough building detail to show that the jail has a medical suite and three housing pods, but it does not publish pod assignments or a public classification matrix.

New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 160.10 governs fingerprinting and photographing after specified arrests. Booking information should not be treated as final court-charge information. Arrest allegations can change when the prosecutor reviews the case, when an accusatory instrument is filed, or when a court issues a new order. Bail, recognizance, remand, and release conditions are court matters under New York law, and separate holds or detainers can prevent release even when one local case appears resolved.

Herkimer County Jail Reports

Herkimer County is unusual because the sheriff page archives monthly jail population PDFs. Those reports give operational facts that a roster does not. The February 2026 report showed ADP 81.96, high 86, low 77, average daily female population 8.11, USMS board-in revenue of $10,120 for 92 days at $110 per day, transportation of $235.38, 43 mental-health visits, and 28 inmates seen. The January 2026 report showed ADP 77.10, high 83, low 73, female ADP 9.45, USMS $0 for 0 days, 65 mental-health visits, 42 inmates seen, and $800 in SSA incentives revenue.

The Herkimer County Sheriff's Office page is the source that links the monthly jail population archive and the VINELink quick link.

The monthly reports help confirm trends, federal board-in activity, and mental-health service indicators without relying on unofficial roster sites.

Herkimer County Jail Programs

The county facility page says the newer jail gives incarcerated individuals opportunities to better themselves through programs that were not available in the previous facility. It does not name specific program tracks such as GED, substance-abuse treatment, work release, religious services, or vocational training. The accurate local statement is that programs are referenced by the county, while current availability must be confirmed with jail staff.

Mental-health indicators are more concrete. The jail has a medical suite, and the sheriff monthly reports list mental-health visits and inmates seen. January 2026 recorded 65 visits and 42 inmates seen. February 2026 recorded 43 visits and 28 inmates seen. Those figures do not describe diagnoses or treatment plans, but they do show documented mental-health activity inside the jail during the reporting months.