Onondaga County Jail Roster
Onondaga County uses two official current-custody lookup pages. The Justice Center Incarcerated Individual Lookup covers people held in the Patrick J. Corbett Justice Center in Syracuse. The Corrections and Jamesville lookup covers people currently held by the Onondaga County Department of Correction at Jamesville Correctional Facility. Both lookup pages state that they were built to help criminal-justice agencies and community members access public record inmate information. Both are current-custody tools, which means older releases, transfers, sealed matters, and people in another jurisdiction may not appear.
The county roster is not a statewide prison index. It is also not a federal inmate database. A person arrested by Syracuse Police, remanded by a local court, or awaiting trial in the county system may be in the Justice Center lookup. A person held through the Correction Department or Jamesville system may be in the separate Corrections lookup. After a state sentence and transfer, search the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision instead. Federal sentenced custody belongs in the BOP locator, and immigration custody belongs in ICE ODLS.
The official Onondaga County Sheriff NY app listing also advertises inmate search. That makes the sheriff app a useful mobile channel when a phone browser has trouble with the county lookup forms. The app listing does not prove a separate mugshot gallery or FOIL tool, so records that are not found online still route through the sheriff's phone lines, lobby counters, VINE, court records, or FOIL.
Use Onondaga County Inmate Lookup
Start with the likely facility. The Justice Center lookup is the better first stop for a new arrest, a Syracuse Police arrest, a pretrial detainee, or a person remanded by an Onondaga County court to the downtown jail. The Jamesville lookup is the better first stop when the person is held by the Correction Department at Jamesville. If the first search is blank, search the other local lookup before assuming release.
- Open the exact psi2.ongov.net lookup page for the Justice Center or Jamesville, rather than stopping at the sheriff homepage.
- Enter the person's last name or choose the A-Z link for the last-name initial.
- Submit the search and compare spelling, facility, custody status, and any name link that appears.
- Open the name link when available and follow the VINE instructions if release notification is needed.
- If no result appears, search the other Onondaga County lookup, then try DOCCS, BOP, ICE ODLS, WebCriminal, or the sheriff FOIL channel based on the custody type.
The public lookup does not publish a refresh interval in the inspected static text. If a person was just booked, search again later or call the facility. If the issue is a court date, filed charge, or case status after arraignment, use WebCriminal or the right court clerk rather than treating the jail roster as the court case file.
Onondaga County Roster Fields
The two Onondaga County roster forms use the same basic search pattern. Each lets the user browse by last-name initial or type a last name. Neither static form text showed a login requirement, a fee, wildcard instructions, or a released-inmate archive.
| Lookup | Field or Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Center | A-Z alphabet links | Link filter | Optional | Browse current Justice Center custody by last-name initial. |
| Justice Center | Last Name | Text | Optional if using a letter | Form text says to enter last name or choose a letter. |
| Jamesville | A-Z alphabet links | Link filter | Optional | Browse current Department of Correction custody by last-name initial. |
| Jamesville | Last Name | Text | Optional if using a letter | Separate current-custody lookup for the Correction Department facility. |
| Both | Submit | Button | Needed to run typed search | Use after entering a last name. |
The county's Justice Center lookup page is shown in the official Justice Center inmate lookup source.
The screenshot matches the research: last-name search, alphabet browsing, and current-custody focus are the main public fields.
Onondaga County Inmate Profile Details
A live inmate profile was not copied into the research because the roster exposes personal custody records. The official pages still document the practical fields that matter. The booking section says intake starts a booking computer record, identification takes fingerprints and photo images, and the money/property rules use the Inmate Control Number, also called ICN or booking number, for deposits and mail. VINE is tied to the public lookup for release notice.
| Field | What It Shows or Controls |
|---|---|
| Name | Person currently listed in local custody; a name link may lead to VINE steps. |
| Facility | Justice Center or Corrections/Jamesville, depending on the lookup searched. |
| Current custody status | Public notice scope is current incarcerated persons, not a full release archive. |
| ICN or booking number | Used for mail, deposits, and some records requests. |
| Booking record | Created by Admissions and Discharge intake after arrest or court commitment. |
| Fingerprints and photo images | Taken by Identification during Justice Center booking and maintained by the agency. |
| VINE link | Used to request phone or email notice of release events. |
| Charges or court date | May differ from later court filings; confirm case details through WebCriminal or the clerk. |
For a booking photo question rather than a custody search, the Onondaga County jail mugshots page separates what is taken at intake from what New York law allows agencies to release.
County, State, Federal, and ICE
Custody type controls the search tool. Onondaga County's roster systems cover local jail custody. DOCCS covers state prison custody after a state sentence and transfer. The Federal Bureau of Prisons covers sentenced or prior federal custody from 1982 forward, but not every federal pretrial detainee. ICE ODLS is the immigration detention locator. A local jail result may still show a federal hold, state-ready status, or detainer while the person is physically in Onondaga County custody.
| Custody Situation | Correct Channel | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| New arrest, pretrial hold, court remand | Justice Center or Jamesville lookup | Local sheriff systems show current county custody. |
| State sentence after transfer | DOCCS incarcerated lookup | State prisoners leave the county roster after transfer. |
| Federal sentenced or prior custody | BOP inmate locator | BOP is not an Onondaga arrest roster. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE searches by A-Number/country or biographical data. |
| Release notice | VINELink | County lookup notices point users to VINE for notification. |
Onondaga County Jail Facilities
The local facility map has two sheriff-operated detention sites. The Patrick J. Corbett Justice Center is the downtown Syracuse jail for arrests, pretrial detention, remands, and people awaiting transfer. Jamesville Correctional Facility is the Correction Department facility with its own lookup. Both are local county systems, even though each may hold people with state, federal, or other-jurisdiction issues while transfer or case processing is pending.
Patrick J. Corbett Justice Center
555 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-435-1770
Direct-supervision maximum-security county jail; Justice Center lookup.
Jamesville Correctional Facility
6660 East Seneca Turnpike
Jamesville, NY 13078
315-435-5581
County correctional facility; separate Corrections lookup.
Onondaga County Booking Process
The Justice Center Booking Section is the intake and discharge point for people remanded by a local court or arrested by Syracuse Police. Public Services includes Community Service Officers and the Bail Cashier. Admissions and Discharge includes Intake, Identification, and release functions. Intake starts the booking computer record. Identification takes fingerprints and photo images for all Justice Center bookings and maintains those records.
Classification comes next for people held beyond the first 72 hours. The Classification Unit determines custody level, housing assignment, and program activity. In direct-supervision housing, deputies work inside the housing pod rather than watching from a distant post. A deputy may supervise roughly 32 to 64 incarcerated individuals in a pod. Court liaison staff connect incarcerated people with courts and other criminal-justice participants.
Onondaga County Visitation Rules
Justice Center contact visits run Tuesday through Thursday in scheduled rounds. Visitors must register at least one hour before arriving, and registration can begin four hours before the visit round starts. Registration can be completed through ICSolutions or at the Justice Center front desk. Each incarcerated person may have one visit per day and no more than two per week. Visitors are also limited to one visit per day.
| Round | Visit Time | Sign-up Ends | Return By | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:00A-12:00P | 10:00A | 10:30A | 2nd/3rd floors | 4th/5th floors | Full facility |
| 2 | 12:15P-1:15P | 11:15A | 11:45A | 2nd/3rd floors | 4th/5th floors | Full facility |
| 3 | 1:30P-2:30P | 12:30P | 1:00P | 2nd/3rd floors | 4th/5th floors | Full facility |
| 4 | 4:00P-5:00P | 3:00P | 3:30P | 2nd/3rd floors | 4th/5th floors | Full facility |
| 5 | 5:30P-6:30P | 4:30P | 5:00P | 2nd/3rd floors | 5B | 5B |
Only two people may visit at the same time, including children. Child visitors age 17 and under need an original birth certificate. Personal property goes in lockers. Dress rules bar hooded sweatshirts, sheer clothing, bare backs, sleeveless tops, short shorts or skirts, offensive clothing, most jewelry, body piercings, and hair items such as bobby pins. Passing contraband can lead to arrest and a visit ban.
Note: Confirm the person's facility and housing status before scheduling, because visits can change after transfer, discipline, medical status, or release.
Contact an Onondaga County Inmate
Mail for the Justice Center uses the incarcerated person's name and ICN at 555 South State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202. The money/property rules refer to the ICN as the ICN number or booking number, so use the roster before sending mail or funds. Stamps and blank envelopes are no longer accepted by mail; incarcerated people buy them through commissary. As of April 3, 2026, walk-in packages from friends or family are not accepted at the Justice Center. Packages must come directly from vendors through shipping services and must meet the posted item rules.
For funds, the Justice Center lobby kiosk is available daily from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm for deposits, requires the person's full name and date of birth, accepts exact cash and credit cards, and has a $4 user fee. Online deposits use SmartDeposit information from the sheriff page and require the person's full name, ICN or booking number, and facility code SYR. Bail is handled separately through the Bail Cashier/Money Drop-off Window and remote bail services when eligible.
Request Older Onondaga County Records
Released people and older bookings may fall outside the current-custody lookup. For sheriff records that are not online, the official route is the Onondaga County FOIL request form for the Sheriff's Office, District Attorney, 911/Emergency Communications, and Fire Investigations. Other county agencies route through the GovQA portal. A good request should identify the person's full name, approximate booking date, facility, ICN or booking number if known, and the exact record sought.
New York FOIL does not mean every record is released. Privacy, law-enforcement, sealed-record, and booking-photo exemptions may apply. Court case records should be checked through WebCriminal, the court clerk, County Clerk, or CHRS rather than a sheriff FOIL request. If a case ended in favor of the accused, Criminal Procedure Law section 160.50 sealing may limit public access to official records.