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Erie County Holding Center (ECHC)
The Erie County Holding Center (ECHC), located in Buffalo, New York, is a pretrial, maximum-security detention facility. It is the second-largest detention facility in New York State, outside of New York City. The ECHC has a capacity of housing 638 inmates remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Erie County. It processes more than 20,000 inmates annually. The facility is a combination of pods and open bay construction, and traditional linear-type cells. Overflow inmates are housed at the Holding Center Annex at the Erie County Correctional Facility (ECCF).
Erie County Correctional Facility (ECCF)
The Erie County Correctional Facility (ECCF) is located in Alden, New York. And presently can hold approximately 884 inmates of various classifications. The facility is a combination of "New Generation Jail" pods and open bay construction.
The populations housed at the ECHC and ECCF include non-arraigned, non-sentenced, sentenced, and federal inmates. Males, females, and adolescents (those adolescents adjudicated as adults) are housed at both adult facilities.
The county system combines statistics (ECHC and ECCF) regarding the average length of stay (LOS) at the jails: un-sentenced inmates have a LOS of 3 days, while sentenced inmates have a LOS of 40 days.
UPCOMING HOLIDAY VISITATION SCHEDULE
Erie County Correctional Facility - ONLY
Monday: December 23
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday: December 24
CLOSED
Wednesday: December 25
CLOSED
Thursday: December 26
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Monday: December 30
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday: December 31
CLOSED
Wednesday: January 1
CLOSED
Thursday: January 2
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
REGULAR VISITING SCHEDULE HOURS
Erie County Correctional Facility - Alden, NY
Tuesday
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Sign up: 7:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visitation: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. - 2:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Thursday
Sign up: 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
The 3:30 p.m. visiting session for Thursday, August 22nd has been canceled. The 6:30 p.m. visiting session will still take place.
UPCOMING HOLIDAY VISITATION SCHEDULE
Erie County Holding Center - ONLY
12/23/2024 [MON]
07:30AM – 11:30AM
01:30PM – 02:30PM
03:30PM – 05:30PM
06:30PM – 10:30PM
12/24/2024 [TUE]
07:30AM – 11:30AM
01:30PM – 02:30PM
03:30PM – 05:30PM
12/25/2024 [WED]
CLOSED
12/30/2024 [MON]
07:30AM – 11:30AM
01:30PM – 02:30PM
03:30PM – 05:30PM
06:30PM – 10:30PM
12/31/2024 [TUE]
07:30AM – 11:30AM
01:30PM – 02:30PM
03:30PM – 05:30PM
01/01/2025 [WED]
CLOSED
NORMAL VISITING HOURS: Erie County Holding Center - Buffalo, NY
TUESDAY
Visting Hours: Sign Up times:
7:30 am – 11:30 am Doors open for sign up at 7:30 am. in order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 10:30 am.
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 12:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 1:30 pm.
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 3:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 4:30 pm.
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 6:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 9:30 pm.
WEDNESDAY
Visting Hours: Sign Up times:
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 3:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 4:30 pm.
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 6:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 9:30 pm
THURSDAY
Visting Hours: Sign Up times:
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 3:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 4:30 pm.
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Doors open for sign up at 6:30 pm. In order to receive a full hour of visitation, visitors must be signed in before 9:30 pm
Video Visitation
Erie County Holding Center / Erie County Correctional Facility
VIDEO VISITATION: Scheduling
http://thevisitor.icsenforcer.com/index.php/jail-information/84-ereny
Please visit this webpage for any updates concerning the status of onsite Visitation at the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility.
The Sheriff's Office provides medical and dental services to the ECHC and ECCF through the Erie County Sheriff's Office Correctional Health Unit. The Correctional Health Unit ensures timely and appropriate medical care for incarcerated individuals. They provide access to medical providers, nursing care, medication, and urgent treatment needs. They also serve as the referral source for mental health and dentistry. The Correctional Health Unit can be reached at 716-858-8931.
The Erie County Department of Mental Health Services, through the Adult Forensic Mental Health Clinic, is responsible for both adult facilities' behavioral and mental health services. The Mental Health Unit can be reached at 716-858-8095.
The Erie County Sheriff's Office now has a tip line for PREA (Prisoners Rape Elimination Act); it is 716-858-8176. This confidential line can be used to report sexual abuse or harassment. Calls will be accepted from inmates and the general public. Please have the following information available: name and status of victim, name and status of suspect, date and time of the incident, the specific location of the incident, and description of the alleged conduct.
Record Keeping and Reporting 7076.7(b)
(c) Each facility shall publish monthly reports on its website, with semi-annual and annual cumulative reports, of the total number of people in segregated confinement on the first day of each month. The reports shall provide a breakdown of the number of people in segregated confinement.
Addiction & Mental Health Resources
For free addiction resources, please visit: Addictions
For Mental Health Support, please visit: EriePath