Poughkeepsie is home to the Dutchess County Jail. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County Courts and courts of other cities in the Dutchess County area areas. In order to visit inmates at Dutchess County Jail, you'll be traveling to Poughkeepsie, NY, 12602-1389 in Dutchess. The address of this facility is listed as PO Box 1389. But it's important that you verify that your inmate is at this location before making travel arrangements.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here:
send postcards. Once you get set up with call service and can communicate with your inmate, it will be easier to start making plans for visitation. NY has many types of prison facility. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries will each have their own rules and times for visitation and even rules for sending and receiving inmate mail
Dutchess County Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Dutchess County Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Dutchess County Jail is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Dutchess County Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Dutchess County Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.