Sullivan Correctional Facility
Sullivan Correctional Facility is a maximum-security prison for male inmates that is located in Fallsburg, New York. This facility can house approximately 600 inmates and is operated by the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. In addition to the general population, this facility also features a special needs unit and behavioral health unit.
The majority of inmates at Sullivan are violent offenders, and more than half of the inmates are serving life sentences.
One of the most notable inmates to be housed at Sullivan was David Berkowitz. Also known as the Son of Sam, the serial killer served many years at Sullivan before being transferred to Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
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Sullivan Correctional Facility
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Visiting hours at Sullivan Correctional Facility are daily between 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. You must arrive before 2:00 PM to visit with your inmate.
During the week (excluding holidays), a maximum number of six visitors is allowed per inmate. On weekends and holidays, the maximum number of visitors allowed is three. For more detailed visiting information, click here.
Visitor Checklist
To make sure you are prepared for your visit, please look over the following checklist:
- Confirm that the offender has not been transferred and has visitation privileges.
- Bring valid photo identification.
- If you have made special arrangements with the facility, call before leaving to ensure that plans for your visit have been made and are in place.
- Check clothing and jewelry for compliance with visiting regulations.
- If you are bringing a child and you are not the legal guardian or parent, be sure you have a notarized statement from the child’s parent or legal guardian.
- Before leaving home, check your vehicle for contraband and/or hazardous items and be sure to remove these items before entering correctional facility grounds.
- Arrive on the designated day during proper visiting hours.
- Leave purses, wallets, and electronic devices in your car.
Dress Code
Visitors should wear clothing that enhances a family atmosphere. The dress code requires visitors to wear complete modest attire with appropriate undergarments and comfortable footwear (bare feet are not allowed).
If you are wearing inappropriate clothing, you will be denied entrance into the visiting room. Please be sure to understand the dress code for visitors. It will help to have a change of clothing with you if you have any reservations about the clothes you are wearing.
Physical Address
Sullivan Correctional Facility
325 Riverside Drive
Fallsburg, NY 12733
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/td4qDYZRC4v4Q4CZ7
General Phone Number
(845) 434-2080
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate Name, DOC Number
Sullivan Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 116
Fallsburg, NY 12733-0116
Inmate mail may include personal letters (a maximum of five pages per envelope) and photographs. However, you are not allowed to send: nude photographs, Polaroid photos, postage stamps, and letters from other people, except children.
Inmates are allowed two food packages per month, but there are restrictions. Food items must be commercially or hermetically sealed and contain no alcohol, and the combined weight of the packages can’t exceed 35 pounds.
For complete details on what you can and can’t send in food packages, please review the list of allowable items. You can also send packages containing non-food items like clothing and tobacco.
How to Call an Inmate
Inmates at the Sullivan Correctional Facility can’t receive incoming calls, but they do have access to phones during daytime hours to make outgoing calls. For complete details on how to call an inmate in New York, please click here.
How to Send Money
Visitors can leave cash, money orders, and checks in the visitor deposit lockbox located at Sullivan Correctional Facility. In addition, DOCCS has contracted with JPay to offer additional ways for family and friends to deposit money.
Online and Mobile App
Log into JPAY to deposit money using your credit or debit card or make deposits anytime, anywhere by downloading the free app at the APP STORE or GOOGLE PLAY.
Phone
Make deposits using a credit card by calling 1-800-574-5729.
MoneyGram
Make deposits in person using cash at MoneyGram locations using Receive Code 1317.
Mail
A check or money order utilizing a JPay deposit slip can be mailed to the JPay Lockbox:
JPay
PO Box 531190
Miami, Florida 33153
Deposit slip: ENGLISH ESPANOL
Programs For Inmates
The inmate programs at Sullivan Correctional Facility include:
Adult Basic Education
The Adult Basic Education Program is provided to meet the needs of incarcerated individuals who have reading and math scores below the sixth grade level on the Department's selected standardized test in reading, mathematics, and language arts in the context of real life adult problems and situations.
Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
A cognitive behavioral intervention program designed to assist individuals in improving social skills, moral reasoning, coping with and reducing aggressive behavior through the use of self regulating exercises and mindfulness.
College Program
In addition to the New York Theological Seminary's Masters of Professional Studies Program, Sullivan offers a Sullivan Community College Associate's Degree and St. Thomas Aquinas Bachelor's Degree.
Computer Operator
This course introduces students to the hardware and software components of computers. The main focus of the program is the operation of software, which includes word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.
Custodial Maintenance
The Custodial Maintenance Course emphasizes custodial services, including floor care, carpet and fabric care, upholstery care, window care, restroom care, and the safe use and operation of power cleaning equipment and sanitation chemicals.
Family Reunion Program
The Family Reunion Program (FRP) provides approved incarcerated individuals and their families the opportunity to meet for a designated period of time in a private home-like setting.
The goals of the program include:
- Preserving and strengthening family ties that have been disrupted as a result of incarceration.
- Fostering positive and responsible conduct.
- Facilitating post-release reintegration into the family and community, thereby reducing the likelihood of recidivism.
Incarcerated Veterans Program
The Incarcerated Veterans Program is designed to address the readjustment and reentry needs of veterans returning to society following a period of incarceration.
Sex Offender Counseling and Treatment Program
The Sex Offender Counseling and Treatment Program (SOCTP) is a comprehensive program of counseling and treatment offered by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for convicted sex offenders and other offenders the Department identifies as likely to benefit from sex offender counseling and treatment based upon a study of their background.
Waste Management
The Waste Management Program provides recycling and organic waste diversion and avoided cost services for the Department and selected municipalities. The program employs up to 1100 incarcerated individuals at various levels in facilities and regional recycling processing centers throughout the state of New York.
Welding
Students are taught various techniques of arc, oxyacetylene, tungsten inert gas (TIG), and metallic inert gas (MIG) welding and cutting. They learn control of equipment in the various positions of welding, as well as many types of joints, beads, welds, and braces. This course includes blueprint reading and working from layouts and diagrams.
Youth Assistance Program
The Youth Assistance Program is specifically designed to provide positive guidance and direction to at-risk youth in the surrounding community from becoming involved in illegal activities or committing crimes which may lead to the criminal justice system.
The program includes presentations by selected facilitators who are incarcerated. They discuss the circumstances and behaviors that led to their incarceration and the consequences of life in prison.
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Careers at Sullivan Correctional Facility
If you are interested in a career with the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and would like to work at the Sullivan Correctional Facility, you can find out more information by clicking here.
