HALT Act
HALT ACT DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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 approximately884 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.
Visiting Hours: (UPDATED: 06/13/2024)
HOLIDAY VISITATION HOURS
In observance of the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday June 19th, inmate visitation and the Holding Center lobby will be closed for all business except bails.
HOLIDAY VISITATION ALTERNATE SCHEDULE
HOLDING CENTER: 06/17/2024 [MON]: 3:00pm - 5:30pm and 6:30pm - 10:30 pm
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY: 06/17/2024 [MON]: 7:00AM - 10:30PM session schedule
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.
Erie County Holding Center - Buffalo, NY
Tuesday
Sign-up 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Closed from Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Sign-up 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Closed from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sign up 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sign-up 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Sign up 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sign-up 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
Sign up 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sign-up 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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 CountyHolding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility.
The Sheriff's Office provides medical and dental services to the ECHC and ECCF through the Erie CountySheriff's OfficeCorrectional Health Unit. The Correctional Health Unit ensures timely and appropriate medical care for incarcerated individuals. Theyprovide access to medical providers, nursing care, medication, and urgent treatment needs.They alsoserve 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
