Orleans County Booking Releases

Orleans County booking releases are managed by the sheriff's office in Albion, which serves a rural county of about 42,883 people along Lake Ontario's southern shore. The jail sits in the Courthouse Square area of the Village of Albion. Although Orleans County is one of the smaller counties in New York, the sheriff's office still maintains an online inmate search and handles FOIL requests for booking release records. This page covers all the ways to search for booking releases in Orleans County, from web lookups to phone inquiries and formal records requests.

Orleans County Booking Releases Online

The Orleans County website links to the sheriff's office, which provides an inmate search feature. You can look up who is currently in the Orleans County Jail. The search also links to the sex offender registry and most wanted listings. Enter a name to see if someone is in custody, along with their charge information.

Below is a screenshot of the Orleans County website where you can access sheriff's office resources and booking release tools.

The county website provides links to the sheriff's office inmate search and other public safety resources.

Since Orleans County is smaller, the jail population turns over at a different pace than a big urban county. But the same rules apply for accessing records. The online search shows current inmates only. Past booking releases need a phone call or written request. The sheriff's office operates out of the Public Safety Building on State Route 31 in the Town of Albion with 103 employees, 76 full-time and 27 part-time.

For state-level searches, the DOCCS inmate lookup covers anyone transferred from the Orleans County Jail to a state prison. The county system and state system do not connect, so check both if you are not sure where someone ended up.

Search for Booking Releases in Orleans County

Call the Orleans County Jail at (585) 590-4178 for direct booking release inquiries. The jail is at 26 Platt Street, Albion, NY 14411. Staff can confirm whether someone is in custody and provide basic booking information during business hours. The sheriff's office also supports several municipal police departments, including those in Albion, Holley, Medina, and Lyndonville, so arrests from any of those areas flow into the same jail system.

The VINE notification system covers Orleans County. It is free to register and you get phone, email, or text alerts whenever an inmate's status changes. This is the best method if you need to know about a booking release as soon as it happens. VINE updates are automatic, so you do not have to keep calling the jail for status checks.

Orleans County also offers alternative to incarceration programs and work experience programs. Some booking releases happen when inmates move into one of these programs instead of staying in the jail. If someone was in the Orleans County Jail and their record shows a program transfer, they may not technically be "released" but moved to a different status within the county system.

Note: Orleans County provides support to four municipal police departments, so arrests from Albion, Holley, Medina, and Lyndonville all get processed at the county jail.

Orleans County Booking Release Records

For official booking release records, file a FOIL request with the Orleans County Sheriff's Office. Send your written request to the Public Safety Building in Albion, NY. Include the inmate's full name and any dates or details you have. The sheriff's office must respond within five business days. Full responses take up to 20 business days.

Copy fees are $0.25 per page under standard New York FOIL rules. Certified documents cost more. Medical records, security files, and ongoing investigation materials are exempt from disclosure. If your request gets turned down, you can appeal to the sheriff or seek guidance from the NYS Committee on Open Government. The committee issues advisory opinions that help clarify what records should be released. You can also take a denial to state court if needed.

The Division of Criminal Justice Services maintains state-level criminal history records that may contain booking data from Orleans County. For court records, the county clerk in Albion handles criminal case files. The NYS Unified Court System WebCrims tool provides online access to criminal case information that relates to Orleans County booking releases.

Orleans County Jail and Booking Data

The Orleans County Sheriff's Office has a stated mission to serve and protect citizens, provide a safe and secure jail, prepare inmates for reentry, and maintain peace and order. The jail sits in the Courthouse Square area of Albion. The county covers 396 square miles along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in upstate western New York.

The sheriff's office also runs a Marine Patrol office at Oak Orchard Marine Park. While that does not directly relate to booking releases, it means the sheriff's office has jurisdiction over a wide area, including waterways. Arrests made by the Marine Patrol unit end up in the same county jail and go through the same booking release process as any other arrest in Orleans County.

The NYS Commission of Correction monitors the Orleans County Jail and publishes data on compliance and population. Their reports are useful if you want to understand the broader picture of booking releases and jail capacity in Orleans County over time.

Nearby Counties

Orleans County borders three other counties in western New York. If you do not find the booking release you need here, try searching in a neighboring county.