NYSDOC - Altona Correctional Facility

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NYSDOC – Altona Correctional Facility basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 518-236-7841

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Altona Correctional Facility located at 555 Devils Den Rd in Altona, NY are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Altona Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in the Town of Alton, in Clinton County New York in the United States.

Altona Correctional Facility was built using the former Altona Central School building as the central administrative and school building. It wasn't uncommon for corrections officers at the time of the prison's opening to have attended the school as children.

Inmates housed at Altone CF can participate in vocational training in custodial and building maintenance, and drafting. This facility also has a group of inmates responsible for waste processing, helping to save thousands of dollars each year by composting and recycling items from the waste of the prison.

Inmates may also receive alcohol and substance abuse treatment. Altona inmates can also enroll in family service programs that teach parental education and give individual and family counseling.

NYSDOC – Altona Correctional Facility – Handbook for Families of Inmates

UNIT	PROGRAM	COMMENT
Education (Vocational)	Building Maintenance
Education (Vocational)	Custodial Maintenance
Education (Vocational)	Drafting
Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Services	Family Services Programs
Resource Management	Waste Management	Composting Operation
Substance Abuse Treatment Services	Alcohol/Substance Abuse Treatment (ASAT)

UNIT	PROGRAM	COMMENT
Guidance and Counseling	EEP/MT/Presumptive Release/SMT/LCTA
Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Services	Children’s Play Areas
Ministerial, Family & Volunteer Service	Ministerial Services
Resource Management	Waste Management	Recycling Activities
Special Subjects	Art/Handicrafts and Music	As Staffing Allows
Special Subjects	Inmate Organizations
Special Subjects	Recreation
Special Subjects	Special Events Program
Temporary Release	Temporary Release Programs
Transitional Services	Transitional Services Program

UNIT	PROGRAM	COMMENT
Education (Academic)	Adult Basic Education
Education (Academic)	High School Equivalency (HSE)
Guidance and Counseling	Incarcerated Veterans Program	Level I
Transitional Services	Phase I
Transitional Services	Moving On	Phase II
Transitional Services	Phase III
Transitional Services	Inmate Program Associate (IPA)
Transitional Services	Aggression Replacement Training (ART) Program
Transitional Services	Thinking For a Change (T4C)

visitation Info

NYSDOC – Altona Correctional Facility – Visitation

VISITING DAYS & HOURS
8:15 AM to 2:30 PM Weekends and Holidays Latest Arrival Time 2:00 PM
One non-legal visit per week, Sunday through Saturday
Latest Arrival Time 2:00 PM

SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT VISITING DAYS & HOURS (Inmates in SHU – 1 visit within 7 day period)
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM One non-legal visit per week, Sunday through Saturday Latest Arrival Time 2:00 PM NUMBER OF ALLOWABLE VISITS
Unlimited number of visits during visiting hours.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VISITORS PER VISIT/DAY (How many people at a visiting table at one time)
Five/Unlimited.