FCI Otisville Federal Prison: Visiting Hours, Address and Sending Money

Otisville at a glance

Otisville is a medium-security federal prison for men in Otisville, New York, with a minimum-security satellite camp. The handbook is from 2012, so use it as a guide and not as today's rules.

How many people: 843 in the FCI and 98 at the camp (BOP, October 29, 2026).
Medical care level 2: Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Mental health care level 2: Routine outpatient mental health care, or short crisis care such as suicide watch. The BOP does not post care levels on its website. This list is dated February 13, 2024 and came out through a public records request. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗
Built for: 1,088 people. On the first days of the 2026 audit there were 954, and the average over the year before was 1,010. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Otisville (onsite April 28 to 30, 2026) ↗
Ages: In the 2026 audit, people ranged from 19 to 80 years old. The average length of stay was 3 years. Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Otisville (onsite April 28 to 30, 2026) ↗
Housing: The 2012 handbook says people sentenced to the main prison are normally housed in Unit D, E, F or G. Camp inmates live in the main camp living quarters or the secondary area in the camp administration building. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Tobacco: Tobacco-product free. Breaking the rule can bring discipline. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

The BOP's own page for FCI Otisville.

How far is it from you?

Driving directions (Google Maps) → Bus or train (Google Maps) →

Plan your drive around this: At the main prison, visitors who arrive after 2:15 p.m. are not let in. At the camp, the cutoff is 2:30 p.m. The vending area closes 15 minutes before visiting ends. Once you leave the visiting room, you cannot go back in that day.

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Visiting hours and days

Who	Days	Hours
Main prison (FCI)	Saturday, Sunday, Monday and federal holidays	8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Satellite camp	Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and federal holidays. On weekends the camp uses odd and even weekends (see below).	8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Special Housing Unit and non-contact visits	Mondays only. Immediate family only, 1 hour, set up in advance through the unit team. No weekends or holidays.	During Monday visiting hours

At the main prison, visitors who arrive after 2:15 p.m. are not let in. At the camp, the cutoff is 2:30 p.m. The vending area closes 15 minutes before visiting ends. Once you leave the visiting room, you cannot go back in that day.

The main-prison visiting room is closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday except for legal visits and federal holidays. The camp visiting room is closed Tuesday and Wednesday except for legal visits. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗

The BOP's own papers disagree. Otisville's papers disagree, and the older ones are very old. The visiting rules (October 1, 2021, the newest) give the main prison Saturday, Sunday, Monday and federal holidays. The handbook (August 2012) gives Friday, Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays, and says 4 adults and 4 children may visit at once (the 2021 rules say 3 and 3). The camp insert (file from February 2013) gives the camp Monday, Thursday and Friday 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. plus weekends and holidays 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call 845-386-6700 before you drive.

The rules at the door: ID, points, what you can bring

How many visits: Each person gets 12 visiting points a month. A weekday visit costs 1 point. A weekend or holiday visit costs 2 points. Unused points do not carry over. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Odd and even weekends (camp): At the camp, the 5th digit of the register number decides which weekends they get visits. Example from the rules: register number 87654-321 has a 5th digit of 4, so that is an even weekend. Weekends then alternate. To visit on the other weekend you need written approval from the Camp Administrator. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
How many people: Up to 3 adults and 3 children at one time. The main visiting room holds no more than 64 people and the camp room no more than 61. When it is crowded, everyone still gets at least one hour. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Who can visit: Immediate family, other relatives and 25 additional friends and associates. Friends they did not know before prison need the warden's approval, and ordinarily only if they have no other visitors on their list. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
ID: Everyone 16 or older needs valid photo ID issued by the federal government or a state: driver's license, state ID or passport. Foreign passports are accepted; foreign ID cards are not. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Ages 16 and 17: If not with a parent, guardian or immediate family member who is at least 18, they need written approval from a parent, guardian or such a family member who is not incarcerated. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Screening: Everyone must walk through the metal detector without setting it off. A medical condition needs a doctor's note approved by the warden before you come. You get a hand stamp that is checked when you leave. Your photo is taken the first time you visit. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
What you can carry: One small clear transparent bag, a reasonable amount of feminine hygiene items and infant food and care items, and lifesaving medicine. No glass. Everything else stays in your car or a locker in the front lobby. Phones, pagers and cameras are not allowed. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Money for vending machines: No bills larger than $5.00. You cannot leave money for their account. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
What not to wear: No khaki or orange. Tops must cover the stomach, chest and back: no sun dresses, sleeveless tops, sheer or low-cut tops, halter or spaghetti straps. No jackets, coats or hoods. No shorts, skirts or dresses shorter than three inches above the center of the knee, and no spandex, leotards, form-fitting clothes, sweatpants or pants with holes. No hats, caps, bandanas, scarves or gloves except religious headwear. Shoes must be worn: no flip-flops, crocs or shower shoes. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Touching: Handshake, hug and kiss only at the start and end of the visit. Their hands must stay visible, out of pockets. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗
Food: No food or drinks from outside. Food bought in the vending machines must be eaten in the visiting room. At the main prison only the visitor may use the vending machines. Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗

How to get on the visiting list

Your loved one gets Form BP-629.052 (Visitor Information and Authorization for Release) from their unit team and mails it to you.
Fill it out and mail it directly to their unit counselor.
The unit team processes the list, runs a background check and tells your loved one who was approved. They tell you. Do not drive until you are approved.
The list can be changed once each quarter.
Giving false information about a visitor gets that person taken off the list.

Fill out the visiting form for Otisville →

Click here to read the source: OTV 5267.09a, Visiting Regulations (October 1, 2021) ↗

Driving directions (from the BOP)

From New York City: Take the New York Thruway (Route 87) north to Exit 16 (Harriman). Immediately get onto the Quickway, Route 17 West toward Middletown, and go to Exit 120 (the third Middletown exit). Turn left at the light (Route 211) and follow Route 211 through Middletown. It turns right at a light with a Cumberland Farms on the right. Keep on Route 211 into Otisville. At the T intersection (bank on the left, convenience store on the right), turn right onto Sanitarium Road. The prison is 300 yards on the left.
From Philadelphia: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway north to the New York Thruway (87) north. Then follow the New York City directions from Exit 16.
From New England: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Interstate 84 West. Take 84 West to exit 4 West in New York, which puts you on Route 17 West toward Binghamton. Stay right and get off at the first exit, Exit 120 (Middletown). Then follow the New York City directions from the left turn onto Route 211.

Street address for your GPS: Two Mile Drive, Otisville, Ny 10963. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

The BOP beats to its own drum. The front desk has the final say. Keep a spare outfit in the car.

FCI Otisville

Rules dated October 1, 2021 (5 years old)

Official rules (PDF) En español (PDF)

5 years old. Ask your loved one to check the copy posted in the unit before you drive.

Skirts and dresses	Shorts, skirts, dresses no shorter than 3 inches above center of knee (16+).
Shorts	Female visitors: no cut-off shorts or culottes.
Colors to avoid	No khaki-colored clothing. No orange-colored clothing.
Leggings, spandex	No spandex or leotards. No form-fitting clothing.
Bras and metal	Not in the written rules. Some prisons ban underwire bras anyway, and the penalty can be more than being sent home. Wear a sports bra or a bra with no wire.
Camouflage, military	Not in the written rules. Many prisons ban both; leave them home.
Shoes	Open-toed shoes allowed if strapped around back of ankle. No flip-flops, Crocs or shower shoes.
Children	Length rule applies to persons 16 and older.

All 24 rules, in the BOP's own words

Length and fit

Shorts, skirts, dresses no shorter than 3 inches above center of knee (16+).Shorts, skirts or dresses must not be shorter than three (3) inches above the center of the knee for persons 16 years of age and older.
Female visitors: no cut-off shorts or culottes.Female visitors will not be permitted to wear cut off Shorts, or kulats.
No sleeveless shirts or blouses.Sun dresses, sleeveless shirts/blouses, sheer or low-cut blouses, halter tops, or spaghetti strapped shirts will not be permitted
No low-cut blouses.sheer or low-cut blouses, halter tops,
Tops must cover stomach, chest and back.Tops should cover the upper body, including stomach, chest/breasts, and back.
No halter tops or spaghetti-strap shirts.halter tops, or spaghetti strapped shirts will not be permitted
No sheer or see-through material.No see-through material will be permitted.
No form-fitting clothing.Spandex, leotards, form fitting clothing,
No spandex or leotards.Spandex, leotards, form fitting clothing, sweatpants, or pants with holes are not permitted during visiting.
No pants with holes.sweatpants, or pants with holes are not permitted during visiting.
No sweatpants.form fitting clothing, sweatpants, or pants with holes

Colors and uniforms

No khaki-colored clothing.Visitors are not to wear Khaki or Orange colored clothing at any time.
No orange-colored clothing.Visitors are not to wear Khaki or Orange colored clothing at any time.

Shoes

Open-toed shoes allowed if strapped around back of ankle.Open toed shoes that have a strap around the back of the ankle may be worn.
No flip-flops, Crocs or shower shoes.Flip flops, crocs and shower shoes are prohibited from entering into the institution.

Hats, hoods and coats

No hats, caps, bandanas, head gear, scarves or gloves.Hats, caps, bandanas or any other type of head gear, scarves, or gloves are not permitted on any visitor.
Kufis, yarmulkes, turbans, crowns, headbands, religious head wraps allowed; not removed.The exception is religious headwear identified as the following: kufis, yarmulkes, turbans, crowns, and headbands,
No clothing with hoods.No jackets, coats, or any clothing with hoods will be allowed.
No jackets or coats.No jackets, coats, or any clothing with hoods will be allowed.

Children

Length rule applies to persons 16 and older.for persons 16 years of age and older.

Everything else

No inappropriate slogans or depictions on clothing.Inappropriate slogans and/or depictions on clothing are prohibited.
No suggestive, provocative or revealing clothing; no sun dresses.Visitors are not allowed to wear suggestive, provocative, or otherwise revealing clothing when visiting an inmate.

If they say no

Improperly dressed visitors denied entry until proper attire is worn.Visitors who are not properly attired will be denied a visit.
Front entrance officer decides; Duty Officer/Lieutenant makes final call.The Duty Officer and/or shift Lieutenant will be notified to make the final determination to allow or disallow the visitor to enter when there is a doubt.

Inmate mailing address

Use their committed name exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it. The name and number below are examples (JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES, 12345-678).

JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
Reg. No. 12345-678
FCI Otisville
P.O. Box  1000
Otisville, Ny 10963

The 2012 handbook gives the address as: their full name, registration number, FCI Otisville, Post Office Box 1000, Otisville, New York 10963. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

The camp uses the same P.O. Box.

Use the P.O. Box only. Never mail to the street address (Two Mile Drive, Otisville, Ny 10963).

Not allowed: Polaroid pictures cannot be received by mail. They may not order merchandise or anything they would be billed for. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Their letters to you: The handbook says they are not to seal outgoing mail and are held responsible for what it says. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Other inmates: Writing to people at other prisons is not allowed without permission. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Money: Never put money in a letter. It goes to the BOP lockbox in Des Moines (see the Money tab). Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

Books and magazines: at a medium security prison, books and magazines must come straight from a publisher, book club or bookstore (Amazon, for example), never from home.

How to send money to an inmate here

Use their committed name exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it. The name and number below are examples (JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES, 12345-678).

Money never goes to Otisville. It goes to the BOP, and the BOP puts it on their account. There are 3 ways. Each one below shows you the actual form and exactly what to write in each box, already filled in with their name and number.

First, they must sign the power-of-attorney form (BP-A0407) when they arrive. Until they do, MoneyGram and Western Union money cannot post. Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

1. Postal money order Our pick

"Postal" means the U.S. Post Office. A postal money order is one you buy at the counter of a U.S. Post Office, from the United States Postal Service. Money orders sold at Walmart, a grocery store, a bank, Western Union, MoneyGram or a check-cashing store are not postal money orders.

Why it matters: a postal money order has no hold. Once the BOP's lockbox in Des Moines gets it, it goes on their account. Every other money order and every personal or company check is put on a 15-day hold first, and the 15 days only start when the lockbox receives the envelope. Add the days it spends in the mail, and it can be close to three weeks before they can spend it.Click here to read the source: BOP, Sending money by U.S. mail ↗ Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗ Foreign money orders and checks are held 45 days. The postal money order is also the cheapest way.

The Post Office's own steps

Decide the amount. Up to $1,000 in one money order.
Go to any Post Office.
Bring cash or a debit card. The Post Office does not take credit cards for money orders.
Fill it out at the counter with the clerk. Use the boxes below.
Pay the amount plus the fee: $2.65 for up to $500, $3.75 for $500.01 to $1,000.
Keep your receipt. You need it to track the money order or replace it if it is lost.Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders ↗

A U.S. Postal Service money order, the red and blue design, with the 5 boxes you fill in marked and numbered — The Postal Service's own sample of the new red-and-blue money order, with our example filled in. The clerk prints the amount, date and serial number. Tap to enlarge. Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders (sample images) ↗

Pay toJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONEStheir committed name, exactly as the BOP Inmate Locator shows it
Address (under Pay to)Federal Bureau of Prisons, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, IA 50947-0001
FromMARIA SMITH-JONESyour name
Address (under From)123 Main Street, Trenton, NJ 08608your address
MemoReg. No. 12345678their 8-digit register number, no dash

The older green U.S. Postal Service money order — The older green design is still in use until the Post Office runs out of it. The boxes are the same. Click here to read the source: U.S. Postal Service, Money Orders (sample images) ↗

Unconfirmed: the BOP does not say in writing what goes on the "Pay to" line. Their name is what families use. The name and number on the envelope are what the BOP requires.

Maria Smith-Jones
123 Main Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

STAMP

Federal Bureau of Prisons
JOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
12345678
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

The envelope. Nothing else inside: no letters, no photos.

Lost it? Tracking and replacing a money order

Keep the receipt. You need the serial number, post office number and amount to track it at tools.usps.com/money-orders.htm.
Lost or stolen: take the receipt to any post office and ask for a Money Order Inquiry. It costs $23 and can take up to 60 days.

2. MoneyGram

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours if sent 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern, any day. Up to $300 per payment. In a store, you fill out the blue ExpressPayment form. This is the BOP's own filled-in sample:

The MoneyGram blue ExpressPayment form, filled in by the BOP, with the 6 boxes you fill in marked 1 to 6 — The BOP's sample (2012). Fill in only the left "Pay a Bill" side. Tap to enlarge. Click here to read the source: the BOP's MoneyGram sample form ↗

Company NameFederal Bureau of Prisons
City & StateWashington, DC
Receive Code7932always the same
Account Number of the Bill to Pay12345678SMITHJONESone letter or number per box
Amount to Payup to $300
Message to Biller or Beneficiary NameJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES

Top section: your own name, address, phone and signature. Pay cash. Keep the receipt with the reference number.

Unconfirmed: some stores now type it into a screen instead of using the paper form. The boxes are the same.

Doing it online or in the MoneyGram app instead

Go to moneygram.com (Pay Bills) or the MoneyGram app and log in or sign up.
Search the biller 7932 or "Federal Bureau of Prisons."
Enter the amount (up to $300) and the account number 12345678SMITHJONES.
Pay with a debit or credit card. A credit card can charge a cash-advance fee.

3. Western Union

Posts in about 2 to 4 hours. In a store, ask for the Quick Collect form ("To Send Money Form for Bill Payments"). Do not ask for a regular money transfer. This is a real Quick Collect form filled in with the BOP's values:

A Western Union Quick Collect payment form filled in for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with the 5 boxes you fill in marked 1 to 5 — A 2008 version of the form, posted by a family-help site. The form in your store may look different, but the box names are the same. Tap to enlarge.

Dollar Amountyour amount
Pay toFederal Bureau of Prisons
Code CityFBOP, DC
AttentionJOHN ANTHONY SMITH-JONES
Account # with Company (in the SENDER section: this is where people get lost)12345678SMITHJONES

Leave Promo Code blank. Put your own name, phone and address in the rest of the Sender section and sign at 3. Pay cash (some stores take debit). You get a 10-digit tracking number (MTCN). Keep it.

Unconfirmed: some stores have the blue Quick Collect form, some a "Pay a Bill" section, and some a phone to an agent.

Doing it online (Send2Corrections), screen by screen

You need a photo ID to set up the account: your name must match your ID exactly.

Go to send2corrections.com or the Send2Corrections app. Log in or register.
"Who are you sending to?" Choose the facility Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP DC).
Receiver first name, middle name (optional), last name: exactly as the BOP has it.
Commissary number: type only the 8 digits, 12345678. No dash, no name. The site adds the last name itself and shows the full account number in a grey box you cannot type in.
Ignore the pop-up that says "BOP number will not work." That text shows for every prison. The register number is what works.
Amount: $1 to $300. Pay by card, or choose "Pay Cash (in-store)" and pay at a Western Union counter within 12 hours, or it cancels.

Hyphenated last name? The site drops the hyphen: Smith-Jones becomes 12345678SMITHJONES.

Money sent to the wrong person is not returned by Western Union. Western Union payments cannot be changed after they are sent.

Commissary: what they can spend

The 2012 handbook says the spending limit is $320.00 per month, with postage stamps and phone credits exempt. National BOP policy (PS 4500.13, May 7, 2026) now sets $460 a month, plus $50 more in November and December. Otisville's handbook is far out of date. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗ Click here to read the source: Program Statement 4500.13, Trust Fund/Deposit Fund Manual (May 7, 2026) ↗

How shopping works at Otisville

They shop once a week, on the schedule posted in the housing units and on the commissary bulletin board.
A price sheet is in the housing unit. They bring their list and a mesh laundry bag on their shopping day.
They need their inmate ID card and money in their account.
All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.

The price list: Otisville's official list is a scan or an older layout we could not turn into a reliable searchable list, so we don't retype prices we can't be sure of. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Commissary List (file dated October 2018) ↗

Phone calls and email

Minutes: The 2012 handbook says 300 minutes a month, reset on the 1st, not carried over. Each call is a maximum of 15 minutes, then a 30 minute wait before the next call. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Money for phone: Phone money moves from their commissary account by phone, Monday to Friday after 4:30 p.m. and anytime on Saturday and Sunday, twice a day. It cannot be moved back. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Email: The 2012 handbook says up to 30 email addresses, 30-minute sessions with 15 minutes between, a fee of $0.05 per minute, and all messages are monitored and kept by staff. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Not allowed: No third-party, three-way or credit card calls. Calls are monitored except staff-arranged attorney calls. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

They have to add your number and email to their list first. Emails come through CorrLinks: you get an invitation by email once they add you.

Health care at Otisville

Medical care level 2 and mental health care level 2 (of 4). Stable outpatients who need to see a clinician anywhere from monthly to every 6 months. Examples the BOP gives: diabetes controlled with medication, epilepsy, emphysema. Click here to read the source: BOP "Institution Care Levels for Medical Assignment," February 13, 2024 (released under FOIA 2024-03455) ↗

Sick call (main prison): Triage and sick call run Monday through Friday except Wednesday, weekends and federal holidays. They sign up at the Health Services Unit with their photo ID between 7:00 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. on a sign-up sheet. Wednesdays are for physical exams and emergencies only. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Sick call (camp): The camp insert says sign-up is at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the common area, and dental sick call is Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Satellite Camp Admission and Orientation Insert (undated, file from February 2013) ↗
Emergencies: All emergencies are seen right away. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Co-pay: $2.00 for a visit they ask for. Someone who has not had $6.00 in their account for the past 30 days is indigent and is not charged. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

Write a sick call request →

Programs

RDAP (drug program; can mean up to a year off for those eligible): Otisville does not have RDAP. The 2012 handbook says they can be interviewed here, and if they qualify they are transferred to a prison that has it. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Other drug programs: A 15-hour Drug Education course (required for people with a drug history tied to their case), a 6-month non-residential program that meets weekly for 2 hours, and AA and NA. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗
Education: The handbook says people without a high school diploma or GED must attend the literacy program for at least 240 hours or until they get a GED. Click here to read the source: FCI Otisville Admission and Orientation Handbook (revised August 2012) ↗

The BOP's First Step Act guide does not list Otisville on its RDAP list (updated June 4, 2026). Click here to read the source: First Step Act Approved Programs Guide (May 2026) ↗

Safety record

Criminal cases at Otisville

July 2026A federal corrections officer was charged with sexually abusing an inmate at Otisville. (Times Union)
June 2026A former prison contractor (dental assistant) was charged with taking bribes to smuggle drugs and other contraband into Otisville. (NJ.com)

Deaths announced by the BOP

June 11, 2022A 69-year-old man who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, and had been cleared as recovered, died at a hospital. After the autopsy the BOP said the death was related to COVID-19. Click here to read the source: BOP press release, "Inmate Death at FCI Otisville," June 27, 2022 ↗

These are deaths the BOP announced in a press release. The BOP does not publish a full count of deaths at each prison, so this is not a total.

Sexual abuse audit (PREA)

The last federal sexual-abuse (PREA) audit visited Otisville April 28 to 30, 2026. Result: 0 standards exceeded, 45 met, 0 not met. In the 12 months before the audit, Otisville recorded 15 sexual-abuse allegations (11 against other inmates, 4 against staff) and 5 sexual-harassment allegations (3 against other inmates, 2 against staff). Click here to read the source: PREA audit report, FCI Otisville (onsite April 28 to 30, 2026) ↗

An allegation is a report, not a finding. The audit counts reports made, not what investigators concluded.

News about Otisville

Former Federal Prison Guard Sexually Abused Inmate At FCI Otisville, Feds SayDailyVoice.com · Jul 17, 2026
Otisville prison dental assistant faces 25 years in bribery schemeTimes Herald-Record · Jun 25, 2026

Stories from news outlets that name FCI Otisville, checked every day. Last updated Nov 3, 2026, 1:08 pm ET. We link to the original story; we did not write these.

Intel from the Inside

Intel last checked: November 3, 2026

Reports from people inside, in their own words. It is how the place really runs, not official policy, and it can change. We never publish names.

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