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Cayuga County Inmate Population Overview

The Cayuga County inmate population is split across one sheriff-operated local jail and two state prisons. The local jail count is reported through the State Commission of Correction and DCJS monthly jail population data. That count covers the jail population held for local criminal cases, short local sentences, state-ready transfers, parole matters, federal housing, and other unsentenced categories reported by the jail. The two state prisons, Auburn Correctional Facility and Cayuga Correctional Facility, are not county jail roster facilities. They are part of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision facility system.

Cayuga County Jail is the main local custody point after an arrest in the county. The Sheriff's Custody Division page describes it as a direct-supervision, maximum-security jail operated under the statutory authority of the Sheriff. The facility may hold pretrial detainees, people serving local jail terms, convicted people waiting for sentence, parole violators, state-ready prisoners waiting for transfer, and people held for other jurisdictions. That mix matters. A person can be physically held in Cayuga County but still fall outside the public county roster if the custody is federal, immigration-related, or youth-protected.

Cayuga County Inmate Population Statistics

The most current jail population figures in the research come from the DCJS/SCOC Monthly Jail Population Trends report prepared June 1, 2026. The county jail reported a May 2026 census of 126 and an in-house population of 131. The official county Custody page lists 214 beds, while the county Divisions page separately calls Custody a 212-bed facility. Both numbers are official county statements, so the difference should be treated as a source discrepancy rather than a math error.

The Cayuga County Custody Division page is the best local source for the jail's operating description. The screenshot below shows the official county jail overview, including the local custody focus and public contact block.

That county page is separate from the public roster. Use it for jail capacity and operating context, then use the prisoner-bookings page for current eligible custody listings.

Cayuga County Inmate Population Trends

The DCJS/SCOC trend table shows the Cayuga County jail census fell from 150 in May 2025 to 126 in May 2026, a 16 percent decline in the monthly census. The in-house figure fell from 170 to 131 over the same span. The highest listed census in that period was 154 in September 2025. These figures are jail counts, not total state-prison counts for Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities.

Vera's Cayuga County fact sheet gives a longer local trend context. It reported a May 2019 average daily population of 168 and a May 2022 average daily population of 120, a 29 percent decrease. Vera tied that period to the effects of bail reform and COVID-19 restrictions. It also reported that May 2022 admissions were lower than May 2019 admissions, while median length of stay was higher in the monthly snapshot. Those facts point to a smaller but more complex jail population.

Cayuga County Jail Population Makeup

The May 2026 DCJS/SCOC categories show why a Cayuga County inmate lookup often needs more than one source. The jail reported 28 sentenced people, 14 federal people, 4 technical parole violators, and 6 state-ready people. State-ready means a person has been sentenced to state prison but has not yet transferred to DOCCS. The county's own Custody page also says the jail may house people from DHS, U.S. Border Patrol, ICE, BOP, and the U.S. Marshals Service.

• Pretrial and local cases: People held while charges are pending are searched through the county prisoner-bookings page when eligible to appear.
• Local sentenced people: Jail sentences of no more than one year remain part of local jail population reporting.
• State-ready people: Sentenced state-prison inmates may stay in the jail briefly before DOCCS transfer.
• Federal and immigration custody: Cayuga may house these people, but the public prisoner page says federals are excluded.
• Youth limits: The roster text says youths under 19 are excluded from the public list.

Vera's demographic notes add that the May 2022 jail population was 58 percent pretrial, with a 21 percent female share. Vera also reported that Black people were 28 percent in the May 2022 figure and averaged 29 percent of the jail population in Q2 2022, while making up 6 percent of the county population in Q2 2019. Those statistics are population-level measures, not lookup fields for an individual record.

Cayuga County Inmate Records Laws

New York public-records law gives the framework for jail and booking records that are not already online. Cayuga County's FOIL page cites Public Officers Law sections 84 through 90 and explains that records are available unless a listed exemption applies. The Sheriff's Records Section receives many police-service records and forwards other reports through the county Records Access Officer route. Court records, however, follow court clerk, WebCriminal, and CHRS paths rather than the Sheriff's jail roster.

Note: A roster entry is not the same as a court conviction, and a missing roster entry is not proof that no custody exists.

Search Cayuga County Inmate Population

The official current jail lookup path is the Cayuga prisoner-bookings page. The page identifies itself as a real-time list of prisoners, with exclusions for youths under 19 and federals. It also exposes Bail, Visitation, and Incarcerated Individual money paths. If the page returns a bail value of 0.0000, do not read that as free release. The roster note says that value means bail is not set or the person is sentenced.

The official prisoner-bookings interface is shown below. It is the starting point for current Cayuga County inmate search, while phone and records channels fill the gaps when the public list does not show a person.

The roster screenshot reinforces a key point from the research: the county gives direct custody links, but not every custody category is visible in the public list.

1. Open the official prisoner-bookings page and let the real-time request finish loading.
2. Check the visible custody result and read the bail note before assuming release terms.
3. If no result appears, call Cayuga County Jail at 315-253-2911 for current custody and bail information.
4. For booking records, arrest reports, or records not published online, use the Sheriff's Records Section or county FOIL process.
5. If the person is sentenced to state prison, search the DOCCS incarcerated lookup instead of the county roster.
6. For federal or immigration custody, use BOP, ICE ODLS, or the federal court and U.S. Marshals route.

Cayuga County Roster Search Fields

The text capture of the Cayuga prisoner-bookings page did not expose a standard name-search form or current inmate rows. It did expose the real-time list label, the bail and visitation paths, the inmate-money path, and the exclusions. That means the public should treat the roster as the first source for eligible current jail custody, not as the only source for every person in custody.

Cayuga County Booking Records

Current custody lookup is only one part of the Cayuga County inmate record system. The Sheriff's weekly arrest report sample showed arrest date and time, arresting officer, agency, related incident number, offense, statute, and court. The active warrant report showed name, DOB, gender, race, address when present, extradition scope, issuing court, judge, charge, severity, and photo-status language. These are different records from the jail roster, and each may answer a different question after an arrest.

For records that are not on the public roster, Cayuga County points requesters to the Sheriff's Records Section and FOIL. Records is at 7445 County House Road in Auburn, with phone 315-253-1148 and public hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The county FOIL form can be mailed to Cayuga County, Attn: Amanda Morgan, 160 Genesee St., 6th Floor, Auburn, NY 13021, or emailed to amorgan@cayugacounty.gov. The form asks for a record description, approximate creation date, and copy-charge election.

Cayuga County Jail Versus Prison

A Cayuga County inmate population search changes once the person moves from county jail custody into state prison custody. The county jail roster is tied to current local custody. DOCCS handles sentenced state prisoners and parole lookup. Federal prisoners use BOP. Immigration detainees use ICE ODLS. VINELink can help with custody or release notifications, but it is not a full replacement for an official agency record.

Cayuga County Detention Facilities

The Cayuga County inmate population map includes one local jail and two state prisons. The local jail is the first place to check for a recent Cayuga County arrest. The state prisons require DOCCS lookup and facility-specific visiting rules. No separate Auburn city jail, federal prison, or stand-alone ICE detention center was located in the official sources reviewed.

• Cayuga County Jail - sheriff-operated local jail in Auburn for pretrial detainees, local sentenced people, state-ready transfers, parole violators, and some other-jurisdiction holds.
• Auburn Correctional Facility - DOCCS maximum-security male state prison in Auburn for sentenced state prisoners.
• Cayuga Correctional Facility - DOCCS medium-security male state prison in Moravia for sentenced state prisoners.

Cayuga County Jail Visits

County jail visits are walk-in only and first-come, first-served. The 2025 visitor information PDF says visitors must check in at least 15 minutes before the visit period starts, and no one is allowed to enter after a period begins. Adult visitors need current photo ID. Children under 18 need an original birth certificate and must be with a parent or visiting a parent. The rules also bar many metal items, including steel-toe shoes, underwire bras, and body piercings.

Mail may be sent to the person at Cayuga County Jail with the inmate number if known. Inmates cannot receive calls, but they may make collect calls after booking. The visitor PDF lists GTL Inmate Family Prepay at 1-866-230-7761. Money orders may be mailed, and cash can be deposited through a reverse ATM in the lobby. Bail is separate from commissary and may require the criminal-history number, bail amount, DOB, court or judge, and pay location code 6079.

Cayuga County State Inmate Lookup

Auburn Correctional Facility and Cayuga Correctional Facility are inside Cayuga County, but they are state prisons. Search them through DOCCS incarcerated lookup by last name with birth year, or by DIN or NYSID as a standalone identifier. DOCCS pages also link a separate parolee lookup. Facility pages determine visiting days, visitor limits, and program details.

State-ready

A person sentenced to state prison but still waiting in county jail for DOCCS transfer.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency that may affect release even when a local case changes.

DIN

A DOCCS Department Identification Number used in state-prison lookup.

FOIL

New York's public-records request process for agency records not already posted online.

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