Monroe County Jail Records Overview
Monroe County uses a PDF-first jail record system. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Jail Bureau links four county-hosted reports: the Incarcerated Individual Roster PDF, the Jail Census PDF, the Received Report PDF, and the Released Report PDF. The roster and census are the core Monroe County inmate record sources for current custody. The received and released reports help when timing is the issue, such as a new arrest that may not yet be easy to find or a recent release that no longer appears on the current roster.
The key limit is format. Monroe County does not publish a modern public roster database with live text fields, filters, or individual profile pages in the inspected official sources. The public jail record is a report that must be opened, searched, and compared. The short roster confirms current custody with an MCJ number, name, and date of entry. The census is the closest public equivalent to an inmate profile because it lists custody classification, booking date and time, bail, bond, court, judge, next court date, arresting agency, arrest type, charge code, and charge description.
Important: Monroe County jail records are PDF reports, not a searchable inmate-profile database; use the census when the short roster is too thin.
Search Monroe County Jail Records
The fastest way to find someone in the Monroe County jail is to start with the short roster, then move to the census or booking reports as needed. The short roster is alphabetized by last name and is easy to scan when the goal is just to confirm that a person is in local custody. The census takes longer to read, but it gives the Monroe County jail record context that callers usually need before a court date, visit, bond discussion, or records request.
- Open the roster PDF first. Use the browser or PDF find command to search by last name, first name, or MCJ number if known.
- If the name is common, compare the first name and date of entry, then open the census PDF for more custody and court detail.
- Use the received report for a person who was just booked. It shows JID, date of birth, book date and time, and charge descriptions.
- Use the released report when the person was recently in Monroe County custody but no longer appears on the current roster.
- Call the incarcerated individual information line at 585-753-4300 when the PDFs do not match the timing of an arrest, transfer, or release.
- Use the Monroe County FOIL request form for older booking records or jail records not available in the public reports.
Report timing matters. The Jail Bureau states that the roster and census are updated daily, Monday through Friday. A night, weekend, holiday, court transfer, or recent release can cause a gap between real custody status and what appears in a PDF. For a custody-sensitive reason, use the PDF as the first screen and the jail phone line as the confirmation channel.
Monroe County Roster Fields
The Monroe County roster has no search form fields because the official tool is a PDF report. The practical search fields are the report columns and the browser's find function. That makes exact spelling important. If a last-name search returns too many matches or none at all, try the first name, the MCJ number, or the JID from another report. The census and received report use JID, while the short roster uses MCJ number.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCJ# | Roster column | n/a | Monroe County Jail number on the short roster. |
| Last Name | Roster column | n/a | Roster is alphabetized by last name. |
| First Name | Roster column | n/a | Useful for narrowing common surnames. |
| Date of Entry | Roster column | n/a | Date the person entered county custody. |
| PDF browser search | Find function | Optional | Use Ctrl+F or Find on Page by name or number. |
The detailed census adds more searchable text, including court abbreviations, arresting agency abbreviations, charge codes, and charge descriptions. A user who knows the case came from Rochester Police, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Marshals, or a town court can sometimes use those terms to scan the census, but name and jail ID remain the most direct search keys.
Monroe County Inmate Record Fields
Monroe County's public jail record is split across reports rather than one full inmate profile. The short roster is a custody pointer. The census is the detailed current custody report. The received report is useful for new bookings because it includes date of birth and booking time, while the released report helps after custody ends. The official PDFs inspected did not show a mugshot, housing unit, cell, personal address, medical detail, or public photo field.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and JID | Last, first, and middle names in census blocks, plus a numeric jail identifier. |
| Custody date and time | When the person entered Monroe County custody for the listed jail record. |
| Classification | Status values observed include UNSENTENCED, SENTENCED, and FEDERAL. |
| Booking date and time | When a booking or charge line was created in the jail report. |
| Bail and bond | Dollar fields that may be blank, $0.00, or set by the court. |
| Court and judge | Local court abbreviation, judge field when shown, and future court date when listed. |
| Arresting agency and type | Agency abbreviations and reasons such as investigation, commitment, warrant, detainer, or federal. |
| Charge code and description | Statute codes such as PL, CPL, VTL, or USC with a plain charge description. |
| Mugshot and housing | Not shown in the public Monroe County roster, census, or received report inspected. |
A jail charge line is not the same as a conviction. It is a custody and booking record that may later be amended, reduced, dismissed, indicted, or resolved in court. For the court path after booking, the jail census is best used as a bridge to the court, judge, and next-date information. Formal case-file access belongs to the court clerk or County Clerk route, not the jail roster.
Monroe County Booking Records
Monroe County intake can begin after a street arrest, court commitment, warrant, parole action, weekend or local sentence, federal remand, detainer, or other custody order. The public census shows this variety through arrest-type and custody-type fields. Intake creates the jail identity numbers that later appear in public records: MCJ number on the short roster and JID on the census and received report. Under Criminal Procedure Law Section 160.10, fingerprints are required after qualifying arrests and photographs may be taken when fingerprints are required or permitted.
The public booking trail normally moves from transport, identity creation, fingerprints and photos when authorized, property handling, screening, classification, booking lines, roster appearance, and then court action. Classification is the jail's way to sort custody status and operational risk; the public census uses broad labels such as unsentenced, sentenced, and federal. A detainer is a hold or request by another agency. Remand means a court has ordered the person held in custody.
New bookings may not appear at once. The received report is the better first report for a very recent arrest because it lists JID, date of birth, book date and time, and charge text. The roster and census still matter, but they are reported as daily weekday updates. If custody status must be checked before travel, bond action, or a visit request, call 585-753-4300 before relying on the report alone.
Monroe County Facility Contacts
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office Jail Bureau operates the main jail and treats Andrew P. Meloni: STAR Academy at the Monroe Correctional Facility as part of the same jail-system framework for visits, mail/photo handling, and money deposits. The current public custody PDFs are tied to the Sheriff's jail system, so a person housed at either county facility should be checked through the Monroe County jail reports and confirmed by phone if the status is urgent.
Monroe County Jail
130 South Plymouth Avenue
Rochester, NY 14614
Administration and incarcerated individual info: 585-753-4300
Visits line: 585-753-4000
Andrew P. Meloni: STAR Academy at the Monroe Correctional Facility
750 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14623
Jail-system information: 585-753-4300
Use the same Sheriff's visit framework unless staff gives a different instruction.
In-person lookup should be treated as a fallback, not the first step. The public reports are free and available without login. If a person must go to the jail, confirm current lobby and public-counter availability before arrival, bring identification, and expect safety or security limits. The Monroe County jail is a custody facility, not a general legal-help counter.
Monroe County Visit Records
The Sheriff's incarcerated individual information page says social visits are by appointment, with two one-hour visits each week for people at the Monroe County Jail and Andrew P. Meloni: STAR Academy at the Monroe Correctional Facility. Visits require valid government photo identification, appropriate attire, and early arrival. The online jail visitation form asks for inmate name, inmate ID number, inmate date of birth, visitor name, visitor email, contact phone, and requested visit time.
| Visit Type | Schedule or Request | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Social visits | Monday through Friday start times include 8:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. | Two one-hour visits each week, appointment required, arrive 30 minutes early. |
| STAR Academy / MCF | Same Sheriff's visitation framework in the inspected sources. | Follow the same ID, appointment, arrival, and attire rules unless facility staff states otherwise. |
| Professional visits | Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Call Jail Visits at 585-753-4000 for professional visit handling. |
| Video visits | Scheduled online through SecurusTech.net per the Sheriff's page. | The captured official text did not list video fees, so confirm with Securus and the jail. |
Some older or adjacent jail text mentions walk-in requests during normal business hours, while the incarcerated individual information page says no walk-in visits are available. Scheduled visits are the safer procedure because appointments fill, visit eligibility can change with housing or security, and the public roster does not show visit clearance.
Monroe County Mail Money
Money and property rules are part of the custody record workflow because deposits and visits should not be attempted until custody is confirmed. The Sheriff's information states that Access Corrections accepts Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards online or through its mobile app. Phone deposits are available through Access Corrections at 1-866-345-1884, with bilingual Spanish and English agents available around the clock. Kiosks are located in the jail visits lobby and jail property lobby, and the Sheriff's page also says kiosks serve both the Monroe County Jail and STAR Academy/MCF.
| Channel | Method | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Online or mobile | Access Corrections | Visa and Mastercard credit or debit cards accepted. |
| Phone | 1-866-345-1884 | Access Corrections phone service with Spanish and English support. |
| Kiosk | Visits lobby and property lobby | Cash or Visa/Mastercard credit or debit cards accepted at jail kiosks. |
Photo mail rules are separate from booking photos. The Sheriff's Jail Bureau states that photographs received through the incarcerated individual mail system are photocopied, copies are provided to the incarcerated individual, and originals are stored in property. Photos sent through approved third-party photo vendors listed by the Sheriff may be inspected and distributed without photocopying. None of those mail-photo rules create a public mugshot field in the roster.
Note: Confirm custody through the roster, census, or jail phone line before scheduling a visit or sending money.
State and Federal Custody
The Monroe County jail roster covers local jail custody. It does not follow a person after transfer to a New York State prison, and it is not the master record for federal prison or immigration detention. For sentenced state-prison custody, use the New York State DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup. DOCCS can be searched by DIN, NYSID, last name, and birth year. No active DOCCS prison was found in Monroe County, but people convicted in Monroe County may transfer to DOCCS after sentencing.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-trial or local sentence | Monroe County roster, census, received, and released PDFs | County jail records cover local custody and current jail booking details. |
| State prison | New York State DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup | Sentenced felony custody moves into the statewide prison system after transfer. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE ODLS covers adults in ICE custody and certain CBP custody over 48 hours. |
| Victim notification | VINELink | Use New York custody notification as a fallback alert channel, not as the source for Monroe PDF fields. |
Federal and immigration entries can still touch the Monroe County jail. The census shows FEDERAL classifications and U.S. Marshals or federal lines, which means a federal detainee may be physically held in local jail beds even though there is no BOP institution in Monroe County. The BOP locator is for sentenced federal custody and some past federal custody. ICE ODLS is a detainee locator, not a jail roster and not a mugshot system.
Monroe County Record Fallbacks
FOIL is the fallback for Monroe County jail records that are not published online, including older booking records, records tied to a specific incident, or a booking-photo request. New York's Freedom of Information Law gives access to agency records unless an exemption applies, and Public Officers Law Section 87 allows agencies to deny or redact records under listed exemptions. Monroe County's FOIL page states that requests may take 20 days or longer. FOIL does not override sealing, privacy, law-enforcement, medical, or court restrictions.
The Monroe County Sheriffs Office app was found in the Apple App Store, but the inspected research did not find official evidence that it provides a better inmate roster, app-only booking-photo search, or warrant search than the county PDF reports. Use the app as a sheriff information channel only when its live feature list supports the task. Access Corrections has its own app for deposits, which is separate from custody lookup.
- FOIL
- New York's public-records request law for agency records not already posted online.
- DOCCS
- The state agency for sentenced prison custody and parole supervision.
- BOP
- The federal prison agency and locator for federal inmates.
- ICE ODLS
- The immigration detainee locator for adults in ICE custody or qualifying CBP custody.