Livingston County Inmate Population Overview
Livingston County has one local jail and one active state prison that must be read as different parts of the custody map. The local jail is Livingston County Jail, operated by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office Correctional Services Bureau. It holds unarraigned people, pretrial detainees, pre-sentence defendants, local sentenced inmates, parolees, and boarded-in detainees for other agencies. Groveland Correctional Facility is a separate New York State DOCCS prison in Sonyea for sentenced adult males in medium-security custody.
The county jail count changes with arrests, LC-CAP arraignments, bail and remand orders, local sentences, state-ready transfers, and federal contract housing. The state prison count changes through DOCCS intake, classification, transfers, and release decisions. A person booked after a Livingston County arrest may start in the county jail, but a state sentence or federal custody event can move the search away from the jail and into DOCCS, BOP, ICE, or court records.
Livingston County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest population source in the research is the DCJS/SCOC Annual Jail Population Trends report prepared February 2, 2026. It says county jails house people serving no more than one year, people awaiting transfer to state prison, and people with pending court cases. Livingston County's jail-healthcare RFP supplies the rated bed count. The annual average is not a live headcount, but it is the best sourced way to describe the local jail population without inventing daily numbers.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Annual average census | 121 | DCJS/SCOC annual jail report, 2025 |
| In-house average | 126 | DCJS/SCOC annual jail report, 2025 |
| Boarded out | 3 | DCJS/SCOC annual jail report, 2025 |
| Boarded in | 7 | DCJS/SCOC annual jail report, 2025 |
| Rated capacity | 194 beds | Livingston County jail healthcare RFP |
The county RFP screenshot is useful because it names the sheriff-operated jail and the 194-bed capacity. The county bid page is shown below as the source for the capacity and population description.
That source also explains why the jail population is broader than a simple local arrest list: it includes local and boarded-in detainees.
Livingston County Inmate Population Trends
The ten-year trend shows a high pre-2020 jail count, a sharp 2020 drop, and a gradual rebound. The DCJS/SCOC report attributes the statewide 2020 decrease to fewer arrests and arraignments during COVID-19, bail reforms effective January 1, 2020, and Raise the Age limits on holding 16- and 17-year-olds in county and New York City jails. Livingston County followed that shape: census fell from 122 in 2019 to 96 in 2020, then returned to 121 by 2025.
| Year | Census | Boarded Out | Boarded In | In-House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 139 | 3 | 20 | 156 |
| 2017 | 128 | 0 | 15 | 143 |
| 2018 | 132 | 1 | 11 | 142 |
| 2019 | 122 | 4 | 11 | 129 |
| 2020 | 96 | 1 | 3 | 98 |
| 2021 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 111 |
| 2022 | 112 | 1 | 5 | 116 |
| 2023 | 119 | 2 | 7 | 123 |
| 2024 | 112 | 3 | 9 | 118 |
| 2025 | 121 | 3 | 7 | 126 |
Using the 2025 in-house average, the jail was at about 65 percent of rated capacity on an annual-average basis. That does not prove any single day was uncrowded. It does show that the sourced yearly average was below the 194-bed rating.
Who Makes Up Livingston County Jail Population
The 2025 jail population is notable because the federal category is large. Livingston County averaged 57 federal detainees in-house, 24 sentenced inmates, 5 state readies, 2 technical parole violators, and 38 other unsentenced inmates. The federal count is backed by the U.S. Marshals Service agreement that authorizes Livingston County Jail to house federal detainees charged with federal offenses, people awaiting BOP designation or transport, and people awaiting immigration hearing or deportation.
| Category | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentenced | 36 | 13 | 18 | 24 | Lower than 2016, higher than 2024. |
| Federal | 33 | 57 | 52 | 57 | Largest 2025 category. |
| Technical parole violators | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Much lower than 2016. |
| State readies | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | People ready for state custody transfer. |
| Other unsentenced | 77 | 24 | 46 | 38 | Down from 2016. |
Demographic breakdowns by sex, race, age, charge level, or average length of stay were not located in the official Livingston County and SCOC sources used for this build. The custody-category table is therefore the better local source than an invented demographic profile.
Laws Governing Livingston County Inmate Records
New York law explains why jail records, population reporting, and access requests use several routes. The Sheriff's FOIL page says criminal reports and complaints are handled under Article 6 of the New York Public Officers Law. The Commission of Correction framework governs jail standards and population reporting. Booking photos have a stricter rule than many booking fields, so a mugshot request can be denied or redacted even when a booking record is otherwise available.
Key statutes and rules:
Public Officers Law Article 6 gives the public a way to request agency records, subject to exemptions.
Correction Law section 500-b requires local jail reporting to the State Commission of Correction, including population counts.
9 NYCRR section 7000.1 gives SCOC authority over minimum standards for local correctional institutions.
Correction Law section 47 and Medical Review Board reporting support death-in-custody review and redacted mortality reports.
How to Search Livingston County Inmates
No official sheriff-hosted Livingston County current-inmate roster was located in the inspected sources. The official state route for a county-jail custody search is the Commission of Correction county-jail locator path, which points users to VINELink for New York county jails outside New York City. VINELink is a custody and notification tool, not a complete booking file, so it may not show every charge, court date, bond term, or booking photo.
- Start with VINELink and choose New York or the custody search path the interface offers.
- Search by full last name and first name. Add date of birth, age, or an ID only if the interface offers that field.
- Check whether the result names Livingston County Jail or another custody location.
- If no result appears after a recent arrest, call the Jail Division at 585-243-7180.
- For a record copy, use the Sheriff's FOIL form and ask for the specific booking, arrest-processing, charge, bail, or release record.
The VINELink search page is the official custody lookup route referenced by SCOC for county jail searches outside New York City.
Use the VINELink result as a custody-status lead, then confirm records, charges, and release conditions with the jail, court, or records office as needed.
Livingston County Inmate Search Fields
Because VINELink is JavaScript-heavy, the Livingston-specific search labels were not fully text-captured. The research supports a careful field table rather than a promise that every field appears for every Livingston County search.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| State or jurisdiction | Selection | Likely required | Select New York before searching county jail custody. |
| Name | Text | Likely required for name search | Use full legal name where possible. |
| Offender or booking ID | Text | Optional if available | Livingston booking-number support was not verified. |
| Notification registration | Form controls | Optional | VINELink supports custody-status notification features. |
Note: A very recent booking may not appear at once, and protected, sealed, juvenile, medical, or safety-sensitive details may be withheld.
What Livingston County Inmate Records Show
Livingston County does not provide a sheriff-hosted roster profile layout in the inspected official material. A custody lookup may show only status and facility data, while a formal booking or arrest record from the Sheriff's Records Division can contain a broader file. Formal court charges are separate and should be checked through NY Courts WebCriminal, the Livingston County Clerk, or the court that has the case.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person's name as held in the custody or records system. |
| Custody status | Whether the person is in custody, released, transferred, or not found. |
| Facility | The jail or agency associated with the custody result, if returned. |
| Charges | May appear in some systems, but formal charges belong in court records. |
| Booking date | May be shown if transmitted or may require a records request. |
| Mugshot | Not verified online for Livingston County, and New York restricts booking-photo disclosure. |
Livingston County Jail vs State Prison
County jail custody and state prison custody are often confused. Livingston County Jail handles local booking, pre-arraignment detention, pretrial detention, short local sentences, and boarded-in holds. Groveland Correctional Facility is run by DOCCS and holds sentenced adult males in state-prison custody. A person may move from the jail to DOCCS after a state sentence or transfer, but the lookup tool changes when that custody changes.
| Question | Livingston County Jail | Groveland / DOCCS |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial, local sentenced, boarded-in, parole, federal detainees. | Sentenced state prisoners, adult males at Groveland. |
| Operator | Livingston County Sheriff's Office. | New York State DOCCS. |
| Lookup | VINELink, jail phone, FOIL. | DOCCS incarcerated lookup. |
| Records | Booking, custody, jail, and sheriff records. | State prison custody, sentence, and facility records. |
State Federal and ICE Searches
For sentenced state prisoners, use the DOCCS incarcerated lookup. It can use last name alone or last name with birth year, while DIN or NYSID searches are meant to stand alone. For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator, which covers BOP custody from 1982 to present. A federal pretrial detainee may be physically housed in Livingston County Jail under the USMS agreement but may not appear in BOP custody yet.
For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. The county jail roster alone is not the best way to confirm immigration custody. If the person is a recent local arrestee, call the jail first. If the person has been sentenced or transferred, switch to the state or federal locator that matches the legal custody.
Livingston County Booking and LC-CAP
Sheriff news releases show the local arrest path in practice. A person may be transported to Livingston County Jail, turned over to Central Booking Deputies, processed, and held for pre-arraignment detention. The releases place Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part, known as LC-CAP, at the jail. A town justice handles arraignment in the examples, with the Public Defender's Office and District Attorney's Office appearing for the parties.
- Booking
- Administrative intake after arrest, including identity, property, charges, and custody status.
- Remand
- A court order keeping the person in sheriff custody.
- State ready
- A person in jail who is ready for transfer to state prison custody.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release.
Livingston County FOIL Record Requests
When VINELink does not show enough detail, the official local fallback is the Sheriff's Records Division and FOIL process. The Records Division maintains arrests, cases, traffic tickets, Family Court summonses, subpoenas, domestic violence reports, DWIs, and other records in New World Aegis RMS. The online FOIL form asks for the requester's name and a specific description of the records sought, warns that copying charges may apply, and says responses follow Public Officers Law section 89.
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office FOIL form supports online submission and gives mail and fax routes for the Records Division.
A useful request names the person, arrest date, arresting agency if known, and the exact record type, such as booking record, arrest-processing record, charge list, bail or remand status, and booking photograph if releasable.
Livingston County Detention Facilities
Two active facilities make up the current Livingston County detention map. The jail is the local arrest and custody hub. Groveland is a state-prison facility and uses state rules and the state locator. No active BOP prison or dedicated ICE detention center was found inside the county, though the jail can hold federal detainees under contract.
- Livingston County Jail holds local unarraigned, pretrial, pre-sentence, sentenced, boarded-in, parole, and federal detainee populations.
- Groveland Correctional Facility is a DOCCS medium-security state prison for sentenced adult males in Sonyea.
Livingston County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Livingston County inmate population?
The 2025 annual average census was 121, and the in-house average was 126, according to the DCJS/SCOC Annual Jail Population Trends report prepared February 2, 2026. The jail's rated capacity is 194 beds, according to Livingston County's jail-healthcare RFP.
Does Livingston County publish a sheriff jail roster?
No sheriff-hosted public roster was located in the official sources inspected. The official state-linked county jail route is VINELink, with the Jail Division phone and Sheriff's FOIL form as fallback channels.
Why are federal detainees part of the jail count?
The U.S. Marshals Service agreement allows Livingston County Jail to house federal detainees, including people charged with federal offenses, people awaiting BOP transport, and people awaiting immigration hearing or deportation. The 2025 annual report averaged 57 federal detainees in-house.
Where are sentenced state prisoners searched?
Search the DOCCS incarcerated lookup for sentenced state prisoners. Groveland Correctional Facility is in Livingston County, but it is not a county jail and does not use the county jail lookup route.