Madison County Inmate Population Overview
The Madison County inmate population is centered on Madison County Jail, the local jail operated by the Madison County Sheriff's Office Correction Division. Official sources did not locate an active city jail, regional jail, federal prison, ICE detention center, or current DOCCS prison inside Madison County. That means the local custody map is simple, but the search path is not. A person arrested in Madison County may begin in the county jail, move to a local criminal court, and later transfer to New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision custody if sentenced to state prison.
Population figures for the jail come from the DCJS and State Commission of Correction jail-population reports, not from a daily web roster. The county jail count rises or falls with arrests, arraignment and bail decisions, state-ready transfers, boarded-in detainees, parole holds, and federal custody arrangements. Madison County links public inmate lookup to VINE and VINELink, while older arrest records, incident reports, and booking photos generally move through the county FOIL process. That split matters because a live custody search and a public-records request answer different questions.
Madison County Inmate Population Statistics
The latest researched jail-population line is from the DCJS/SCOC monthly report prepared June 1, 2026. It shows Madison County Jail with a May 2026 average daily census of 61 and an in-house population of 71. The same report lists 10 boarded-in people and no boarded-out people for that month. A rated bed capacity was not located in the county or SCOC pages inspected, so the page does not invent a capacity figure.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly average daily census | 61 | DCJS/SCOC monthly jail population report, prepared 6/1/2026 |
| In-house population | 71 | DCJS/SCOC monthly report, May 2026 line |
| Boarded in | 10 | DCJS/SCOC monthly report, May 2026 line |
| Boarded out | 0 | DCJS/SCOC monthly report, May 2026 line |
| Annual average census | 61 | DCJS/SCOC annual jail population report, prepared 1/29/2026 |
| Rated capacity | Not located in official sources inspected | County and SCOC pages inspected did not publish Madison County Jail MFC |
The county's own Correction Division page gives the facility and contact details, while SCOC reports supply the public census numbers. Those sources should not be mixed into a made-up capacity ratio. If an official capacity document is later added by the county or SCOC, the rated-capacity line can be updated from that source.
Madison County Inmate Population Trends
The 13-month trend in the monthly report shows a lower Madison County inmate population in late 2025 and early 2026 than in May 2025. The May 2026 census was 22 percent below the May 2025 census, while the in-house count was 20 percent lower over the same comparison. Boarded-in people stayed near the same range across the period, but the main census line dropped from 78 to 61.
| Month | Census | In House | Boarded In |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 78 | 89 | 11 |
| Aug 2025 | 59 | 70 | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 47 | 60 | 14 |
| Jan 2026 | 47 | 60 | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 52 | 64 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 61 | 71 | 10 |
The annual series gives a longer view. Madison County Jail averaged 91 people in census in 2018 and 90 in 2019, then fell to 61 in 2020. The 2025 annual average returned to 61 after a lower 2024 figure. That pattern gives the Madison County inmate population page a real local trend instead of a generic jail-size claim.
| Year | Annual Average Census | In House | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 91 | 88 | Highest listed annual series point |
| 2019 | 90 | 89 | Similar to 2018 |
| 2020 | 61 | 60 | Sharp drop in the annual table |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | Higher than 2021 and 2022 |
| 2024 | 58 | 62 | Lower year |
| 2025 | 61 | 70 | Census up 5 percent from 2024 |
Who Is in Madison County Jail
The public reports do not give a race, age, or sex table for Madison County Jail in the researched monthly and annual files. They do give custody-status categories. For May 2026, the in-house count of 71 included sentenced jail prisoners, civil detainees, federal custody, technical parole violators, state-ready people, and other unsentenced detainees. Other unsentenced detainees made up the largest public category.
| Status Category | May 2026 Count | Plain Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Sentenced in house | 10 | Serving a jail sentence locally |
| Civil in house | 3 | Held under a civil process or order |
| Federal in house | 7 | Held for federal custody or related authority |
| Technical parole violators | 2 | Held on alleged parole-condition violations |
| State readies | 2 | Sentenced to state custody but not yet transferred |
| Other unsentenced | 47 | Usually pending court action, trial, sentencing, or related process |
A state-ready person is still physically in the Madison County inmate population until transfer, but the long-term lookup path changes after DOCCS receives the person. A technical parole violator may have a parole warrant or hold. A boarded-in person may be housed in Madison County Jail while another jurisdiction is responsible for the case. These labels are not charges, and they are not convictions.
Laws Governing Madison County Inmates
New York law shapes both the custody count and the public-records path. Correction Law Section 500-c places county jail custody with the sheriff unless another law provides otherwise. Correction Law Section 500-f requires county jail commitment and discharge records. Correction Law Section 45 gives the State Commission of Correction oversight powers, which connects local jail operations to state reporting.
Key Statutes:
Public Officers Law Section 87 is New York's core FOIL access rule for agency records.
Public Officers Law Section 89 covers FOIL request handling, copying, timing, and appeals.
Correction Law Section 47 creates Medical Review Board authority for incarcerated-person death review.
The local effect is practical. Current custody goes through VINE or the jail phone line. Records such as incident reports, arrest reports, and photos generally go through Madison County FOIL. Sealed records and booking photos can be limited by criminal-procedure rules, so public access does not mean every custody document is posted online.
Madison County Jail Programs
Madison County publishes more jail-program detail than many small counties. The Education, Medical and Religious Service page says TASC, the GED replacement, is available to people without a high school diploma or GED. The same source describes work release and job training, two full-time and three part-time nurses, weekly contracted physician and mental-health visits, and religious services that include Gideon, Catholic, Bible study, and Muslim services with an Imam as needed.
The Sheriff's 2022 annual report adds local operational context. The jail had a Medication Assisted Treatment program, a full-time reentry coordinator, parenting and Alcoholics Anonymous programming, and a TEK-84 Intercept Body Scanner for contraband detection. The county also publishes segregated-confinement reports, with zero incarcerated individuals listed in segregated confinement for all months in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Madison County's segregated-confinement page shows the monthly reporting table used for jail-conditions context.
The public table is not a jail roster, but it is a county-specific conditions source tied to the Madison County inmate population.
Search the Madison County Inmate Population
Madison County does not publish a sheriff-hosted HTML roster with a full current-inmate list in the official pages inspected. The Sheriff's Office and Correction Division link inmate lookup to VINE and VINELink. The Sheriff's FAQ also says victims can use VINELink or call the victim and release information line for jail status and release date. If VINE does not find a person, the next step depends on whether the question is current custody, an arrest record, or a transfer to another custody system.
- Start with the Madison County Sheriff's Office or Correction Division inmate lookup link, or go to VINELink.
- Select New York if the VINE workflow asks for a state or jurisdiction.
- Search by legal name, using the last name first and adding the first name to narrow common names.
- If a Madison County Jail result appears, review custody status, facility, release information if shown, and notification options.
- If there is no result, call the jail or release information line, then check FOIL, DOCCS, BOP, or ICE based on the custody path.
The VINE application endpoint is the county-linked route used for New York county jail custody searches and notifications.
VINE is useful for live custody and notifications, but it is not a complete archive of every Madison County booking record.
Madison County Roster Search Fields
VINE field visibility can change by device and session, but the official county path supports a name-based custody search. The search should be treated as a current-custody and notification tool. It does not replace FOIL for arrest reports, incident reports, photos, or older records.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| State / Jurisdiction | Selector | Required in workflow | Select New York before searching county jail custody. |
| Last Name | Text | Usually required or strongly recommended | Use the person's legal last name. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or paired with last name | Helps narrow common names. |
| ID Number / Offender ID | Text | Optional if exposed | Use only if known because VINE display varies. |
| Register / Notification | Button or link | Optional | Used for custody-status or release notifications. |
The Madison County Sheriff's mobile app is another local access point. County app materials say it includes inmate lookup, active warrants, sex offender registry data, submit-a-tip tools, road closures, wanted-persons information, cyber safety, press releases, and a pay-bail quick link.
Madison County Inmate Record Fields
A Madison County VINE result may show custody details, but the county's static pages do not publish a full public profile-field list. The safest reading is that the live record may confirm status and facility, while charges, court dates, booking photos, and older files may require a court search or FOIL request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person matched by the custody search. |
| Custody Status | Whether the person is in custody or released if VINE returns a result. |
| Facility | The holding facility, expected to be Madison County Jail for local custody. |
| Release Date / Status | The county FAQ says release date or status may be obtained by phone or VINELink. |
| Notification Registration | Allows signup for status-change notices where available. |
| Booking Photo | Not confirmed in static Madison County VINE pages, so it should not be promised. |
Madison County Jail vs Prison
Madison County Jail and DOCCS answer different search questions. The jail covers people held locally before trial, on short jail sentences, on holds, awaiting state transfer, or boarded in. DOCCS covers state prison custody and certain former state custody records. Federal and immigration searches are separate again.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | VINE / VINELink | Current Madison County Jail custody and notification |
| State prison | New York State DOCCS lookup | Sentenced state custody and certain former state custody |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal prisoners and certain former federal records |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Detainees in immigration custody |
- State-ready
- A person sentenced to state prison but still waiting in the county jail for transfer.
- Detainer
- A notice or hold from another agency that may affect release.
- Boarded in
- A person housed in Madison County Jail for another jurisdiction or authority.
- FOIL
- New York's public-records request process for records not posted through a live locator.
Madison County Jail Records Requests
When the question is a report, a booking photo, an incident file, or an older arrest record, the county points users to FOIL. The Madison County FOIL page lists the online GovQA portal, email and mail options, Records Access Officer Jennifer Cossette, a five-business-day response statement, and appeal details. The Sheriff's FAQ says arrest records require FOIL, that records include only arrests made by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, and that document pages cost $0.25 with photos listed at $5 each.
Madison County's GovQA FOIL Request Center is the online portal for public-records requests when VINE does not provide the needed record.
The portal is the records fallback, not the live jail roster. Use it for documents or photos when custody status alone is not enough.
Madison County Detention Facilities
The active facility map contains one local jail. Police departments in the county may hold a person briefly during processing, but official public custody lookup routes back to Madison County Jail and VINE. Historical Camp Georgetown closed in 2011 and should not be treated as a current state-prison facility.
- Madison County Jail - Local county jail in Wampsville for pretrial detainees, jail sentences, holds, state-ready people, boarded-in people, and some federal custody categories reported by SCOC/DCJS.
For current jail-custody steps, the Madison County jail inmate records page focuses on VINE, phone fallback, FOIL, and transfer checks.
Madison County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Madison County inmate population?
The researched monthly report prepared June 1, 2026 lists a May 2026 average daily census of 61 and an in-house population of 71 at Madison County Jail. The annual report prepared January 29, 2026 lists a 2025 annual average census of 61 and annual average in-house count of 70.
How do I search the Madison County inmate population?
Start with the county-linked VINE or VINELink inmate lookup. If no result appears, call the jail or release information line, then use FOIL for records, DOCCS for state prison, BOP for federal sentenced custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Does Madison County have more than one jail?
Official sources inspected found one active local jail: Madison County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office Correction Division. No active DOCCS prison, BOP facility, ICE detention center, regional jail, or city jail facility inside Madison County was located.
Are Madison County mugshots posted online?
The county does not publish a sheriff-hosted mugshot gallery in the official pages inspected. Booking photos may be requestable through FOIL, but New York law and sealing rules can limit release.
Who runs the Madison County Jail?
The Madison County Sheriff's Office Correction Division runs the jail. The county Correction Division page identifies Captain Neal Schneider as commanding the division, and the Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Todd M. Hood.