This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bail, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the appropriate public office or official locator for those tasks.
Where to Check First
Niagara County Sheriff's Office and Niagara County Correctional Facility
5526 Niagara Street Ext.
P.O. Box 496
Lockport, NY 14095-0496
Main sheriff phone: (716) 438-3393
Jail-related contact numbers: (716) 438-3370 and (716) 438-3446
Public hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Niagara Falls Police Holding Center
1925 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Holding Center: (716) 286-4572
Main police line: (716) 286-4545
Use the route that matches the kind of record or custody status you need.
- For someone booked into the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then contact the sheriff or jail if the public roster does not answer the question.
- For current booking photos, use jail roster mugshots; older or missing photos may require a Niagara County or sheriff FOIL request.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest because court case records are separate from the jail roster.
- For facility-specific context, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer before calling for visitation, entry, or custody details.
- For a sentenced New York state prisoner, check the New York State DOCCS incarcerated lookup instead of the county jail roster.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.