Greene County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Lots of arrests end at the station. For most minor charges, officers write up an appearance ticket (a printed order to come to court on a set day) and send your relative home (CPL 150.20). Everyone else goes before a judge for arraignment, the opening court session. Court help pages put that roughly 24 hours after arrest, and nights or weekends are possible.

Usually a town justice from the town where police made the arrest hears it. On a misdemeanor or a non-violent felony, that justice nearly always has to free your relative (CPL 510.10(3)). Money bail fits only a "qualifying offense," a charge named on a list in state law, such as most violent felonies (CPL 510.10(4); CPL 530.20).

Town justices must pass along two kinds of cases. One is a class A felony, New York's gravest level. The other is a defendant with two prior felony convictions (CPL 530.20(2)). A County Court judge handles those at 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3160.

The judge's ruling has a formal label in New York: a "securing order." Each one must fit the individual, and the judge must state reasons out loud in court or in writing (CPL 510.10(1)). Four options exist (CPL 500.10):

• Own recognizance (ROR). Your relative walks out on nothing more than a pledge to come back.
• Non-monetary conditions. Release comes with rules, like check-ins or no contact with a certain person. Nobody may bill your relative for them.
• Bail. Cash, a card charge or a bond stands behind the pledge. Qualifying offenses only.
• Remand. Jail without any bail. Reserved for qualifying felonies.

Electronic monitoring counts as a condition. Judges may order it only when lighter rules won't do, and 60 days is the longest stretch before a judge must hold another hearing to renew it (CPL 510.40(4)). Since the 2023 change, judges no longer hunt for the "least restrictive" option. The test now is whether the order reasonably assures a return to court.

Each figure is custom-made. Judges look at the charge, the record, any history of no-shows, and whether your relative could pay "without posing undue hardship" (CPL 510.10(1)). Identical charges can carry wildly different sums.

Cash bail has become uncommon. State DCJS numbers for 2024 cover adults arraigned before town and village justices across the state, New York City excluded:

• 75% released on recognizance
• 5% released under conditions
• 13% given a bail amount
• 7% remanded

Charge level drives everything. Felonies, the serious crimes, can bring state prison time. A misdemeanor ranks lower, capped at 364 days in a county jail. Violations aren't crimes at all and top out at 15 days (Penal Law § 70.15). For your relative's actual figure, phone Coxsackie at 518-943-3300.

New York lets cash bail go straight to the sheriff holding your relative. With proof of payment in hand, staff must free them promptly (CPL 520.15). The jail stands at 45 Haverly Memorial Drive, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Work through this list:

1. Phone 518-943-3300 before leaving home. That number also rings the Sheriff's main office.
2. Share the full name plus birth date. Confirm the sum and the bail forms listed on the order.
3. Find out the hours bail gets accepted and which payment types work there.
4. Carry government photo ID and exact funds.
5. Complete the paperwork staff provide, then hang onto that receipt. Cash you post remains yours unless a skipped hearing forfeits it (CPL 520.15).

Yearly Sheriff's reports also list bail arriving through GOV.PAY NET, a payment service. While you're on the phone, ask whether your relative's bail can go that route.

It can be. State law also lets you leave cash bail with the court that fixed it, or with the treasurer of the county handling the case (CPL 520.15). Phone first every time.

• The town court that fixed bail. All 14 town courts keep separate clerks and numbers, listed on our court guide.
• County Court clerk, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3160, weekdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• County Treasurer, 411 Main Street, Suite 462, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3530.

Leave every window holding a signed receipt. Afterward, dial Coxsackie at 518-943-3300 to confirm release paperwork arrived.

In New York, bail means cash, a credit card payment, or a bond (CPL 500.10(9)). Whenever bail is set, the order lists three or more accepted forms. At least one of them is an unsecured or partially secured bond (CPL 520.10).

• Partially secured bond. Put down up to 10% of the bail as a deposit, plus a signed promise covering the balance (CPL 500.10(18)).
• Unsecured bond. Zero dollars down. Signers owe everything only if your relative misses court (CPL 500.10(19)).
• Secured bond. Backed by property, for instance real estate valued at double the bond (CPL 500.10(17)).

Sheriff's annual reports record 22 bail payments through GOV.PAY NET during 2024. For the steps, call 518-943-3300. Ask too about checks and money orders. Never mail cash.

Bondsmen charge a fee, the premium, for posting a bond. Licenses come from the state's Department of Financial Services (DFS). Insurance Law § 6804 sets ceilings:

• 10% on the first $3,000
• 8% on whatever falls between $3,000 and $10,000
• 6% above $10,000

Example: $460 is the most anyone may charge on a $5,000 bond. Premiums mostly stay with the agent. DFS makes one exception: a full premium refund within 14 days when your relative stays jailed anyway or walks free with no money bail. Other DFS protections:

• Agents can tack on only a handful of approved costs above the premium.
• Collateral, meaning valuables pledged to the agent, ought to stay reasonable, like 10% of the bond.
• Agents return collateral within 45 days of receiving exoneration papers.
• Every payment and return earns you a detailed, signed receipt.

Nonprofit charitable bail groups may post cash too. Verify licenses through the DFS bail license search. Got a grievance? Use the DFS complaint form.

Bail covers just one case. Ask staff about these snags before money changes hands:

• Another open case. Charges pending in a different town court require their own release.
• Bench warrants. Town court warrants reach the issuing county plus its neighbors (CPL 530.70).
• Parole. State parole booked 10 people here during 2024, so ask about parole holds specifically.
• Probation. Felonies charged during probation count as qualifying offenses (CPL 510.10(4)). County Probation: 411 Main Street, Suite 310, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3200.
• Federal or immigration detainers. Outside agencies place these, and posting state bail leaves them standing.

Request a full hold list from Coxsackie staff at 518-943-3300.

Only in some felony cases. Holding someone with no bail is called remand. The charge must be a felony on the qualifying list (CPL 510.10(4)). Violent felonies are on it, as are class A felonies, sex trafficking and witness tampering. It also covers a felony charged while on probation or post-release supervision. Misdemeanors and most non-violent felonies are off the list.

Prosecutors get heard before any town justice frees a felony defendant, and the court reviews a criminal record report first (CPL 530.20(2)). The District Attorney works from the Justice Center, 80 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3590.

Time limits help too. Suppose 120 hours pass on a felony complaint and no grand jury has voted, and no preliminary hearing has started. Then your relative must be let go, with some exceptions. If a weekend or holiday falls in that stretch, the limit is 144 hours (CPL 180.80).

Defense counsel drives this. Families help most by collecting pay stubs, a lease or deed, and an honest budget, since hardship must factor in (CPL 510.10(1)). Options include:

1. Superior court review. After a town court sets bail or denies release, defense counsel may apply to a County Court judge for release or a smaller amount. Just one application is permitted (CPL 530.30).
2. Speedy trial deadlines. Felony defendants held 90 days without prosecutors declaring readiness must be freed. Most misdemeanors carry 30 days; the lightest, 15 (CPL 30.30(2)).
3. Proposed conditions. Offering check-ins or similar rules may ease a judge's concerns without cash.

County Court applications go to 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3160.

Can't pay for counsel? One gets assigned. State planning aims for counsel at arraignment, with no delay while income gets checked (Executive Law § 832(4)). State guidelines presume eligibility for anybody jailed, and for incomes below 250% of federal poverty guidelines.

The county Public Defender handles criminal plus Family Court matters:

• Justice Center, 80 Bridge Street, Suite 310, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3220
• Walk-in hours: 9:00 a.m. through 3:45 p.m.
• Apply 48 hours or more ahead of court, bringing charge paperwork, last year's tax return and two or three pay stubs.

Conflicts happen, such as when that office already represents a co-defendant. Then the court clerk can say who gets appointed.

Felonies finish in County Court. Nearly everything else begins and ends in the town court covering the arrest location. Main courthouse clerks work weekdays, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

• County Court and Supreme Court, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3160
• Family Court (youth matters), 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3180
• Regional Treatment Court, 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, coordinator 518-625-3146
• Ashland Town Court, PO Box 129, Ashland, NY 12407, 518-734-4760
• Athens Town Court, 2 First Street, Athens, NY 12015 (second floor), 518-945-1052
• Cairo Town Court, 512 Main Street, Cairo, NY 12413, 518-622-3388
• Catskill Town Court, 439 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 (first floor), 518-943-2142
• Coxsackie Town Court, 56 Bailey Street, Coxsackie, NY 12051, 518-731-6934
• Durham Town Court, 7309 Route 81, East Durham, NY 12423, 518-239-8260
• Greenville Town Court, Route 32, PO Box 38, Greenville, NY 12083, 518-966-5055
• Halcott Town Court, 264 Route 3, Halcott Center, NY 12430, 845-254-6441
• Hunter Town Court, PO Box 70, Tannersville, NY 12485, 518-589-5882
• Jewett Town Court, PO Box 132, Jewett, NY 12444, 518-263-4626
• Lexington Town Court, PO Box 92, Lexington, NY 12452, 518-989-6303
• New Baltimore Town Court, PO Box 67, Hannacroix, NY 12087, 518-756-2079
• Prattsville Town Court, PO Box 375, Prattsville, NY 12468, 518-299-3193
• Windham Town Court, State Route 296, PO Box 96, Hensonville, NY 12439, 518-734-3431
• Federal court, James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1789

Once the case wraps up and your relative attended every date, cash bail gets refunded. Whoever's name appears on the receipt should keep that slip plus photo ID ready. By law, posted cash belongs to the poster until a forfeiture (CPL 520.15).

• Three percent. Convictions let the county retain 3% of cash bail. Dismissals and acquittals return that slice as well (General Municipal Law § 99-m).
• No-shows. Missing court without sufficient excuse forfeits the bail. Should your relative reappear before final adjournment with a satisfying explanation, the judge can discharge it (CPL 540.10).
• Remission. Petitions to recover forfeited bail must come within one year, after notifying the District Attorney (CPL 540.30).

Refund timing questions go to the County Treasurer, 411 Main Street, Suite 462, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3530.

Wallets, phones and clothes taken at intake remain in storage until release. Ask Coxsackie staff at 518-943-3300 how remaining account funds get paid out, and which hours suit a pickup.

Collection happens at 45 Haverly Memorial Drive, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Show photo ID, and check whether your relative must sign permission first so someone else may collect. Read our inmate money guide for typical account rules.

Federal charges here belong to the Albany Division, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Hearings take place at the James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1789, clerk hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

1. Detention hearings occur at the initial appearance, delayed only briefly on request (18 U.S.C. 3142(f)).
2. Meanwhile, the U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody. Albany office: 445 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207, 518-472-5401. Staff there know which jail houses your relative.
3. Released defendants may report to Pretrial Services, 445 Broadway, Room 347, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1700.
4. Those unable to afford counsel can turn to the Federal Public Defender, 54 State Street, Suite 310, Albany, NY 12207, 518-436-1850.
5. Post-sentencing, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. Immigration detainers operate apart from state bail. Typically:

1. An I-247A form arrives at the jail from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
2. That request seeks custody for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Agents arrive in Coxsackie for the handoff.
4. ICE often sends upstate detainees toward the Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center, 4250 Federal Drive, Batavia, NY 14020, 585-344-6500.
5. Track their location on the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

New York adds limits for local jails. People ex rel. Wells v DeMarco (2018) found that state law doesn't authorize local officers to make civil immigration arrests. Attorney General guidance recommends honoring detainers solely alongside judicial warrants. Executive Law § 170-k (2026) outlaws 287(g) agreements, and existing ones went void August 25, 2026. Civil Rights Law § 28 forbids civil immigration arrests around courthouse visits without a judicial warrant or court order.

Terms of one year or less normally get served in the county jail. Longer felony terms shift to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), headquartered at 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12226, 518-457-5000.

Your relative stays in Coxsackie until the county says they are ready for the state. The state then gets ten business days to collect them. Once at a reception center, staff give them a DIN number, check their health and sort out a security level. A transfer to a long-term prison follows.

• The DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup accepts a name or a DIN.
• Our New York state prisons guide explains visiting and mail.

Raise the Age moved most teen cases away from adult courts. Felony charges filed against teens aged 16 or 17 start out in what courts call the Youth Part, a special section of felony court, and many non-violent ones shift over to Family Court (CPL 722.23). Teen misdemeanors head to probation intake. Adult jails can't house minors; specialized juvenile detention does.

• Officers must notify a parent immediately upon taking a child into custody (Family Court Act § 305.2).
• A child kept in custody sees Family Court fast: 72 hours at most, and sooner if court opens before then (Family Court Act § 307.3).
• Youth intake runs through Probation, 411 Main Street, Suite 310, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-719-3200, which can say where the teen is held.
• Family Court: 320 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-625-3180.