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Release is up to a judge, and it gets settled at the arraignment. Think of it as the opening hearing, where the charge is read and release is settled. State court staff say most people reach it in roughly a day.

A city arrest lands in Glens Falls City Court, 42 Ridge Street, 3rd Floor, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-480-6365. Anywhere else, the case opens in the justice court of whichever town police were in. Public Defender lawyers handle arraignments, so a free lawyer stands beside the person.

Lots of arrests here never reach the jail. When the charge is minor, state law usually requires police to issue an appearance ticket, often called a desk ticket, rather than hold the person (CPL 150.20). The ticket lists a date in court, and your person is free to leave. Officers may still book someone for things like a domestic charge, an outstanding warrant or an offense that can take away a driver's license.

Lawyers call the judge's order a securing order (CPL 500.10). It takes one of four shapes:

• Recognizance. Your person signs a pledge to return and walks out with no money down.
• Nonmonetary conditions. Your person goes home under rules, for example check-ins with Probation, a curfew, or a stay-away order. These rules are free to the person.
• Bail. A sum paid in cash or through a bond. It is returned when the case closes, as long as your person made every court date.
• Remand. Your person waits in jail, and money can't buy release. The law allows it only for some felonies.

On most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, the law points the judge to the first two choices (CPL 510.10(3)). Money bail and remand open up only for "qualifying offenses," a list written into CPL 510.10(4) and 530.20. In 2023, lawmakers erased the old "least restrictive" test. Electronic monitoring is limited to certain charges and runs 60 days per order unless renewed (CPL 510.40(4)).

Supervised release here runs through the county Probation Department's pretrial program, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-761-7662.

Bail in New York has no price chart. Judges choose amounts person by person, and they must weigh whether paying would cause real hardship (CPL 510.10(1)). Here is a rough sorting:

1. Typical misdemeanors like trespass or small thefts: money bail is off the table, so the person goes home.
2. Nonviolent felonies, which take in many drug and property cases: in most of them, money bail is off the table too.
3. Listed serious crimes: money bail is possible. The list takes in violent felonies, most sex crimes and any crime that caused a death.
4. Family harm charges: money bail is possible for strangling a relative or breaking a family order of protection.
5. Serious listed felonies can mean remand, with no bail at all.
6. Top felonies: if the top charge is class A, or the person already carries two felony convictions, a town or city judge has no power to release. The County Court takes over (CPL 530.20(2)).

State data from 2024 paints the picture for town and village courts: 75% left on a pledge, 5% left with rules, 13% faced bail and 7% stayed in with no bail. In city courts outside New York City, bail came up in 20% of cases.

To learn the amount set for your person, call the jail at 518-743-2500 and ask what the court papers list.

The jail accepts bail around the clock. You'll find it inside the Sheriff's Public Safety Building, 1400 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845. A sheriff holding someone is allowed by law to take cash bail on their behalf (CPL 520.15).

1. Dial 518-743-2500 and share the full legal name and birth date.
2. Jot down the bail figure, the court's name and which bail forms are allowed.
3. Ask staff to look for any other hold, warrant or detainer.
4. Pack cash or a credit card and your photo ID. A card adds a separate charge.
5. Sign the bail form. Keep the receipt safe, since the refund depends on it.

When the bail is accepted, state law orders release without delay (CPL 520.15).

Yes, that works too. The same law, CPL 520.15, allows cash bail to be handed to the county treasurer or to the judge's own court. Each clerk has its own habits, so phone ahead to learn what payment the window takes and when someone is there.

• Glens Falls City Court, 42 Ridge Street, 3rd Floor, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-480-6365. Court sits Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
• County Court, Municipal Center, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6335. Office hours are weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• The 11 town courts. Every one keeps its own clerk and calendar. Our court guide gives each address and phone.

Insurance bonds from a bail agent get filed with whichever court holds the case.

Only two things work for bail at the jail: cash and a credit card. Cards bring an added fee. Personal checks, money orders and cashier's checks won't be accepted there.

Down the hall, the Sheriff's Civil Division handles lawsuit paperwork. It takes checks and money orders, yet it plays no part in bail.

State law reaches past plain cash. Any bail order must spell out at least three acceptable forms. One of the three must need little or no money up front. That means an unsecured bond, or a bond secured only in part (CPL 520.10(2)(b)).

• Unsecured bond: nothing paid today. Signers owe the whole sum only if your person skips court.
• Partially secured bond: you put down part, never more than 10 percent of the bail (CPL 500.10(18)).
• Secured bond: backed by personal property equal to the bail, or real estate worth double (CPL 500.10(17)).

Phone the jail at 518-743-2500 to learn which forms appear on the order. Never mail cash to anyone.

Bondsmen write insurance bonds, and the fee they keep is called the premium. Each agent has to be licensed, and the license comes from the state Department of Financial Services. Premium caps come from Insurance Law § 6804:

• 10 percent on the first $3,000
• 8 percent on the slice between $3,000 and $10,000
• 6 percent on whatever sits above $10,000

Take a $5,000 bond. The top legal fee is $460: $300 for the first $3,000 and $160 for the next $2,000.

• Agents normally keep the premium. It must all be returned within 14 days, though, if your person stays locked up or gets out without money bail.
• Extra charges are banned except a few listed costs. Collateral is supposed to be reasonable, and the state gives 10 percent of the bond as an example. After the bond is cleared, the agent has 45 days from getting that paperwork to hand collateral back.
• Get every payment and every bit of collateral written on a signed receipt.
• Check an agent's license with the state bail agent lookup. Complaints go to the DFS complaint page.

Some defendants get help from nonprofit charity bail funds that hold state certificates.

A bail payment covers one case. Here are other things that keep the cell door shut:

• Outside warrants. Officers can serve a city or town court warrant here and in any bordering county (CPL 530.70).
• A separate case. A Glens Falls charge and a Queensbury charge each need release orders of their own.
• Supervision trouble. A probation or parole officer can lodge a violation.
• Federal charges. The U.S. Marshals control where federal prisoners sleep.
• Immigration. An ICE detainer works differently in New York, as the immigration answer here lays out.

Prior to paying, ring the jail at 518-743-2500 and have staff list each hold in the file.

Remand is allowed for qualifying felonies and nothing else (CPL 510.10(4)). The judge must explain why, either in court or on paper (CPL 510.10(1)).

Local judges face a firm limit. A town or city judge can't release someone charged with a top-level class A felony, nor anyone with two felony convictions on their record (CPL 530.20(2)). That case goes up to the County Court for a release decision.

Felony complaints also come with a clock. If five days pass, or six when a weekend or holiday is in the mix, and prosecutors have not yet started a hearing or brought the case to a grand jury, the person usually goes free (CPL 180.80).

Bail and remand requests come from the District Attorney's Office, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-761-6405.

Bail isn't set in stone. Three paths exist:

1. Go back to the same judge with new facts, like a steady job, a lease or relatives ready to help.
2. Take it to County Court. While a case sits in a town or city court, the defense may apply a single time to a County Court judge (CPL 530.30). That judge may cut the bail or allow release. On a felony, the District Attorney speaks first.
3. Lean on speedy trial rules. If prosecutors still aren't ready after 90 jail days on a felony, or 30 on most misdemeanors, the defendant must be let out (CPL 30.30(2)).

Pay stubs and bills help, since judges must consider what the person can afford. County Court sits at the Municipal Center, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6335.

State law puts a defense lawyer next to anyone who can't pay, starting at arraignment (Executive Law § 832(4)). Nobody should sit in a cell while the court sorts out their finances.

• Public Defender, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-761-6207. Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Staff lawyers take arraignments, criminal cases, family court cases and parole violation hearings.
• Assigned Counsel, 333 Glen Street, Suite 304, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-761-6460. Every application for a free lawyer goes through this office, which also places private lawyers on conflict cases. Walk in weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Carry a photo ID, income proof and a copy of the charge papers. Under state standards, someone is presumed eligible if the household earns below 250 percent of the federal poverty line, or if they are being held in jail.

All of these belong to New York's Fourth Judicial District:

• Supreme and County Court (indicted felonies), Municipal Center, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6335, weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Family Court (younger teens and children), same building, 518-480-6305
• Glens Falls City Court, 42 Ridge Street, 3rd Floor, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-480-6365
• Bolton Town Court, 4949 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing, NY 12814, 518-644-2202
• Chester Town Court, 6307 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY 12817, 518-494-3133
• Hague Town Court, Community Center, PO Box 509, Hague, NY 12836, 518-543-6981
• Horicon Town Court, 6004 State Route 8, Brant Lake, NY 12815, 518-494-7958
• Johnsburg Town Court, Wevertown Community Center, 2370 State Route 28, Wevertown, NY 12886, 518-251-5120
• Lake George Town Court, 20 Old Post Road, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-668-5420
• Lake Luzerne Town Court, 539 Lake Avenue, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846, 518-696-4294
• Queensbury Town Court, 81 Glenwood Avenue, Queensbury, NY 12804, 518-745-5571
• Stony Creek Town Court, 52 Hadley Road, Stony Creek, NY 12878, 518-696-3575
• Thurman Town Court, Athol Road, PO Box 134, Athol, NY 12810, 518-623-9660
• Warrensburg Town Court, 3797 Main Street, Warrensburg, NY 12885, 518-623-9776
• Federal court (federal crimes), James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1789

Whoever paid in cash bail still owns that money, unless a court rules it forfeited (CPL 520.15). Most of the time it is handed back once the case is over.

• Dismissed charges or an acquittal: the whole deposit comes back.
• Any other result, a guilty plea included: the county keeps 3 percent of the cash as a fee (General Municipal Law § 99-m).
• A judge signs the refund order, and the county mails the check. Save the receipt and bring ID.

Skipping court without a solid reason lets the judge declare the bail forfeited (CPL 540.10). The county treasurer then sends written notice to the person who posted cash. A judge can undo the forfeiture if your person returns and explains before the case closes. Past that point, a request for the money, called remission, can go to a higher court within one year (CPL 540.30).

Questions about a refund go to the court that handled the case, for example County Court at 518-480-6335.

Wallets, phones and clothes logged at booking are stored by the jail until the person leaves, and leftover account money goes back to them on the way out. Ask the jail at 518-743-2500 how and when that happens.

Picking items up for someone else? Bring your photo ID to 1400 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, and ask ahead whether your person must sign a release. Deposits and account refunds are explained in our money guide.

Federal cases from Glens Falls, Queensbury and the rest of the county belong to the Albany Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1789.

• The detention hearing comes at the first federal court date. The defense may ask to postpone it up to five days. A prosecution request is capped at three (18 U.S.C. 3142(f)).
• Options for the judge: release on a promise, release with conditions, or detention until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142(a)).
• Pretrial Services looks into your person's background for the judge, from 445 Broadway, Room 347, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1700.
• Until trial, federal defendants stay wherever the U.S. Marshals place them. Their Albany staff work from 445 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207, 518-472-5401. A deal between the Marshals and the Sheriff's Office lets the Route 9 jail house federal prisoners, so your person may stay there.
• The Federal Public Defender, 54 State Street, Suite 310, Albany, NY 12207, 518-436-1850, represents people who can't pay.

Once sentenced, your person can be found on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

Bail clears the state charge, and nothing more. When federal immigration agents are interested, this is the usual order of events:

1. ICE starts by filing Form I-247A, its detainer paperwork, at the Route 9 jail.
2. The detainer's request: keep your person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Agents arrive to collect your person.
4. Upstate, ICE often uses its Buffalo (Batavia) Service Processing Center, 4250 Federal Drive, Batavia, NY 14020, 585-344-6500.
5. Search for them on the ICE Online Detainee Locator by name and birth country.

New York puts brakes on the local side. In People ex rel. Wells v DeMarco (2018), a state appeals court found that New York law lets no state or local officer make an arrest for a civil immigration matter. State guidance from the Attorney General urges local agencies to honor a detainer only when a judge, not an ICE officer, signed the warrant behind it. Executive Law § 170-k voided every local 287(g) pact with ICE as of August 25, 2026. Civil Rights Law § 28 protects people on their way into or out of a courthouse: no civil immigration arrest there unless a judge signed off.

Jail terms of 364 days or less are done at the county jail. Felony terms beyond that are served in a prison of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

• Transfer to state custody happens within ten business days after the county reports the person ready.
• A reception center comes first, for medical screening, testing and a security rating. A prison matched to the person follows.
• Track them through the state's Incarcerated Lookup, or phone the department on weekdays at 518-457-5000.
• Learn about each prison, from visits to mail, in our New York prisons directory.

Teens aged 16 and 17 left the adult system for most cases under Raise the Age. A felony charge against one of them starts out before the Youth Part judge at the County Court. Nonviolent felonies are then shifted to Family Court. To keep such a case with the Youth Part judge, prosecutors have 30 days to file and prove extraordinary circumstances (CPL 722.23).

• A teen younger than 18 is never placed in a jail with adults. If a judge orders detention, it is in a juvenile center.
• When a teen is picked up on a misdemeanor, the case goes to Probation intake rather than a criminal court.
• Officers must reach a parent at once when they pick up anyone under 18 (Family Court Act § 305.2).

Probation runs youth intake here. Call 518-761-6444 to find out where the teen is held and the court date. Family Court sits in the Municipal Center, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6305.

They do. How serious the charge is decides the courtroom, and New York uses three tiers:

• Violations, like disorderly conduct, aren't crimes, and they cap out at 15 days in jail.
• Misdemeanors are the smaller crimes. A class A misdemeanor can bring as long as 364 days at the county jail, and class B as long as three months (Penal Law § 70.15).
• Felonies are the serious crimes, where a state prison term is possible. Five classes, A through E, rank them, and A is the most serious.

Glens Falls City Court and the town justice courts are the local tier. Speeding tickets, petty offenses and misdemeanors are tried in them. Every felony gets its start there too, with the arraignment and any preliminary hearing. Once grand jurors indict, a felony climbs to the County Court, which shares space with the Supreme Court. All of them sit in the Fourth Judicial District.

Most county-level courts share the Municipal Center. Clerk hours there are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Supreme and County Court, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6335. Felony trials, indictments and the Youth Part are heard here. The building is on one floor, with a ramp entrance and parking on site.
• Felony Drug Treatment Part, same address, 518-480-6340. It supervises treatment for some felony defendants with addiction.
• Family Court, same address, 518-480-6305. It hears cases about children and families, plus many cases of younger teens.
• Glens Falls City Court, 42 Ridge Street, 3rd Floor, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-480-6365. The criminal calendar starts at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It also runs a domestic violence part, a drug court and an opioid court that meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Friday.

Need a ramp, an interpreter's seat or another disability aid at the Municipal Center? The court system's district office takes those requests at 518-285-5099.

All 11 towns run justice courts of their own. Several meet just once or twice a month, so confirm the session before a long drive up a mountain road.

• Bolton Town Court, 4949 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing, NY 12814, 518-644-2202. Second and fourth Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
• Chester Town Court, 6307 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY 12817, 518-494-3133. Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.
• Hague Town Court, Community Center, PO Box 509, Hague, NY 12836, 518-543-6981. First and third Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.
• Horicon Town Court, 6004 State Route 8, Brant Lake, NY 12815, 518-494-7958. First and third Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.
• Johnsburg Town Court, Wevertown Community Center, 2370 State Route 28, Wevertown, NY 12886, 518-251-5120. Second and fourth Friday, 9:00 a.m.
• Lake George Town Court, 20 Old Post Road, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-668-5420. Thursday, 9:00 a.m. The office is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Lake Luzerne Town Court, 539 Lake Avenue, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846, 518-696-4294. Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.
• Queensbury Town Court, 81 Glenwood Avenue, Queensbury, NY 12804, 518-745-5571. The busiest town court, with sessions every Monday starting at 10:30 a.m.
• Stony Creek Town Court, 52 Hadley Road, Stony Creek, NY 12878, 518-696-3575. Second Monday, 2:00 p.m.
• Thurman Town Court, Athol Road, PO Box 134, Athol, NY 12810, 518-623-9660. First and third Tuesday, 2:00 p.m.
• Warrensburg Town Court, 3797 Main Street, Warrensburg, NY 12885, 518-623-9776. Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.

The one village, the Village of Lake George, has no court of its own. For a village arrest, ask the town court above which court will hear it.

This opening hearing is the arraignment. Court staff put the usual delay from booking to this hearing at roughly one day. Someone handed a desk appearance ticket skips the jail wait and comes to court on the ticket's date.

1. The charge is read aloud.
2. A free lawyer is provided for a person who can't pay. State law requires one at this hearing for those who qualify (Executive Law § 832(4)).
3. The judge picks a securing order. The choices are a signed promise, release with rules, bail, or no bail for some felonies. On a felony, prosecutors may speak before any release (CPL 530.20(2)).
4. In family violence cases, judges often add a temporary order of protection, sometimes keeping the accused out of the shared home (CPL 530.12).

Felony complaints carry a deadline. If a jailed defendant has had no hearing and no grand jury action after five days, or six with a weekend or holiday, release usually follows (CPL 180.80). Before any indictment, the defendant can also ask in writing to tell the grand jury their side (CPL 190.50(5)).

Charges at this level begin in Glens Falls City Court or a town court and usually finish there too. Assistant district attorneys handle the prosecution.

• Sharing evidence. If your person sits in jail, the defense must get the prosecution's files within 20 days of arraignment. Otherwise the limit is 35 days (CPL 245.10).
• Getting ready. Trial readiness deadlines run like this: a violation, 30 days; a class B misdemeanor, 60; a class A misdemeanor, 90 (CPL 30.30(1)).
• Wrapping up. Most end in a plea bargain. The rest are tried before the town or city judge.

The law caps punishment this way:

• Class A misdemeanor: 364 days in jail is the limit, and the fine can reach $1,000
• Class B misdemeanor: three months is the limit, and the fine can reach $500
• Violation: 15 days is the limit, and the fine can reach $250

Probation is another option. A class A misdemeanor brings a term of two or three years. A judge may instead give a conditional discharge: twelve months of conditions with no probation officer (Penal Law §§ 65.00, 65.05). Under Clean Slate (CPL 160.57), a misdemeanor record seals itself three years past the later of jail release or sentence, if no new charge is open.

Most felonies open in a town court or Glens Falls City Court and close at the County Court. The steps:

1. Local arraignment on what is called a felony complaint.
2. Testing the proof. A local judge may hold a preliminary hearing. Or the District Attorney can skip that and present the case to a grand jury.
3. Indictment. When grand jurors vote charges, the case moves up to County Court for a fresh arraignment.
4. Swapping evidence and filing motions. The two sides exchange what they have and argue the law. Trial readiness is due within six months (CPL 30.30(1)).
5. Plea or jury trial, and then the sentence.

Under Penal Law § 70.00, the top term grows with each step up the ladder. It reaches four years for class E and seven for class D, then fifteen for C and twenty-five for B. A class A conviction can mean life. A felony fine can hit $5,000 or twice the person's gain. On a class D or E felony, someone with no earlier felonies may get a year or less locally if a longer term would be unduly harsh.

Judicial diversion lets some people whose addiction fed the crime trade a prison term for court-watched treatment (CPL Article 216). Here it runs through the County Court's Felony Drug Treatment Part, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6340.

Yes, at bail and at sentencing alike. Penal Law § 70.02 holds the list. It takes in top-degree burglary and robbery, plus second-degree assault.

• Set prison terms. Sentences are a fixed count of years, then a stretch of post-release supervision. Class E runs 1.5 to 4 years. Class D runs 2 to 7. Class C runs 3.5 to 15. Class B runs 5 to 25.
• Money bail allowed. Since nearly all of these are qualifying offenses, bail is an option, and remand is possible on some (CPL 510.10(4)).
• Fewer youth breaks. A young person convicted of an armed felony or certain sex crimes usually loses the chance at a youthful offender finding (CPL 720.10).
• Lasting protection orders. After a felony conviction, an order of protection may run as long as 8 years beyond the sentence (CPL 530.12(5)).
• Records stay open. Clean Slate (CPL 160.57) never hides a sex offense conviction, nor most top-class felonies.

Prosecution falls to the elected District Attorney, whether the charge is a Bolton speeding ticket or a Glens Falls felony trial. The office is at 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-761-6405.

Two county offices provide lawyers to people short on money:

• Public Defender, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-761-6207, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Its lawyers appear at arraignments and in criminal, family and parole hearings.
• Assigned Counsel, 333 Glen Street, Suite 304, Glens Falls, NY 12801, 518-761-6460, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This office screens every application and appoints private lawyers when the Public Defender has a conflict.

To apply, go in person with photo ID, proof of income and the charging papers. Need is judged against federal poverty guidelines. Under state standards, being locked up counts toward qualifying, and a court can assign a lawyer right away while the forms are reviewed.

New York's WebCrims tool reaches New York City, Nassau and Suffolk, six other County Courts and around 60 city courts. It lists open matters with a hearing on the calendar, nothing closed. Sealed files and youthful offender matters don't show. Type at least two letters of the first and last names and narrow by county.

For courts here, phoning the clerk gets the most reliable answer. Keep the spelling of the full name and the birthday ready before you dial.

• County Court and felony cases: 518-480-6335
• Glens Falls City Court: 518-480-6365
• Queensbury Town Court, the busiest local court: 518-745-5571
• Other town courts: dial the justice court where the arrest happened

The Public Defender, at 518-761-6207, can share dates with its own clients. For federal filings, PACER sells copies at ten cents a page.

Deputies, Glens Falls officers and state troopers all serve warrants in this county. To check, call the Sheriff's Office at 518-743-2500, Glens Falls police at 518-761-3840, or the clerk of the court you think issued it, by phone or in person. State troopers post the people they seek on the New York State Police Wanted and Missing page. When someone misses court, CPL 510.50 usually gives the defendant or their attorney a two-day heads-up first, and only then may a bench warrant issue. To clear one, get a lawyer's advice first. Then walk in to the court that signed it, or phone its clerk and pick a fresh date. County Court's clerk: 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6335.

Federal prosecutions from these towns go to the Albany Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, at the James T. Foley Courthouse, 445 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1789. Clerk hours run 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

1. First appearance: the charges are explained. A detention hearing then decides between release and custody until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142(f)).
2. Pretrial Services researches the person's past for that hearing, 445 Broadway, Room 347, Albany, NY 12207, 518-257-1700.
3. A held defendant is in U.S. Marshals custody. Their Albany staff sit at 445 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207, 518-472-5401. Their agreement with the Sheriff's Office means some federal prisoners stay in the county jail.
4. A defendant who can't pay gets the Federal Public Defender, 54 State Street, Suite 310, Albany, NY 12207, 518-436-1850.
5. After sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator shows where they are sent.

Nine in ten federal defendants, or more, end their case with a guilty plea. PACER, the federal records site, holds the filings.

No. The criminal charges move ahead on their own track. An ICE request matters at the moment the jail would otherwise open the door. Step by step:

1. Federal agents send the jail Form I-247A, a request to hold the person.
2. The hold covers up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. ICE officers pick the person up.
4. Detainees from this part of the state frequently land in Batavia, at the Buffalo Service Processing Center, 4250 Federal Drive, Batavia, NY 14020, 585-344-6500.
5. Families can find them with the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

State law reshapes these steps for local jails. A 2018 appellate decision, People ex rel. Wells v DeMarco, says New York gives its officers no arrest power over civil immigration cases. Since August 25, 2026, Executive Law § 170-k has barred local 287(g) agreements. Civil Rights Law § 28 shields court users too. Nobody may be seized on a civil immigration matter while traveling to a courthouse, inside it, or on the trip back, absent a signed judicial warrant or order. For a noncitizen client, share that fact with the defense lawyer on day one, since pleading guilty can upend a green card or visa.

Any sentence longer than a year is served with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The person stays at the county jail until the transfer.

• When the county says the person is ready, the state takes them within ten business days.
• They pass through a reception center first, for health exams, testing and a security level, before going to a prison.
• Search by name or ID number on the Incarcerated Lookup. People released to parole can be found on the Parolee Lookup.
• Staff answer questions on weekdays at 518-457-5000.
• Our state prisons list for New York has visiting and mail facts for each one.

The child's age steers the case:

• Ages 12 to 17, typical charges: a juvenile delinquency petition in Family Court (Family Court Act § 301.2). Probation reviews many first and can resolve some outside court.
• Ages 13 to 15, the gravest charges: for crimes like murder, rape or certain robberies, the youth may face adult charges as a juvenile offender (CPL 1.20(42)).
• Ages 16 and 17, felony charges: these teens, labeled adolescent offenders, first see a judge in the County Court's Youth Part. Family Court gets most of the nonviolent cases (CPL 722.23). Probation also offers assessment help to these families.

Officers may interview a child only inside a court-approved youth room, on video, after hearing about the right to stay quiet and to have a lawyer (Family Court Act § 305.2). A detained child sees a Family Court judge within three days or at the next court session, whichever is first. The adult jail on Route 9 never houses anyone under 18.

Call Probation intake first, at 518-761-6444. Family Court is at 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, 518-480-6305.

The District Attorney's Victim Assistance Program, at the DA's office, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845, offers free help. Call 518-761-6475. Staff can:

• help fill out claims for crime victim compensation
• go to court with the victim
• explain orders of protection
• give case updates and news of a release
• help seek restitution, money the offender must repay

Out-of-pocket losses like hospital bills, therapy or burial costs may be repaid by the state Office of Victim Services. Its help line is 800-247-8035. For custody alerts on a jailed or imprisoned person, register with VINE at 888-846-3469 or on VINELink. When the case involves a partner or relative, the judge may sign a stay-away order of protection against the accused (CPL 530.12).