How to Look Up Orange County Jail Population Data
Population data is not in one tidy report. It lives across a few official sources. The Sheriff's Corrections page is the local base. It links documents that touch on counts and conditions, even if it does not show a single daily total. Start there for facility data.
The county posts Monthly HALT Numbers and a document on inmates and detainees in segregated confinement. It also posts PREA annual reports for 2022 through 2025. These are the best local starting points for population-related figures. For broader counts, the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, the BJS, publishes jail data with state and national context. The Vera Institute tracks county-level trends, though Vera is a nonprofit, not an official agency.
Be clear about what each source covers. Local documents describe this jail. BJS and Vera give context, not a live Orange County count. For an individual person rather than a group total, the search is different, and that path is covered near the end of this page.
The Orange County Correctional Facility
All county population data points back to one building. The Orange County Correctional Facility is at 110 Wells Farm Road in Goshen. The jail line is 845-291-7713. The Sheriff describes a balanced correctional system with both institutional and community programs, aimed at a safe, secure, and humane setting.
The facility holds people in local custody. That includes people held before trial, people held during a case, and people serving short local terms. State prison and federal custody are separate systems with their own counts. So Orange County jail population data covers the local jail only, not state or federal numbers tied to the county.
The PREA reports and segregation documents on the Corrections page give a sense of how the facility tracks safety and confinement. They are official and worth pulling if you need that detail.
Orange County Jail Capacity Overview
Capacity is a common question, and here the data has a gap. The Corrections page confirms the facility and its documents, but it does not publish a rated capacity in the sources reviewed. Rather than guess, the table below marks capacity as not published and points to how it can be requested.
| Facility | Address | Capacity | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Correctional Facility | 110 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, NY 10924 | Not published in official sources | Corrections page confirms facility, not capacity. |
To get a capacity figure, file a records request with the county. The FOIL path is covered below. The Sheriff's Office can also be reached at 845-291-4033 for direction on which document holds the number.
Note: A jail's rated capacity and its daily count are different figures, so confirm which one you are asking for when you request data.
Average Daily Population
Average daily population, often shortened to ADP, is the mean number of people held over a period. Orange County does not publish an ADP table in the visible county pages reviewed. That is a real gap, and no local number is invented here.
For context, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports jail population data at the state and national level in its annual jail inmates reports. The Vera Institute also tracks county-level incarceration trends and can give a sense of direction over time. Both are useful background. Neither is a live Orange County count, and both should be read as context, not as the county's own figure. To get the county's actual ADP, request it through FOIL or ask the Sheriff's Office which document reports it.
Demographic Breakdown
A demographic breakdown shows the held group by traits such as age, sex, and race. Orange County does not publish a demographic breakdown for its jail in the sources reviewed. So no local breakdown is shown here.
State and national context comes from the BJS jail reports, which describe the demographics of jail populations across the country. Vera adds county-trend context. These sources can frame what a typical jail population looks like, but they do not stand in for Orange County's own data. A demographic breakdown specific to this jail would have to come from a county records request.
Pretrial vs Sentenced Population
Jail populations split into two broad groups. Pretrial detainees are held while a case is open and no sentence has been imposed. Sentenced inmates are serving a term, usually a short local one. The split matters because bail reform and case timing shape the pretrial share.
Orange County does not publish its own pretrial-versus-sentenced ratio in the visible sources reviewed. The table below frames the two groups and marks the county figure as not published. National context on this split is in the BJS jail reports.
| Group | Definition | Orange County Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial | Held while a case is open, no sentence imposed | Not published in official sources |
| Sentenced | Serving a term, usually a short local sentence | Not published in official sources |
To learn the local split, request it from the county. The HALT and PREA documents may touch on confinement status, and a FOIL request can ask for the exact breakdown.
Misdemeanor vs Felony Population
People are also held on different charge levels. Misdemeanor charges are less serious. Felony charges are more serious and often route to County Court. The mix of the two shapes how long people stay and where their cases are heard.
Orange County does not publish a misdemeanor-versus-felony breakdown for its jail in the sources reviewed. No local figure is invented. For the underlying case types and where they are heard, the Orange County court records page explains the court split. To learn the charge-level mix in the jail itself, file a records request with the county.
Mental Health and Medical Population
Jails also hold people who need mental health or medical care. This group is part of any modern jail population. The Sheriff's stated mission references intervention services, which points to in-facility care, but the county does not publish a count of the mental health or medical population in the sources reviewed.
The PREA annual reports and the segregated-confinement document touch on safety and confinement conditions, which can relate to vulnerable groups. They do not give a clean medical or mental health headcount. As with the other figures, a specific number would have to come through a county records request rather than a posted page.
National and State Context
When the local numbers are not posted, context helps. The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the leading national data on jail populations in its annual jail inmates reports. Those reports give state and national figures and rates. They are the right source to cite for the big picture.
The comparison below frames the county against state and national jail rates per 100,000 residents. The county cell is marked as unavailable because Orange County does not publish its own rate in the sources reviewed. The state and national context comes from BJS and Vera.
| Level | Jail Rate per 100,000 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County | Not available in official sources | County does not publish a rate. |
| New York State | See BJS / Vera context | BJS jail inmates reports; Vera trends. |
| National | See BJS context | BJS jail inmates reports. |
Read the BJS and Vera figures as background. They show where New York and the nation sit, not a live Orange County count.
Population Trends Over Time
Trends show whether a jail population is rising or falling. Orange County does not publish a multi-year jail population trend report in the visible county pages reviewed. The county does post monthly HALT numbers and yearly PREA reports, which can hint at change over time, but no official average-daily-population trend table was located.
For trend context, the Vera Institute tracks county-level incarceration over the years, and BJS reports show national direction. Use these to understand the broad movement. They are not the county's own trend line, so treat them as high-authority context rather than official Orange County figures.
Searching for Orange County Inmate Records by Name
This page is about group data, not one person. To look up a single inmate by name, the path is different. Custody verification, court dates, and the state and federal locators are all covered on the Orange County inmate records page. For someone who has left custody, the released inmates page covers the release tools.
Where the Data Comes From
It helps to know the sources by name. The local data lives in a few official documents, and the rest comes from a records request or from national context. The list below sums up where to look.
- Monthly HALT Numbers, posted by the Sheriff's Corrections page.
- PREA annual reports for 2022 through 2025, posted by the county.
- The segregated-confinement document on the Corrections page.
- A FOIL request to the county for figures that are not posted.
- BJS jail inmates reports for state and national context.
- Vera Institute county-trend context, as a nonprofit source.
For figures that are not posted, a FOIL request is the formal route. The steps are below.
- Identify the exact data you want, such as capacity, average daily population, or the pretrial split.
- Address the request to the county under the Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6.
- Describe the records as clearly as you can; a specific request gets a faster answer.
- Submit the request to the county records access officer and keep a copy.
- Expect an acknowledgment and, if needed, an appeal path under Public Officers Law § 89.
FOIL access to agency records is anchored in Public Officers Law § 87. For the full request framework and fees, see the Orange County public records page. For active warrants tied to the jail population, see the warrant records page.