Situated connected to the Saranac Lake Police Department, you will find the Saranac Lake City Jail. The City of Saranac Lake is protected by the Saranac Lake Police Department.
All individuals who are picked up and arrested in Saranac Lake will be brought down to the Saranac Lake City Jail before they are ultimately transferred to the county jail, which is also located in Saranac Lake.
The Saranac Lake City Jail is a small facility that will typically house offenders for up to three days. Most offenders will be out of the facility before that 72-hour mark. The facility is connected to the police department as well.
The Saranac Lake City Jail is essentially the holding pen before inmates are transferred over to the Franklin County Jail and mingled with the Franklin County Jail inmates.
What does that mean when you are trying to search for someone in the Saranac Lake City Jail? That will mean that you are going to have to get in contact with the Saranac Lake City Jail to see if they are still being held in that facility or if they have been transferred out to the Franklin County Jail.
Send a Mail/Package
Offenders will not be in the Saranac Lake City Jail long enough to receive letters in the mail from their family and friends. You should refrain from sending any sort of mail to the offender until they have been transferred to a permanent facility. All mail sent to the Saranac Lake City Jail will be returned to sender.
Sending Money
With everything already being said, the police department arrests offenders will not be in the Saranac Lake City Jail for that long of a time that they will need you to send them money.
You will want to keep in mind that the Saranac Lake City Jail will provide the inmate with everything they need for their stay in the facility.
You will not be permitted to mail them money or drop off money with the police department. It will be refused.
Phone Calls
Inmates, while they are in the Saranac Lake City Jail, will be permitted to make one phone call home. This phone call will be collected. You will be responsible for all charges that are associated with the phone call. The Saranac Lake City Jail is not responsible for any charges that you may receive when answering the collect call from the offender.
Visitation Rules
Offenders in the Saranac Lake City Jail are NOT permitted to have any visitation while they are in the facility. The offender will not be in the Saranac Lake City Jail long anyway. You will have to wait until the offender is either transferred to the Franklin County Jail or released to see him or her.
VISITATION HOURS
Monday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
