Albany County, New York Sheriff's Department

The Albany County Sheriff’s Department was established in the 1660’s and is one of the oldest Sheriff’s agencies in the United States. Since its origination, the Department has consistently grown to its current strength of over 800 employees.

The Albany County Sheriff’s Department is a “full-service” Law Enforcement Agency providing law enforcement services to residents of Albany County. These services include; uniform patrol, criminal investigations unit, drug interdiction unit, fire investigation unit, scuba unit, crime and accident investigation unit, snowmobile unit, marine patrol, emergency response team (S.W.A.T.) unit, hostage / crisis negotiation team, emergency management unit, advanced life support unit, bicycle patrol unit, K-9 Unit, traffic safety unit, STOP DWI unit, civil unit, court security and inmate transportation unit, forensic unit, emergency medical services unit (Paramedics), County fire coordinators unit, domestic violence and special victims unit and a search and rescue unit.

In addition to those law enforcement duties, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department operates the fifth largest county correctional facility in the State of New York, and provides 24 hour, seven day a week law enforcement services to the Albany International Airport, located in Colonie New York. [ [http://www.albanycountysheriff.com/ Albany County Sheriff's Webpage] ]

Correctional Facility

The Albany County Correctional Facility constructed in 1931, is located on Albany Shaker Road in the Town of Colonie, provides detention for arrested individuals as ordered by the courts within the County. These Courts include Local Justice Courts, Superior Courts and Federal Courts.

The Correctional Facility is one of the largest County Correctional Facilities in the State of New York. The Facility has a maximum of 1035 beds, providing custody for local, state and federal prisoners. The current staff of 420 for both sworn officers and civilians maintains the day-to-day operations of the Facility. During the past year, over 7000 prisoners were admitted to the Facility. The average daily population has exceeded 800 inmates over the past year. [ [http://albanycountysheriff.com/correctionfacility.html Albany County Sheriff's Correction page] ]

ee also

List of law enforcement agencies in New York

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