This is a private reference site, not a Schuyler County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person from jail, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. For those actions, use the official office that holds the record or controls the facility.
Where to Start for Jail and Record Questions
For current Schuyler County Jail or Sheriff's Office matters, start with the agency at 106 Tenth Street in Watkins Glen. Sheriff Kevin Rumsey's office operates the jail and the local records channels listed below.
Schuyler County Sheriff's Office and Jail
106 Tenth Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Main sheriff / non-emergency line: (607) 535-8222
Jail / Jail Administrator line: (607) 535-8228
Records Division
Darcie Chappell, 106 Tenth Street, Unit 2, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Phone: (607) 535-8227
Fax: (607) 535-8216
Email: SheriffRecords@co.schuyler.ny.us
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Civil Division
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
County Clerk and Court Offices
Schuyler County Clerk, 105 Ninth Street, Unit 8, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Written local criminal searches are $10 per name, certified dispositions are $5, and public search hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Schuyler County Court, 105 Ninth Street, Unit 35, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Phone: 607-228-3350.
Schuyler County District Attorney, 105 Ninth Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Phone: (607) 535-8383. Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Use the list below to match the question to the right page or official system.
- For someone who may be in the local jail, review jail inmate records and then contact the sheriff or jail line for official confirmation.
- For booking-photo issues, start with jail roster mugshots and the sheriff records channel.
- For charges, calendars, dispositions, or case records after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the County Clerk, County Court, or New York court search tools.
- For facility-specific details, use the Schuyler County Jail page listed in the footer.
- For a person sentenced to state prison, use the New York DOCCS incarcerated lookup rather than the county jail contacts.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP inmate locator, U.S. Marshals routing where applicable, or ICE ODLS.