The new jail is being built near County Building No. 2 on West Main Street Road.

GENESEE COUNTY ... In January, the first jail inmates were enrolled in the program and last week, the county agreed to ...

Batavia, N.Y. — A minor disturbance at the Genesee County Jail Wednesday morning reportedly led to authorities using pepper spray during a routine search of a housing unit. We're told an inmate ...

Two parts of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office have been recognized for meeting the New York State Sheriffs’ Association’s ...

Anthony A. Bomasuto, 31, of Batavia, was arrested on April 10 for Criminal Contempt 2nd and Aggravated Family Offense ...

Harvard released a study on the IGNITE program at the Genesee County Jail last year, and that study will be published in the “Quarterly Journal of Economics” in its May 2025 issue. Previous ...

OXFORD, England. (WNEM) - Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is on the other side of the pond discussing his jail’s IGNITE program, which helps inmates gain skills and education in the hopes ...