Prison is a lot of things. Pokemon Safari Zone isn’t one of them.

On Thursday, Times Union photographer Paul Buckowski and I went out on assignment to the state-run Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome. When we parked and began to walk toward the entrance of a visitor center, we were greeted with a stern question.

“Are you guys here to play Pokemon?” an officer asked, referring to the increasingly popular Pokemon Go mobile game.

His demeanor relaxed when informed him we weren’t.

By the time we were leaving to come back to Albany, a small spray-painted wooden sign had been placed in the middle of one of the access roads.

When you’ve gotta go to a correctional facility for work but other people think it’s a game #pokemongo pic.twitter.com/JNWED77T9x — Matthew Hamilton (@matt_hamilton10) July 14, 2016

“No Pokemon access allowed,” its block letters bellowed at would-be hunters who might stumble onto the prison grounds looking for Pokemon just outside the fences (note: this area was next to but outside the chain-link fence topped with razor wire).

On Friday, I asked the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision if people coming to prison to play Pokemon has become a common occurrence. They said it had become an issue at just the one facility.

“DOCCS takes the security of our facilities seriously and we remind the public that it is unlawful to enter unauthorized areas,” spokesman Thomas Mailey said. “Violators may be subject to prosecution.”

I checked with a few other state agencies to see if they too are having problems. Luckily for the state, that isn’t the case.

The Office of General Services, which oversees a number of properties statewide, said any Pokemon players have stuck to public property and hadn’t strayed onto anything off limits. The Department of Transportation also had nothing to report in the way of trespassing at its facilities.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday advised against Pokemon Going (if that isn’t a verb, it is now) and driving.

“This new, all-consuming Pokémon GO craze has caught the entire country by surprise and as such we are concerned about the consequences playing this game can have on public safety,” DMV Executive Deputy Commissioner and Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Acting Chair Terri Egan said in a statement. “Distracted driving is behavior we at DMV and GTSC speak out against all year long. What is meant to be a fun game can have tragic real-world consequences if you’re playing it while driving or crossing the street. Simply put, catching virtual creatures to get to the next level is not worth risking your life or the lives of others.”

As if on cue, an Oregon man was involved in a Pokemon Go-related auto accident in Auburn Tuesday night. He admitted fault to Syracuse.com on Thursday.

People playing Pokemon Go where they shouldn’t — either because of the law or moral responsibility — seems to be inevitable given the explosive popularity of the game.

Two players were arrested for trespassing at the Toldeo Zoo Thursday. The Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. was looking into how it could have the three PokeStops, where players collect Pokeballs and other goodies, in different parts of the museum removed from the game.

One state Capitol observer noted that the Missing Persons Remembrance memorial on the corner of Madison Avenue and South Swan Street is an inappropriate spot for a Pokemon Gym, where players congregate to battle each other.

For more appropriate game locations, refer to our guide on Pokemon Go at the Capitol.