Clicking on any of the New Jersey facilities below will direct you to an information page with Inmate Search, Visitation, Mail, Phone, Email, Most Wanted and FAQ for families and friends.
New Jersey maintains their own state prison system; nine secure facilities which consist of every security level; maximum, medium, and minimum, as well as thirteen RCRP facilities that focus on sober living, and halfway houses that prepare inmates for life outside of prison.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections is where offenders are sent that have been convicted of felony crimes of murder, rape, assault, serious thefts and drug related offenses. These are offenses of at least one year, and all the way up to life imprisonment. New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007.
Go here for full instructions on using the New Jersey Department of Corrections Inmate Search, as well as for the Bureau of Prisons inmates and ICE detainees.
The New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission oversees three secure detention centers and 10 community residential homes for juvenile offenders who have been convicted of serious crimes and sentenced to detention, or are awaiting their court dates, and offenders with drug and sex related crimes.
To search for an inmate or juvenile offender, or learn how to communicate with an inmate in the New Jersey Department of Corrections or Juvenile Justice Commission, start by choosing from the list of facilities below.