How do I find an inmate or search a jail roster?

New Jersey Department of Corrections - NJDOC (state prisons) / County Sheriff's Office / County Correctional Facility (county level - 21 counties)

Details

What you need to know

Fee

Online searches free; certified records requests may involve fees ONLINE OPTION: Yes - NJDOC Offender Search at njdoc.gov; county Sheriff/Correctional Facility websites WHERE TO GO: NJDOC (state prisons); County Sheriff's Office or County Correctional Facility (county inmates)

Online Option

Yes - NJDOC Offender Search at njdoc.gov; county Sheriff/Correctional Facility websites

Where to Go

NJDOC (state prisons); County Sheriff's Office or County Correctional Facility (county inmates)

County-specific variations apply

NJ's 21 counties each operate their own county correctional facilities, administered by the County Sheriff (or in some counties, a separate Department of Corrections). Essex County, Bergen County, Middlesex County, and Hudson County have large facilities with good online search tools. Several NJ counties have formed shared-services agreements. Camden County, Mercer County (Trenton), and Monmouth County also have accessible online rosters.

New Jersey Notes

Important state-specific details

NJDOC manages all state prisons including Northern State Prison (Newark), South Woods State Prison (Bridgeton), Bayside State Prison, and others; Offender Search at njdoc.gov covers current state inmates.
County jails operated by County Sheriffs - separate from NJDOC; recent arrests will NOT appear in NJDOC database; pre-trial detainees and those serving sentences of up to 364 days are in county facilities.
NJ Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry: offenderis.com - searchable online by name, county, or municipality.
For visitation, phone calls, sending money, commissary, or mailing to a NJ inmate: inmateaid.com has NJDOC and county facility details.

Official Source

State office contact

State Office

New Jersey Department of Corrections - njdoc.gov | (609) 292-4036; Offender Search: njdoc.gov/offender-search or search.njdoc.gov