New Jersey Inmate Search

Public prisons and jails are under the management of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. You can trace offenders and inmates held in various correctional facilities through several options offered by the NJDOC. Contacting the administration by emailing, calling, or visiting the offices in Trenton City, are some standard New Jersey State Inmate Search approaches. 

Inmate Search 

The search engine protects the public and allows the community to locate offenders and inmates within the state. Apart from having biweekly updates, it is an accurate and recommended official search page. After one year of release, offenders' records will not be available on the search results.  

View and download details about inmates as shown below.  

Step 1 

Go to the New Jersey State Offender Locator page and accept the disclaimer at the bottom. 

Step 2 

The 'Accept' button redirects you to the detailed offender search form. Enter the relevant details in these categories: 

• Sex, name, and SBI number 
• Race, hair color, and eye 
• Commitment county 
• Present facility holding the offender 
• Age and date of birth 
• Enable or disable the photo option for better and instant inmate identification. 

Step 3 

Click the 'Submit' to begin the search process or 'Reset' to make any edits.    

Site visitors with comments or questions about specific inmates can write to the department using the following address:  

Correspondence Unit 

State of New Jersey 

Department of Corrections 

P. O. Box 863 

Trenton City 

NJ 08625. 

The NJDOC operates about nine correctional facilities, and visiting the detention center to get the information is another inmate search option. You can also contact the central office at 609-292-4036 or by fax at 609-292-9083 if you cannot search online. Use the facility digital map that shows geographical data of various prisons or jails, updated contacts and directions.