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Essex County Jail Inmate Search

Essex County's database searches by name, birth date or half a dozen ID numbers, and it can include people who have already been released. Start with the search below.

Overview

The Essex County Correctional Facility, run by the Essex County Department of Corrections at 354 Doremus Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105, has an online Inmate Database Search linked from the county’s corrections site. The main number is 973-274-7500.

Quick Facts

  • 1 354 Doremus Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105
  • 2 Main line: 973-274-7500
  • 3 Inmate Database Search online
  • 4 Name, birth date or booking number
  • 5 State, county, FBI or ICE numbers too
  • 6 Option to include released inmates
  • 7 Not the Essex County jails in NY or MA
  • 8 Holds Union and Gloucester detainees

The county’s Inmate Database Search looks people up by name or date of birth, or by booking, permanent, State, County, FBI or ICE number, and can include released inmates. Letters need the person’s booking number.

The Right Essex County

New York and Massachusetts have Essex County jails too. This guide covers the facility on Doremus Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.

People From Union and Gloucester Counties

Since July 1, 2021, Union County has housed its people at the Essex County Correctional Facility, keeping only an intake center in Elizabeth. Gloucester County also lists Essex among the places its detainees are held.

Bail

Bail is accepted at the facility 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., five days a week.

With the Booking Number in Hand

Mail for Essex goes through the Pigeonly Corrections processing center. With the booking number, Pigeonly prints your letter at the processing center itself, so it never spends days in the post getting there.

Families Also Ask

3 of 3 questions

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How do I find someone in the Essex County Correctional Facility?

Use the county's Inmate Database Search, by name, birth date or booking number.

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Q

Can I search for someone who was released?

Yes. The search has an option to include released inmates.

Inmate Search
Q

When can I post bail?

At the facility, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., five days a week.

Inmate Search

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Visitation

Visiting Essex County Jail

Walk-in window visits by building, no booking.

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Mail & Photos

Essex County Jail Mailing Address

Pigeonly Corrections, Las Vegas, code 2200.

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Send Money

Send Money to Essex County Jail

Money orders by mail, the weekday kiosk, or online.

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All information on this page comes directly from official government and facility sources. How we verify information › Last verified October 8, 2026. Official source: essexdoc.com ›