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Databases Updated on Nov 06, 2024

How to Perform New Jersey Inmate Lookup

You can use the New Jersey prison inmate search tool to find someone in a jail or prison. You have many options from which to locate an inmate including SBI number, name, gender, hair color, eye color, race, county or facility there are held in, or age. From there you will see a list of inmates, some with a small photo. Some basic information will display such as age, name, birth date, race, county, admission date, and the facility. However, you can click on each one to see more details such as physical description, alias, offenses, prior incarceration, and mug shots. You can also use an online search portal to find someone in jail or prison.

Creating Public Jail Records

The state creates and maintains jail records for each inmate detained in their jails and prisons. The process begins with the first RAP sheet when the inmate is arrested. Each event after is also documented and kept in the jail record. Everything is kept in one place so that it is easier to manage the inmates, their whereabouts, their cases, sentences and any other relevant facts that law enforcement needs to be aware of when supervising them. All agencies of law enforcement share the files in an online database. Some of these records are also available to the public, which can be fined via New Jersey inmate records search tool.

What are New Jersey Jail Records?

New Jersey jail inmate search records are the files and documents kept on every inmate in jail or prison following them from the time of arrest until they are released on parole. These files are updated every time a prisoner is moved, medically tested, receive visitors, appear in court, are charged with additional offenses. New Jersey inmate search records are an important resource for all branches of law enforcement so they can all be on the same page when handling an inmate.

Jail and Inmate Search in New Jersey

NJ currently has an inmate population of 19,453. Within that figure, 2,558 are youths in detention centers, 2877 are in jail or halfway houses, and the other 14,018 are in prison. The highest percentage of the state inmates are age 25-33 and then another grouping of 40-44. 62% of NJ inmates are Black, 21% are White, 16% are Hispanic, and 1% is Asian. Along with those in prison, NJ oversees another 140,589 people on probation and 15,128 on parole.

Criminal Justice Quick Facts

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New Jersey Imprisonment Rate
19,786
Prison Population
136,137
Probation Population
15,180
Parole Population
12.2:1 (Black : White Ratio)
2.2:1 (Hispanic : White Ratio)
Racial Disparity in Incarceration Rate
69
Juvenile Custody Rate (per 100 000)
94,315 (1.36%)
Disenfranchised Population
47,470 (5.28%)
Disenfranchised African Americans
1,562
Corrections Expenditures (in millions)

New Jersey Parole Population

New Jersey parole population as of the beginning of 2016 counted 15,180 people, 217 paroles per 100.000 population. That’s by 52 people less compared to the previous year, which has decreased by 0.3%.

Paroles per 100.000 population (2016)
Nationwide
349
New Jersey
217
Parole Total Population in New Jersey (2016)
Nationwide
870,657
New Jersey
15,180
Parole Entries & Exits (2016)
Entries
5,539
Exits
5,591
Change in 2016, in Percentage and Number
Percent
-0.3%
Number
-52
Number on parole per 100,000 U.S. adult residents
Increased by
4,120
Adults entering parole, by type of entry
Type of Parole Entry:
Number of Parolees:
Discretionary
3,339
Mandatory
2,200
Reinstatement
0
Term of supervised release
0
Other
0
Unknown
0

New Jersey Prisons

The state has 19 jails and ten prisons. Within these facilities, they house 19,453 prisoners. Along with being responsible for those inmates, they also oversee another 15,128 on parole and 140,589 who are on probation. NJ operates off an annual budget of $1 billion with a staff of 8,100 employees. It costs NJ, $5.865 to care for and house one inmate for a year. Based on a figure of one hundred thousand residents, the state has a property crime rate of 1,545, a violent crime rate of 245 and an incarceration rate of 221.