Perform a New Jersey inmate search and find information about anyone under the NJ Department of Corrections control. Using a first and last name or a unique ID number anyone can find these types of records online. We will also explore how to find more historical data using search services to find arrest, warrants, contact info, and much more with just a first and last name.
In New Jersey as of December 31, 2016, there were roughly 19,786 people located within 10 prisons and a staff of 8,100 employees with a 1 billion dollar budget to oversee the entire prison population.
How to find New Jersey Inmate Records
Search services and Department of corrections
The New Jersey Department of Corrections website will allow anyone to search for inmate data buy searching a first and last name
New Jersey Department Of Corrections
Number of employees: 8000
Budget: 1 billion
Facilities: 13
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The use of a search service is a great way to find inmate records online and also find historical public records like past arrests, criminal records, warrants, and more. Someone searching can also find current contact information like address, phone numbers, and emails with a single online name search. This is a great way to find a lot of public record data on someone quickly.
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New Jersey Prison Statistics
The below highlights some of what makes up the offenders within the New Jersey Department of Corrections prisons. This data comes directly from the Correction website numbers. To read more about there data you can visit their statistics page here.
14% of all inmates within the Department of Corrections have been committed for narcotics law violations. This includes the possession and sale and distribution of narcotics. out of this number 85% are sale and distribution offenses. 62% of all inmates were committed for crimes against another person that include Sexual Assault, Homicide, Assault, Robbery, Kidnapping, Sex Offenses, or other Person Offenses.
The median total term for an inmate in the Department of Corrections is 6 years. 39% of all correction inmates were committed with a total of 10 years or more term. Of that total, 6% are serving life sentences. 75% of Department of Correction inmates are being housed in the state system have mandatory minimum terms.