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Bellevue OTxHU Overview

Bellevue Hospital Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units opened in 2026 as a DOC custody setting connected to medical care. The DOC facility overview identifies the operator as NYC DOC in partnership with Correctional Health Services and NYC Health + Hospitals. It serves people in DOC custody with complex medical needs, with the hospital setting designed to support access to routine and specialty medical care. This is not a Bronx jail building, and it is not a separate hospital inmate roster. It is a citywide DOC custody location that may hold Bronx County defendants when the person's health needs and custody status require hospital-based therapeutic housing.

That distinction controls how the page should be read. Bellevue OTxHU is custody, but it is also medical-adjacent. The public should not expect the DOC lookup to disclose diagnosis, treatment plan, disability status, medication, specialty clinic details, or the reason a person is housed there. Public lookup information can include current DOC location and basic case information. Formal charges and court dates belong in court systems. State prison custody belongs in DOCCS. Federal and immigration custody use BOP and ICE systems. Bellevue OTxHU sits inside the NYC DOC path.

Bellevue OTxHU Custody Population

No official public source located in the Bronx County research gave a rated capacity or current headcount for Bellevue OTxHU. Because of that, the page should not invent a population number. The supported population description is functional: people in DOC custody with complex medical needs who require close access to routine and specialty medical care. This is different from North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island, which the research describes as a DOC command for acute medical conditions, ADA-compliant housing needs, infirmary care, and some general population detainees. Bellevue OTxHU is hospital-based.

The broader NYC jail population gives context without replacing a facility-specific count. The DCJS/SCOC report prepared June 1, 2026 listed 6,569 average daily census across all NYC facilities for May 2026. DOC's FY25 Q3 demographics listed Bronx borough-of-case ADP of 1,011 and Bronx new admissions of 781. Those Bronx County figures are not Bellevue OTxHU counts. They explain why a Bronx case can appear in a citywide custody system even when the actual housing location is outside the Bronx and outside Rikers Island.

Bellevue OTxHU Inmate Lookup

Use the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup to search for a person held at Bellevue OTxHU. The lookup is the same citywide system used for Rikers Island commands. DOC says it is for people in DOC custody and not for police, state, or federal custody. A person arrested in the Bronx may not appear until DOC custody begins after court processing. If the person has been sentenced and transferred to state prison, use the DOCCS incarcerated lookup. If the person is in federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE ODLS instead.

Search by NYSID or Book & Case Number when possible. Otherwise, use first and last name. If the public record lists Bellevue OTxHU, read it as a current DOC location, not as a medical file. Medical privacy limits what is public. For case details, use WebCriminal or NYC Criminal Court resources. For records not visible in a portal, use NYC OpenRecords and route the request to the correct agency, such as DOC or NYPD, with the person's name, DOB, NYSID or Book & Case Number, relevant dates, and facility if known.

1. Open the DOC lookup and search by NYSID or Book & Case Number if known.
2. Use the first-name and last-name fields when an identifier is not available.
3. Confirm whether the current location is Bellevue OTxHU or another DOC facility.
4. Do not expect diagnosis or treatment details in the public custody record.
5. Use court, state prison, federal, immigration, VINE, or FOIL channels when the DOC lookup does not answer the question.

Bellevue OTxHU Address

Bellevue OTxHU is located at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, not on Rikers Island and not in the Bronx. That can confuse Bronx County families because the custody case may be a Bronx case while the housing location is a hospital-based DOC unit. The official research lists DOC general information and Bellevue's main hospital number. For custody questions, start with DOC. For emergency medical concerns, follow the appropriate hospital and DOC communication path, but do not expect public staff to disclose protected medical information.

Bellevue OTxHU Visitor Entry

DOC's visit schedule says Wednesday through Sunday opportunities include Bellevue OTxHU, but hospital custody visits can differ from Rikers visits and should be verified before travel. The research found a specific Bellevue OTxHU visitor entry note: visitors access Bellevue Hospital through the 1st Avenue entrance, follow signs on the ground floor for the H-building, then approach the T1/T2/R1/R2 elevator bank where DOC staff can help initiate the visit. This entry note is more specific than the standard Rikers Visit Center route and should be followed when the current DOC location is Bellevue OTxHU.

The general DOC schedule lists no regular visits on Monday and Tuesday, in-person visits on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and Friday televisits. Visits are one hour, with schedule eligibility tied to the first letter of the person's last name. Hospital prison ward rules may differ, and a person's medical or custody condition may affect access. Bring current government photo identification and confirm the visit close to the planned date.

Bellevue OTxHU Mail and Money

DOC systemwide mail and money rules still matter for Bellevue OTxHU because the person remains in DOC custody. The research did not locate a separate public Bellevue OTxHU deposit system. DOC money options include cashier offices, JPay, Western Union, internet, phone, walk-in agents, and kiosks. The sender needs the person's first and last name and Book & Case Number. Direct cashier deposits carry no DOC fee, while transfer agents charge fees. Cash may not be handed to a person in custody.

Mail and package rules should be confirmed before sending anything to a hospital-based custody unit. DOC package rules generally limit packages to permitted items, with a maximum of 15 pounds and less than 24 inches wide, 12 inches high, and 24 inches deep. All items are subject to search. Food and toiletries are not mailed in because they must be handled through commissary or approved facility channels. Hospital-based placement may add practical restrictions, so confirm current instructions when the lookup shows Bellevue OTxHU.

Bellevue OTxHU Medical Custody

Bellevue OTxHU should be described as medical custody without turning that into medical disclosure. The public record can say the unit serves people in DOC custody with complex medical needs and supports access to routine and specialty care. It should not describe conditions, diagnoses, treatments, or individual medical decisions unless an official source says so in a non-private public report. Medical details are protected, and even family members may need the correct authorization or official process to receive health information.

For Bronx County families, the most useful distinction is system-based. Bellevue OTxHU is still DOC custody, so use DOC lookup, DOC visits, DOC mail, DOC money, and DOC release notification paths. Court dates and charges are not medical facts and should be checked through court systems. A state prison transfer should be checked in DOCCS. A federal hold belongs in BOP or U.S. Marshals channels. Immigration detention belongs in ICE ODLS. Keeping those systems separate reduces bad assumptions.

Bellevue OTxHU Custody Terms

Several terms help explain Bellevue OTxHU without overreaching. Outposted means the custody unit is based outside the main jail campus, in this case at Bellevue Hospital. Therapeutic housing refers to a custody setting built around treatment access and structured support. Current location is the DOC field that should confirm whether the person is at Bellevue OTxHU today. Medical privacy means diagnosis and treatment information is not part of a normal public inmate lookup.

OTxHU

Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units, a hospital-based DOC custody setting.

Current location

The public DOC lookup field used to confirm where a person is housed.

Book & Case Number

NYC DOC identifier used for lookup and deposits.

Medical privacy

Limits public access to diagnosis, treatment, and protected health information.