This website is a private reference resource, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bail, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the agency, court, or public-record request channel that controls the record.
Where Bronx Custody and Record Questions Go
Bronx County jail custody is handled through the New York City Department of Correction rather than a county sheriff jail. The main DOC administrative office is the Bulova Building / DOC Headquarters, 75-20 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, NY 11370. General DOC information is available at 718-546-1500, and city service routing is available through NYC 311. For release notifications in NYC DOC custody, use NYC VINE at 888-846-3469. Family visit processing for Rikers Island facilities runs through the Benjamin Ward Visit Center, 18-31 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370.
The Bronx County District Attorney's Office handles state criminal prosecutions after many Bronx arrests. Its mailing address is Office of the Bronx County District Attorney, 198 E. 161st Street, Bronx, New York 10451, and the main phone number is 718-590-2000. Court dates and pending criminal case information should be checked through Bronx Criminal Court resources and NY Courts WebCriminal when available.
For records not shown in a lookup, NYC OpenRecords is the citywide FOIL portal. Select the agency that likely holds the record, such as Department of Correction for DOC custody records or NYPD for arrest records, and include names, dates, NYSID, Book & Case Number, precinct, court docket, or facility details when known.
- For someone currently in NYC jail custody, start with jail inmate records and the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup.
- For booking-photo questions, review jail roster mugshots because New York restricts routine arrest and booking photo release.
- For charges and future court dates after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, WebCriminal, Bronx Criminal Court, and Bronx DA resources.
- For a particular Rikers command or DOC unit, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the New York State DOCCS incarcerated lookup instead of the DOC jail lookup.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.