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Rose M. Singer Center Overview

Rose M. Singer Center, or RMSC, is the DOC command most closely associated with women in NYC jail custody. The DOC facility overview says RMSC opened in June 1988 as an 800-bed facility for female detainees and sentenced women. It was named for Rose M. Singer, an original member of the NYC Board of Correction. The official history also notes modular housing additions and the Department's first nursery, first born in 1985, with a 25-bed baby nursery. For Bronx County users, RMSC is still part of the citywide DOC system. Bronx arrests do not go to a Bronx sheriff jail roster; they move through NYC criminal court and, if custody is ordered, into DOC.

RMSC cannot be described only as a women's jail because DOC also identifies RESH at the same address. RESH means RMSC Enhanced Supervised Housing. DOC's lookup page warns that RESH currently houses both individuals in restrictive housing and general population, and that people in RESH-GP are not subjected to restrictive status. That wording matters. A public page should not imply every RESH placement is restrictive housing. It also should not infer gender, discipline status, medical status, or security level beyond what the current DOC record and official source state. The current location field in the DOC lookup is the starting point.

Rose M. Singer Center Custody Population

The research supports one facility-specific bed figure for RMSC: DOC describes it as an 800-bed facility. Older Council references may show different capacity numbers because of modular housing and past configurations, but those should not replace the current DOC description. The page should also be careful about sex and gender statistics. DOC's FY25 Q3 demographics report gave citywide sex and gender ADP of 6,353 male, 388 female, and 46 transgender, intersex, or nonbinary people. Those are citywide figures, not an RMSC population count. They help explain why RMSC is a specialized part of DOC custody, but they do not identify who is held there today.

Bronx County cases are part of the same citywide jail population. DOC demographics listed a Bronx borough-of-case ADP of 1,011 and Bronx new admissions of 781 for FY25 Q3. A Bronx County defendant may be assigned to RMSC, RESH, Bellevue OTxHU, North Infirmary Command, or another Rikers command depending on classification and current need. The citywide DCJS/SCOC May 2026 report listed 6,569 average daily census across all NYC facilities. That total includes sentenced local inmates, federal holds, technical parole violators, state-ready people, civil categories, and other unsentenced people.

Rose M. Singer Center Inmate Lookup

RMSC has no separate public roster. Use the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup for a current person in DOC custody. The DOC landing page says the lookup finds the current location of a person in DOC custody and provides basic case information. It also says the lookup is not for people in police, state, or federal custody. For Bronx County, that means the lookup begins after a court commitment to DOC. A person still in NYPD custody, a person transferred to state prison, or a person held by BOP or ICE requires another search path.

Use NYSID or Book & Case Number when available. If only a name is known, use first and last name, then select carefully when same-name results appear. If the current location lists RMSC, RESH, or another DOC command, confirm the location before visiting or sending funds. For formal charges and court dates, use WebCriminal or the NYC Criminal Court system. For a sentenced prison transfer, use the New York State DOCCS lookup. For release alerts, use NYC VINE by phone at 888-846-3469.

1. Search the DOC lookup by NYSID or Book & Case Number when that number is available.
2. Search by first and last name when the identifier is not known.
3. Check whether the current location says RMSC, RESH, or a different DOC command.
4. Read RESH location information with the DOC warning in mind: RESH-GP is not restrictive status.
5. Use court, state, federal, or immigration locators when DOC custody is not the right system.

Rose M. Singer Center Address

RMSC is on Rikers Island and shares the same public visit planning problem as other commands: the housing command address is not enough for a family visit. DOC uses central Rikers visit processing, and all Rikers Island visitors should check the current schedule before travel. The Benjamin Ward Visit Center at 18-31 Hazen Street is the practical gateway for visitors. Public transportation is often the better plan because official research notes limited parking and identifies the Q100 and Q101 route connection to the visit center.

Rose M. Singer Center Visits

The DOC general visit schedule applies to RMSC unless a current DOC notice says otherwise. In-person visits are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday with registration from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday with registration from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday is used for televisits from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday have no regular visits. DOC states that visits last one hour and that eligibility depends on the first letter of the person's last name, so visitors should check the current month before travel.

Hospital, medical, security, or RESH-related placement can change how a visit works, so the current location and visit instructions should be confirmed close to the visit date. Attorney and legal visits are handled separately and are generally available seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the last visit starting at 7 p.m. DOC warns against initiating attorney visits during afternoon count around 3 p.m. Complaints about attorney visit delays can go to Constituent and Grievance Services during normal business hours.

Rose M. Singer Center Mail and Money

DOC mail and package rules for RMSC are systemwide. DOC provides core clothing, bedding, footwear, hygiene supplies, and essentials, so many items are not accepted through packages. Packages must stay within the listed size and weight limits, and all items are subject to search. The research found the DOC package limit as 15 pounds and less than 24 inches wide, 12 inches high, and 24 inches deep. Permitted categories can include some clothing, religious items, stationery, photos, publications subject to review, and court clothing when allowed. Toiletries and food must be bought through commissary rather than mailed.

Money can be sent by direct DOC cashier deposit, phone, internet, walk-in transfer agents, and kiosks. JPay and Western Union are the main transfer routes named in DOC materials. For Western Union, the research lists City Code NYCITYDOC and State Code NY. A sender needs the person's first and last name and Book & Case Number. DOC cashier-window deposits have no DOC fee, while transfer agents charge their own fees. If a person is released with funds in an institutional account, DOC rules allow a portion to be collected at discharge and remaining funds to be mailed by check.

Rose M. Singer Center Intake

Bronx County custody begins with arrest processing and court action, not with a direct booking into RMSC. After arraignment, a person may be released, remanded, held because bail is not met, or placed under other court conditions. If the court order results in DOC custody, DOC intake and classification determine the facility assignment. RMSC may be the current location for a woman in custody, but the presence of RESH at the same address means the location name can carry more than one housing context.

For that reason, avoid using RMSC as a shortcut for a person's case status. The DOC lookup can confirm current location and basic case information. WebCriminal or E-Courts should be used for formal charges, court calendars, and charging-document status. NYC OpenRecords can be used when a custody or arrest record is not available through a public portal. No official Bronx County sheriff or NYC DOC mobile app with an inmate roster was located in the research, so use the web lookup and the documented fallback systems.

Rose M. Singer Center RESH Terms

RMSC records can include several terms that are easy to misread. RESH is RMSC Enhanced Supervised Housing, but DOC's own notice distinguishes RESH-GP from restrictive status. General population means standard custody housing, not a discipline finding. Restrictive housing is a more limited housing status, but the public should not infer it unless the official record says so. A sentenced local inmate is serving one year or less in city jail. A state-ready person is waiting for transfer to state prison after sentencing. A detainer is a notice or hold request from another agency.

RESH

RMSC Enhanced Supervised Housing, a separate command at the RMSC address.

RESH-GP

General population within RESH; DOC says these people are not on restrictive status.

Book & Case Number

NYC DOC identifier used for lookup and money transfer.

Pretrial detainee

A person held while a criminal case is pending.