The Passaic County Jail is a 0 bed jail in the city of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. Offenders arrested for misdemeanors and felonies in this county are brought here for booking and processing only.
No inmate is held overnight at Passaic County Jail but rather transferred the same day that they arrive to either the Bergen County facility for men or the Hudson County Department of Corrections for women. If you have any questions, call 973-881-4620.
Those who are found guilty and sentenced to a term of less than one year, will do their time in this county. Those sentenced to longer terms will be sent to either the New Jersey State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, or by calling the facility at 973-881-4620, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, receiving phone calls from an inmate, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
It's always a good idea to find out and save the inmate's jail ID number or booking number as you may need this for sending mail or other communication needs. If you can't locate it online, you can call the Passaic County Jail at 973-881-4620 to get it.
Phone: 973-881-4620
Physical Address:
11 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Passaic County Jail
11 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Passaic County Jail
11 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Passaic County Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 973-881-4620 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up an offender's Criminal Court Case for Passaic County or any other court in New Jersey.
Passaic County Jail Inmate Search
The Passaic County Jail maintains an average of 0 offenders in custody on any given day. The Passaic County Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Passaic County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 3,001 offenders.
The following charts of Passaic County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Passaic County Corrections Department, the state of New Jersey Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Passaic County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Passaic County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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In Passaic County there is no detention center or full jail, the Passaic County Jail is a processing facility that will finish the booking process for detainees and then transfer them.
No inmate is held overnight at Passaic County Jail but rather transferred the same day that they arrive to either the Bergen County facility for men or the Hudson County Department of Corrections for women. If you have any questions, call 973-881-4620.
As there are not overnight or other stays, there is no mail accepted, nor will there be visiting hours.
Detainees will have access to a phone to make a phone call to their lawyer, or family, after they arrive and during the booking process.
Booking will include updating their file with the new charges, fingerprints, and other information, and they will be assigned a court appearance after they are transferred to the alternative facility.
After an arrest, the individual is brought to Passaic County Jail for the booking process. This procedure involves identifying the person, determining charges, and deciding whether they’ll be released on their own recognizance, posted for bail, or held until court.
Remaining silent is highly recommended, as anything said can later be used in court. Wait for legal advice before responding to questions.
The booking process typically involves the following steps at Passaic County Jail:
Booking timeframes vary, ranging from one hour to up to 48 hours. For details on an offender’s bail or bond, call Passaic County Jail at 973-881-4620.
Once an individual is booked at Passaic County Jail in Paterson, options for their release include:
1. Release without paying bail, with a commitment to appear in court.
2. Continued detention until their court date.
3. Release upon paying a bail or bond. Call 973-881-4620 for the bail amount.
Bail can be paid through various methods.
For more details on the bail process in Passaic County, New Jersey, visit the Passaic County Jail Bail Page.
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The Passaic County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Passaic County: Bloomingdale, Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford and Woodland Park.
