The Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward is where the New York City Department of Correction puts their sick, most violent, delusional, or suicidal inmates for treatment. All the inmates there are awaiting trial for minor offenses such as trespassing, all the way up to murder.
Bellevue Hospital dedicates 844 beds and the 19th floor of the hospital for New York City's most physically and mentally ill inmates.
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward (BHPW)
462 1st Avenue - 19th floor
New York, NY 10016
212-562-4331
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward
462 1st Avenue
19th Floor
New York, NY 10016
To locate or find information about an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, call the jail at 212-562-4331 or look them up on the official Inmate Search Jail Roster for both Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward and all of the New York City Department of Correction, including Rikers Island inmates and inmates housed in the various borough jails linked below.
If you need to address a specific issue with an inmate, are filing a complaint or greivance on behalf of an inmate in custody, then please provide all relevant information i.e. inmate name, booking & case number, the facility they are housed and a full description of the issue.
Below are links to all the jails in New York City.
Each linked page below has all the information you need to understand the NYC DOC inmate phone system, depositing money for commissary or bail, visitation rules and hours, the scheduling of a visit, directions to each jail, and more.
Rikers Island - Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC)
Rikers Island - Eric M. Taylor Center (EMTC)
Rikers Island - George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC)
Rikers Island - George R. Vierno Center (GRVC)
Rikers Island - North Infirmary Command (NIC)
Rikers Island - Robert N. Davoren Complex (RNDC)
Rikers Island - Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC)
Rikers Island - West Facility (WF)
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward (BHPW)
Brooklyn Detention Complex (BKDC)
Elmhurst Hospital Prison Ward (EHPW)
Queens Detention Complex (QDC)
Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC)
To locate or find information about an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, call the jail at 212-562-4331 or look them up on the official Inmate Search Jail Roster for Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward.
For information on any of the inmate services such as inmate visitation, receiving phone calls, sending an inmate a letter, a text, an email, money, commissary or anything else, click on any of the green 'inmate services' buttons above.
Important Phone Numbers
Instructions for ordering commissary for Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward will soon be announced.
The New York City Department of Correction is rolling out a new commissary system in the Spring of 2022. Inmates will be able to order commissary directly and have it delivered from an outside vendor. Stay tuned for updates.
This jailhouse 'Uber Eats' system will be replacing the current commissary system.
Stay tuned by checking out our Commissary Page for Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward
To find out if NYC DOC inmates have access to Tablets, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To find out how Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward makes phone calls, read this information:
For all the information on how to buy time, using tablets to make calls, how much it costs and more, check out out Inmate Phone Page.
To deposit money in the commissary account of an NYC DOC inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information, including links to all of the online deposit methods and addresses fo mailing money orders, check out our Send Money Page.
For all the information about Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, how to reach an inmate there, how to find out if the inmate is there, or where he went when he was released, check out our Family Info Page.
To understand the Mail Policies for Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward requires a lot of time and attention as NYC DOC Jails are some of the most permissive in America.
1. Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward allows unlimited mail.
2. They allow packages to be sent in to inmates.
3. They allow magazines, newspapers and books to be sent direct from friends and family.
4. They allow clothing, jewelry, art supplies and all kinds of stuff to be sent to inmates.
In short, to fully understand the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward and see the full list of things you can mail to an inmate, check out our Inmate Mail Page.
To Bail out an inmate in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward or a New York City Jail follow these instructions:
1. You can post bail either online or in person.
2. To post bail online or in person you need the exact name your inmate used when arrested, and their book and case number. You can find this information here.
3. You can use one of multiple payment systems online.... Western Union, Moneygram or Jpay.
4. In person bail payments must be made in Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx.
5. Personal checks or Money Orders exceeding $1,000 will NOT be accepted for bail.
For the complete information on how to bail out someone from Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward or any Rikers island or NYC Jail, check out our Inmate Bail Page.
Jails throughout the United States are now partnering with various companies to provide and manage inmate servives for them and the inmates in their facilities.
Everything from video calls, to messages to visitation, and even digital mail and money deposits can be done from your home computer or personal device. Inmates in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, if they don't already, will soon have their own personal tablets for watching movies, TV shows, access to educational and and legal information, and more.
The upside of all of this is the ease of which you can do all of this without ever having to physically go to the jail. The downside is that every word you exchange is now on file with law enforcement and could someday be used against you or your inmate if anyhing you do or say can be harmful to their pending case.
Regardless, as Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward adds these services, JAILEXCHANGE will add them to our pages, helping you access the services and answering your questions about how to use them and what they cost. But always be very careful about what you say and do.
You can check out this information now by going to the: Family Info page, Visit Inmate page, Inmate Mail page, Inmate Phone page, Send Money page, Inmate Bail page, Mugshots page, Text/Email an Inmate page, Commissary page, Remote Visits page, or the Tablet Rental page.
Recent Arrests and/or Pre-trial Inmates in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward
If you are certain your inmate is in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, or at the very least in New York County, go to this page to search for them.
If the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward inmate search website is not currently online or up to date, call 212-562-4331 for assistance in locating your inmate.
The Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward is "open" 24-hours-a-day. When you call, give the staff member the name of who you are looking for and a birthdate or age if you have it. That person will let you know if your inmate is there.
At minimum you will need a first and last name. If you can provide the middle name or initial that is even better. In a perfect world you will also have the inmate's birthdate, but if not, an estimated age will help.
If you are not sure what county jail the inmate is located in, it helps to at least know the geographic area. Knowing what state the inmate is in is good; knowing which county is even better.
In some cases, there will be more than one possibility. Use patience and check them all. Go here to get started on a search for any jail in the state of New York or go to this page to begin a search for all jails in the United States.
If your inmate has been charged but not yet convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony, he or she will most likely be held in the county detention center where the crime occurred. If you only have the city name, look up the city's police department, call and ask them if they keep inmates at a local jail or send them to the county jail. If they are sent to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, call 212-562-4331 for assistance.
Recently convicted felons are sometimes held at this facility until transport to a New York State Prison is available. Inmates sentenced to less than one year incarceration or those convicted to serve time for misdemeanors will do their time in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward.
How to find an Inmate already convicted of a felony and sentenced in the state of New York
State Inmates
Most states have Department of Corrections websites that allow you to type in a felon's first and last name and pull up inmates in that state. Go to this page for inmates in New York. If you need to find an inmate in another state prison system, go here.
When you click next to the inmate's name or on a link, it will show you which jail or prison the inmate is housed in. If the inmate is no longer incarcerated, but is on parole/probation or discharged, it will tell you that as well. In addition, many state prison inmate pages show recent mug shots.
Federal Inmates
The federal prison system has its own inmate locator called the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.
Type in the inmate's name and it will tell you where he or she is incarcerated and their projected release date. It also lists released federal prison inmates and the date they were released.
Federal inmates who are moved from one prison to another will show as "No longer in federal custody" on the system until they reach their next federal prison destination. This movement can take a few days to several months to complete, so keep checking back to find out where the inmate was taken.
ICE Inmates
The ICE Detainee Lookup allows friends, family members and interested parties to locate illegal and/or undocumented immigrants that are in the United States without permission.
They are held in detention centers approved by Immigration Custody and Enforcement until their hearing or date they are deported back to their home country.
To look up the detainee, users need the full legal name the person used upon their arrest and the country the person claimed they originated from. It helps to also have the "A-number", which is the number that ICE assigned to them upon their detention, which you can use instead of attempting to type the detainee's name.
How do you search for an inmate that is in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in New York?
To search for an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in New York, use our JailExchange Inmate Search feature found on this page. Type in the person's name and click 'search'. If you are still unable to find the inmate you are seeking, call the jail at 212-562-4331. Within the Inmate Search Jail Listing you will find details such as their bond amount, criminal charges and mugshots, when available. If they have been sentenced, you will also be able to view their release date. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward.
How do you find an inmate's ID Number in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in New York?
Inmate ID numbers, also known as Booking numbers, Book numbers or Case numbers are found next to their name in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward Inmate Search feature of this page. The jail will require this when mailing the inmate a letter or adding money to their commissary or phone accounts. If you can't find the inmate or their ID number, call the jail at 212-562-4331 for this information. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward.
Where do you find the information for visiting an inmate, writing an inmate, receiving phone calls from an inmate, sending an inmate money or purchasing commissary for an inmate in Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in New York?
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward uses the services of several third party companies for most of these services, while some they handle internally with jail staff. Learn more about how to get phone calls from an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, visit an inmate and find the inmate visitation schedules, send money to an inmate and get directions for purchasing commissary items, and learn more about how to mail an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, review the letter writing rules and regulations, and how to address your envelopes to them. So begin by learning more about how to search for an inmate in the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward. From there you can arrange a visit, send money, help them set up a phone account and help get them commissary. If you still have questions and can't find an answer on JailExchange, call 212-562-4331 for information.
