Bergen County Jail Roster Overview
The official Bergen County jail roster is the Bergen County Inmate Lookup Tool. It is linked from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office jail pages and is intended for people in or recently released from the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center. The tool is not a statewide criminal-history search and does not replace NJ Courts. It answers the narrower question of whether a person is tied to the Bergen County jail database.
The roster has two public search paths. One accepts first name, last name, and date of birth. The other accepts a selected identifier and a value. The identifier list is unusually broad: Booking Number, Permanent Number, State ID, County ID, FBI Number, and ICE Number. That fits Bergen County's role as a county jail that can also hold federal detainees under a U.S. Marshals Service contract. No official refresh schedule was published in the reviewed sources, so a very recent booking may lag.
How to Use Bergen County Inmate Records
Start with the county roster when the person may be in adult jail custody in Hackensack. Use exact spelling when possible, and add date of birth for common names. If the person may have been released, check the released-inmate option before searching. If the arrest was very recent, the jail phone line remains an important backup.
- Open the Bergen County Inmate Lookup Tool from the sheriff's jail page.
- Search by first and last name, with date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format if known.
- Use the identifier panel if a booking, permanent, state, county, FBI, or ICE number is available.
- Check Include released inmates if the person may no longer be held.
- Call Bergen County Jail at (201) 336-3500 and press #4 if the result is unclear, recent, or inconsistent with court paperwork.
The sheriff's roster screenshot from the official inmate lookup page shows both search panels and the released-inmate checkbox.
The name and identifier paths let a reader search with either basic identity details or numbers from jail, court, federal, or immigration paperwork.
Bergen County Roster Search Fields
The search form field list is the confirmed public inventory from the Bergen County roster. A live profile was not opened for a named person during research, so the table below focuses on inputs the official page shows rather than profile fields that were not verified.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Search by Name panel. |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Instructions say to enter first and last name. |
| Date of Birth | Text with input mask | Optional or unspecified | MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| Include released inmates | Checkbox | Optional | Available for name and identifier searches. |
| Select Identifier | Dropdown | Required for identifier search | Booking Number, Permanent Number, State ID, County ID, FBI Number, or ICE Number. |
| Value | Text | Required for identifier search | Enter the selected identifier. |
What Bergen County Inmate Records Show
Bergen County profile fields were not confirmed from a live sample because no named target was provided and publishing a current person's custody details would add unnecessary personal data. The official search page confirms search controls only. Common roster fields such as booking photos, charges, bond amount, court dates, and housing unit should be treated as unconfirmed unless the opened official profile displays them for the person being searched.
| Field or Topic | What the Research Confirms |
|---|---|
| Name fields | The roster searches by first and last name. |
| Date of birth | The public form accepts a date to narrow the search. |
| Released status | A released-inmate checkbox exists, but no retention period was published. |
| Booking identifiers | Booking Number and Permanent Number can be used when known. |
| State and county IDs | SID and CID search options are present. |
| Federal or immigration IDs | FBI Number and ICE Number are available as identifier choices. |
| Mugshot, charges, bond, housing | Not confirmed from the search page alone. |
Bergen County Custody vs State Prison
The county roster and state prison locator answer different questions. Bergen County jail records cover local jail custody, including pretrial adults, county-sentenced inmates, and federal detainees physically housed at the jail. NJDOC records cover sentenced state prisoners after transfer. Federal BOP and ICE locators are separate again. If a person moved out of the jail after a court event, the Bergen County roster may no longer be the lead source.
| Custody | Where to Look | When It Applies |
|---|---|---|
| Current or recent county jail custody | Bergen County Inmate Lookup Tool | Adult jail custody at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | NJDOC offender search | After transfer to New Jersey state corrections custody. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Current BOP custody or federal releases since 1982. |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainee locator | A-number or biographical searches for ICE custody. |
| Victim notification | VINELink New Jersey | Notification and custody-status alerts, not a full roster substitute. |
Bergen County Jail Facility Contact
The adult county jail facility is the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, commonly still called Bergen County Jail. It is operated by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. The jail page states the facility is a central reception and processing center and has held U.S. Marshals detainees under contract since 2001.
Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center
160 South River Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 336-3500, press #4
Call before relying on a recent roster result or visiting the facility.
Bergen County Sheriff's Office Records Bureau
2 Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 336-3500
Records Bureau hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, holidays excluded.
Booking Process in Bergen County
The practical path is arrest, local processing, jail commitment when required, identity verification, property inventory, search, medical or mental-health screening, classification, housing assignment, and court scheduling. New Jersey's pretrial system means many people are processed on complaint-summonses and released with a court date rather than booked into county jail. People on complaint-warrants, detention motions, holds, serious charges, or warrants are more likely to appear in the Bergen County inmate records system.
- Complaint-summons
- A charging document that usually allows release after processing with a future court date.
- Complaint-warrant
- A charging document that can lead to jail commitment pending first appearance or release review.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency, such as another county, parole, federal, or immigration authority.
- Remand
- A court order holding a person in jail while the case proceeds.
Bergen County Jail Visiting Records
Visitation details matter after a roster search because a visible custody record does not mean a visit can happen the same day. Bergen County uses sheriff visitation scheduling and the GTL/Viapath VisitMe portal. BCSO says visitors receive an approval or denial confirmation email. Public visits require 24-hour advance notice, no more than two adults at a time, and a confirmed schedule. Professional visits follow a separate rule set.
The BCSO visiting-hours page is the official source for public scheduling rules.
The page reinforces that roster confirmation and visit approval are separate steps.
| Visit Type | Published Window or Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Public visits | Scheduled throughout the day from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM | 24-hour advance notice and confirmation email required. |
| Visit length | No less than 15 minutes | Housing-unit schedule details were not text-captured. |
| Adult visitors | No more than two adults at a time | Bring proper identification. |
| Professional visits | 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM, seven days a week | Subject to Tour Commander approval and professional ID rules. |
Requesting Bergen County Booking Records
If the roster does not show enough information, OPRA is the formal route for a written request. Ask for specific booking information, such as name, date of birth if known, booking number if known, date of arrest, arresting agency, and the exact record sought. Basic arrest information has a faster disclosure rule under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3(b), but investigative files, police reports, victim records, and security-sensitive records may be withheld or redacted.
| OPRA Item | Research Detail |
|---|---|
| Submission methods | In person, postal mail, or email using the BCSO form. |
| Signature | BCSO says unsigned forms may delay or terminate processing. |
| Ordinary response | Generally seven business days after custodian receipt. |
| Letter pages | $0.05 per page. |
| Legal pages | $0.07 per page. |
| Other media | Actual cost, plus delivery or special service charges when applicable. |
Contacting a Bergen County Inmate
Mail, phone, deposits, and packages are handled through specific jail rules and vendors. All inmate correspondence goes to Bergen County Jail, P.O. Box 0369, Hackensack, NJ 07601-0369, and mail is inspected. Publications such as books, magazines, and newspapers must come directly from the publisher. The jail page links phone and deposit services through GTL/Viapath ConnectNetwork and identifies Bergen County NJ-Prison as Site ID 17.
| Service | Provider or Rule |
|---|---|
| Bergen County Jail, P.O. Box 0369, Hackensack, NJ 07601-0369. | |
| Collect calls | BCSO lists 1-888-949-3303. |
| Phone account | ConnectNetwork AdvancePay Phone for Bergen County NJ-Prison Site ID 17. |
| Trust fund | ConnectNetwork Trust Fund service for Site ID 17. |
| Packages | Access Catalog / Access Securepak, with 1-800-546-6283 listed by BCSO. |
Bergen County Inmate Funds
BCSO says cash deposits can be made at the jail front reception machine and at Wal-Mart, ACE, Kmart, and Kroger after the family opens a ConnectNetwork account. The vendor checkout screen should be used for current fees because no official fee schedule for calls, deposits, messages, or video visits was located in the accessible BCSO text. Confirm the person is still in custody before sending money or scheduling a visit.
Note: A posted roster result can change after release, court transport, transfer, or a hold from another agency.
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