Facilities in Bronx County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory and can be out of date. Call before you travel or send anything.

Find someone in Bronx County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. Use the facility's own lookupGeorge Motchan Detention Center, Vernon C Bain Center [barge]. It is the source of record.
  2. CallAnna M Kross Center: (718) 546-1500; Catholic Guardian Society: (212) 371-1000; Eric M Taylor Center: (718) 546-5720. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about Bronx County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in Bronx County go?

We list 16 facilities in Bronx County, New York: Anna M Kross Center (18-18 Hazen St, East Elmhurst); Catholic Guardian Society (743 East 243rd Street, Bronx); Episcopal New Bridges Non Secure Detention Center (2604 Davidson Avenue, Bronx); and more below. We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the Bronx County sheriff's office or the police department that made the arrest to ask where someone is held.

What phone numbers do we list for Bronx County jails and facilities?

Anna M Kross Center: (718) 546-1500. Catholic Guardian Society: (212) 371-1000. Eric M Taylor Center: (718) 546-5720. George Motchan Detention Center: (718) 546-4550. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Bronx County?

George Motchan Detention Center has its own inmate lookup (www1.nyc.gov), the source of record. Or call Anna M Kross Center at (718) 546-1500 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What county jails are near Bronx County?

The closest county jails we list outside Bronx County are Salvation Army - Lenox House in New York (New York County, about 3 miles), Saint Germain's Good Shepherd Nsd Center in Corona (Queens County, about 5 miles) and Queens Outreach Haven in Flushing (Queens County, about 5 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.