Facilities in New York County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, data edited October 2025) and can be out of date. Visiting, mail, money and phone pages are linked from each facility's own site. Call before you travel or send anything.

Find someone in New York County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. Use the facility's own lookupManhattan Detention Complex. It is the source of record.
  2. CallManhattan Detention Complex: (212) 225-1341; Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility: (212) 923-2575. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about New York County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in New York County go?

We list 3 facilities in New York County, New York: Manhattan Detention Complex (125 White St, New York); Salvation Army - Lenox House (131 West 132nd Street, New York); Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility (611 Edgecombe Ave, New York). We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the New York 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 New York County jails and facilities?

Manhattan Detention Complex: (212) 225-1341. Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility: (212) 923-2575. 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 New York County?

Manhattan Detention Complex has its own inmate lookup (www1.nyc.gov), the source of record. Or call Manhattan Detention Complex at (212) 225-1341 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What county jails are near New York County?

The closest county jails we list outside New York County are West Facility in East Elmhurst (Bronx County, about 4 miles), Otis Bantum Correctional Center in East Elmhurst (Bronx County, about 4 miles) and Anna M Kross Center in East Elmhurst (Bronx County, about 4 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.