Find Bayside State Prison Inmates

Bayside State Prison Custody

Bayside State Prison is an NJDOC adult male state prison at 4293 Route 47, Leesburg, NJ 08327. The phone listed for the facility is 856-785-0040, and the NJDOC visitation page gives a visit-scheduling extension for Bayside. The prison is in Cumberland County, but it is not a Cumberland County Department of Corrections jail. It does not use the county BlueHorse roster for sentenced state-prison custody.

The facility holds sentenced male prisoners under state jurisdiction. That means a person may have started in a local jail after an arrest, moved through court, and later entered NJDOC custody after sentencing. Once that transfer happens, the correct search shifts from county custody records to the NJDOC offender search. Bayside should be treated as part of the statewide prison system for records, mail, money, visitation, custody classification, and release information.

Bayside Prison Population

Bayside has sourced capacity and average-population figures in NJDOC procurement material. The research file lists FY2024 operational capacity at 1,377 and FY2024 average population at 1,306. A 2025 Bayside PREA audit report confirms the facility houses male inmates and has rated capacity over 50, but the more useful build figure is the NJDOC PREA auditor procurement line because it gives the specific operational capacity and average population. No county jail population number should be applied to Bayside.

Bayside Inmate Lookup

Bayside inmates are searched through the NJDOC offender search engine. Use a state identifier when known, or search by name. The search result should be checked for facility or location, because an NJDOC prisoner may be at Bayside, South Woods, or another state facility. The county BlueHorse interface is for Cumberland County Jail custody and is not the record system for Bayside.

1. Open the NJDOC offender search engine and use the state search notice as the starting point.
2. Enter the SBI number if known, or search with last name and first name.
3. Review the result for location and confirm that Bayside State Prison is the listed facility.
4. Use the selected NJDOC profile fields for custody, sentence, and release information, then confirm visit or mail details with NJDOC.

The NJDOC offender-search screenshot shows the state sentenced-inmate portal used for Bayside State Prison lookups.

The locator confirms state-prison custody; it should not be confused with a current county jail booking roster.

Bayside State Prison Visits

NJDOC visitation rules apply at Bayside. The research file gives a facility-specific scheduling line: visits are scheduled by calling 856-785-0040 ext. 5416, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. That is a stronger local detail than a generic prison-visit summary. Visitors still need approval, correct identification, and current schedule confirmation before travel. Housing, discipline status, and facility operations can affect a visit.

The NJDOC visitation screenshot includes prison visit resources and facility scheduling context for Bayside and other NJDOC prisons.

The listed Bayside scheduling extension should be used for prison visits, not county jail video visits.

Bayside Mail and Money

Bayside mail uses NJDOC's centralized mail format. The research file gives facility code 1403 for Bayside: Incarcerated Person's Name - SBI Number, Bayside State Prison - 1403, PO Box 96777, Las Vegas, NV 89193. That format is separate from the Cumberland County Jail mail format, which uses a county number and the Bridgeton jail post office box. If the person is at Bayside, use the NJDOC format.

The NJDOC staying-connected screenshot documents state-prison mail and facility-code information.

The facility-code rule is one reason Bayside mail should be handled as NJDOC mail rather than local jail mail.

Bayside Prison Admission

Bayside admission follows the state-prison path. A person arrested in Cumberland County may appear first in county booking records, then move through first appearance, prosecutor review, court proceedings, sentencing, and NJDOC transfer. Once in state custody, classification determines housing and programming. Classification means the prison assessment of security, medical, behavior, and program needs. It is different from a county jail housing assignment shown in a booking profile.

For case progress after a Cumberland County arrest, court records remain separate from the prison locator. The prison profile can help confirm state custody and selected sentence or release information, but the court case explains the charge path, indictment or accusation, plea, trial, dismissal, sentence, or later appeal. A state-prison location does not turn the NJDOC profile into a full court file.

Bayside Search Fallbacks

If a Bayside search does not find the person, start by checking spelling, date of birth, and SBI details if available. Then decide which custody system might apply. Use Cumberland County Jail records for a recent local arrest, NJDOC for sentenced state custody, BOP for federal custody, ICE for immigration custody, and VINE for notification. For a person sentenced in Cumberland County, the Cumberland County inmate population can include jail, state prison, and federal prison populations, but each system has its own locator.

NJDOC

The New Jersey Department of Corrections, the state agency responsible for sentenced state prisoners.

SBI number

A New Jersey state identification number that can make an offender search more precise.

Classification

The prison assessment used to set custody level, housing, and programming.

Bayside Conditions Context

The research file notes a 2025 Bayside PREA audit report confirming the facility houses male inmates. It also notes a 2024 U.S. Attorney's Office report that a former Bayside corrections officer was sentenced for failing to intervene in assaults on inmates. That news item is dated conditions and litigation context, not a broad claim about every current staff member or every current housing unit. Current custody, visits, and mail should still be confirmed through NJDOC and the facility.