Search Garden State Youth Correctional Facility Inmates

Garden State Inmate Overview

Garden State Youth Correctional Facility is operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. It is not a county jail, regional jail, or police lockup. Burlington County arrestees may pass through the county detention center before court disposition, but a person housed at Garden State is in state prison custody after sentence, transfer, or NJDOC placement. That distinction controls the inmate search path, the visiting rules, the money system, and the office that can verify custody details.

The prison is listed by NJDOC at 55 Hogback Road in Crosswicks. Research for Burlington County identifies Garden State as a state prison with general population housing, restrictive housing, main facility, and annex visiting categories. The word youth in the facility name can mislead searchers. NJDOC inspection material describes incarcerated male persons with an age range that extends well into adulthood, so the page should be read as state-prison custody information, not juvenile detention information.

Garden State Inmate Population

NJDOC population figures give useful dated context, but they are not a live head count. The NJDOC 2023 Annual Report reported 1,015 people at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility as of December 31, 2023. A later NJDOC inspection response reported approximately 997 incarcerated male persons as of July 31, 2024, including 504 in general population. Those figures should be treated as snapshots from their source dates, not a daily roster.

Garden State Inmate Search

Use the NJDOC Offender Search for Garden State Youth Correctional Facility inmates. Burlington County jail contacts cannot update a state prison profile, schedule a state visit, or confirm state release information. NJDOC states that the public offender search is updated biweekly, removes most offenders one year after completion of the custodial term, and may exclude some people at the discretion of the department or another law-enforcement agency.

1. Open the NJDOC Offender Search and choose the name or identifier search path that best fits the information available.
2. Enter the person's legal name, SBI number, or DOC number when known. Spelling and identifiers matter because common names can return several matches.
3. Review the profile for current facility or location. Confirm that it shows Garden State before using Garden State visiting or mail rules.
4. Read release, status, and sentence fields carefully. NJDOC warns that some work release, furlough, and residential program details may not be fully reflected.

The NJDOC locator is the right path for sentenced state prisoners from Burlington County and elsewhere in New Jersey. A person recently arrested in Burlington County may still be in county custody, held for another county, released, or transferred to a different state prison, so the facility field is the key fact to verify.

The official NJDOC search page is the source matched to the state-prison lookup shown below.

The search page is useful for facility location and selected offender information, but it is not a county jail roster and it is not updated in real time.

Garden State Visiting Schedule

NJDOC visiting rules apply at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility. The statewide visitation page lists scheduling contacts for the facility and shows that scheduling calls are handled Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The research captured main facility, RHU, general population, and annex visiting categories. Because those categories depend on housing status and approval, visitors should schedule before travel and confirm whether the person is eligible for contact or non-contact visiting.

The NJDOC visitation page is the matched source for Garden State and Mid-State scheduling information.

Use the displayed NJDOC contacts to confirm the current visit type, registration process, identification rules, and any restriction tied to housing or discipline.

Garden State Mail and Money

Garden State uses NJDOC statewide money, phone, and communication rules. It does not use Burlington County jail commissary rules, county Access Corrections deposits, or county bail office procedures. NJDOC's family resources identify ViaPath and ConnectNetwork for deposits and GettingOut for communication services. Research also notes that NJDOC announced a phone-rate reduction effective May 1, 2025, with a domestic rate of $0.034 per minute.

Deposits should be made only after the NJDOC profile confirms the person is still in state custody and the facility location is current. Transfers within NJDOC can change mail routing, visiting access, and the facility office responsible for questions.

Garden State Custody Types

Garden State custody is sentenced state prison custody. That differs from pretrial Burlington County detention, where a person waits for court action, bail review, or local sentence service. It also differs from federal custody at FCI Fort Dix, where BOP rules and the BOP inmate locator control the public record. If an arrest began in Burlington County, the custody path may move from local police to the county detention center, then to NJDOC only after a state sentence or correctional transfer.

NJDOC custody

State prison custody after a New Jersey sentence, transfer, or placement by the Department of Corrections.

County jail custody

Pretrial or county-sentenced custody controlled by Burlington County Department of Corrections.

RHU

Restrictive housing unit, a custody setting with separate visiting and movement rules.

General population

Standard prison housing for people not assigned to special housing or restrictive status.

Garden State Programs

NJDOC inspection response material says Garden State provides rehabilitative opportunities in work, education, social services, medical care, mental health, substance use, and other areas. That program description matters because it explains why some state-prison questions belong with facility staff or NJDOC program offices rather than Burlington County records staff. The county jail can answer county custody questions, but Garden State program access, housing status, and visit class are NJDOC matters.

For important custody or visit plans, verify the NJDOC profile first, then call the Garden State scheduling extensions. State prison transfers can occur, and public locator information is periodic rather than live.