This website is a private reference guide, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person from Ocean County Jail, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking, court, or OPRA records for you. For official action, use the government office that controls the record or custody matter.
Where to Check First
For Ocean County, the main adult jail contact is the Ocean County Department of Corrections. The sheriff, prosecutor, and courts handle related but different records and proceedings.
Ocean County Jail and Department of Corrections
Ocean County Jail, 114 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08754. Mail may use P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191. Main phone: 732-929-2043. Fax: 732-506-5098. Warden: Joseph M. Valenti.
Ocean County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08754. Main phone: 732-929-2044. Non-emergency dispatch: 732-349-2010. County OPRA requests may be submitted through the Ocean County OPRA form.
Prosecutor and Courts
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer's office is at 119 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753, phone 732-929-2027. NJ Courts Ocean Vicinage can be reached at 732-504-0700, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; court addresses include 118 Washington Street and 100 Hooper Avenue in Toms River.
Use the list below to match the question to the right starting point.
- For someone currently in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Ocean County Inmate Lookup Tool.
- For booking-photo access and New Jersey mugshot limits, read the jail roster mugshots page.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and NJ Courts resources.
- For facility rules, mail, visitation, money, and the jail address, use the Ocean County Jail page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the New Jersey Department of Corrections statewide inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.