This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail visits, pull official booking records, or change court or jail data. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where to Ask First
Atlantic County custody questions should start with the office that controls the record. The jail is operated by the Atlantic County Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Detention, not by the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff remains important for warrants, transportation, court security, legal services, and Sheriff-held records.
Atlantic County Gerard L. Gormley Justice Facility
5060 Atlantic Ave.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 645-5855
Jail Records: 609-909-7551
Fax: (609) 909-7600
Warden: Michael R. Kelly
Atlantic County Sheriff's Office
4997 Unami Boulevard
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Sheriff: Joseph A. O'Donoghue
Phone: 609-909-7200
Fax: 609-909-7292
Sheriff OPRA Custodian
Atlantic County Sheriff's Office, OPRA Custodian
4997 Unami Blvd
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: 609-909-7234
Email: amici_tracy@aclink.org
Fax: 609-909-7292
New Jersey's Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., applies to many government records, but the right custodian matters. The Sheriff's OPRA custodian handles Sheriff records. Jail or Department of Public Safety records may require a different county custodian, and the Atlantic County Central Municipal Court page lists the Jail Records number that can help confirm the correct route.
- For a person believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records guidance and call the Justice Facility or Jail Records line.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots details and the official jail or records-request path.
- For charges and case status after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and New Jersey Courts search tools.
- For the facility itself, use the Atlantic County Gerard L. Gormley Justice Facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the New Jersey Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or the responsible federal court or agency.