Northern State Prison is located in the city of Newark, New Jersey which has a population of 281,944 (as of 2016) residents. This prison has a capacity of 2615 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Northern State Prison began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1987 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 2,463 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Administrator George Robinson and houses male offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Northern State Prison, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Northern State Prison Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

973-465-0068

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Northern State Prison
PO Box 2300
Newark, NJ 07114

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Northern State Prison:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Northern State Prison
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
PO Box 2300
Newark, NJ 07114

Visitation Information for Northern State Prison

Visitation Hours for Northern State Prison:

MAIN COMPOUND

REGISTRATION AM VISITS

Saturday & Sunday 7:45 - 8:45 AM

VISITS 8:45 - 10:45 AM

REGISTRATION PM VISITS

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

VISITS 12:45 - 2:45 PM

INFIRMARY

REGISTRATION VISITS must be scheduled thru Social Services

Sunday 8:30 - 9:30 AM

NON-CONTACT VISITS

REGISTRATION VISITS

Must call Friday-9:30AM-3:30PM 973-465-0068 Ext. 4204

Visit only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Zero Tolerance Inmates are permitted one pre-approved 1-hour non-contact visit per week

MINIMUM UNITS

REGISTRATION VISITS

Saturday & Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 AM

Visit 8:00 - 10:30 AM

Registration PM 12:30 - 2:15 PM Visit 12:30 - 3:00 PM

ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSE SUPERVISION UNIT/DELTA UNIT

REGISTRATION VISITS

Call x4150 between Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 2:15 PM

Visits on Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 5:00pm-6:00 pm or 6:30PM-7:30PM