Newark Jail Roster Database
The Newark jail roster covers adult inmates booked by Newark Police, University of Delaware Police, or other local forces working in Newark. All Newark arrestees go into the Delaware Department of Correction. For men, that means the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. Women post to the Delaware jail roster with a BWCI address. This page walks you through how to search the Newark jail roster, where Newark Police process records, and what you can pull from the city and state to back up a Newark inmate custody lookup.
Newark Overview
How the Newark Jail Roster Works
Newark is in New Castle County and is home to the University of Delaware. Newark does not run its own city jail. All adult Newark inmates are held by the state DOC. When Newark Police make an arrest, the inmate goes to HRYCI for intake. From that point on, the person is on the Delaware jail roster. You can search the Newark jail roster by name or SBI number at the state inmate locator.
Start your Newark jail roster search at the Delaware DOC inmate locator.
The tool is free and runs at all hours. For alerts when a Newark inmate changes location or gets released, sign up on VINELink. The service can text, call, or email you. That matters for victims and families tied to a Newark jail roster case.
Newark Police Department
Newark Police sit at 220 S. Main Street, Newark, DE 19711. Call (302) 366-7100 and press option 3 for the Records Division. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Newark Police handle city arrests that feed the Delaware jail roster.
Read about Newark Police on the Newark Police main page. For records requests, use the Records Unit page.
Under Delaware law, only the victim named on a crime report is eligible to receive a victim's copy. The first victim's copy is free. Added victim's copies are $20 each. Crime reports are not released to non-victims unless a court subpoena or other legal order is in place. Picture ID is required to pull any Newark report tied to a jail roster case.
For more info and the online request form, open the Newark Police Records Unit page.
Collision reports run $20 each. Serious injury or fatality crash reports run $60. Only the people or vehicle owners listed on a crash report, or their insurance carriers, can pull it. Newark police reports are not released under the Delaware FOIA as a rule, though court subpoenas can open them.
University of Delaware Police and Newark Jail Roster
The University of Delaware Police Department has full law enforcement powers on campus and in the area right around it. Campus arrests feed the same Newark jail roster as city arrests. Arrestees are booked through HRYCI, just like those taken in by Newark Police.
UD Police are at 413 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716. Call (302) 831-2222 for non-emergency matters. See the UD Police page for services and records contact info.
UD Police keep their own records, separate from Newark Police. For a full look at a Newark jail roster case that started on campus, you may need records from both.
Newark City Records and FOIA
The City of Newark takes records requests through the City Secretary's Office. The main line is (302) 366-7000. Under Delaware law, the city has 15 business days to reply. The first 20 pages of copies are free. Added pages run $0.10 each.
Use the Newark Record Requests page to file a FOIA form online or in person.
City records can include ordinances, meeting minutes, and reports from the public safety side. Most Newark jail roster backup records, like booking sheets, live with the Newark Police Records Unit and not with City Hall.
Newark Criminal Records
A full Newark criminal records check pulls from three official offices: Newark Police for city arrests, the State Bureau of Identification for fingerprint-based history, and the New Castle County Courthouse for court files.
The State Bureau of Identification handles fingerprint-based checks for a Newark inmate. State-only inmate history checks cost $52. State and federal inmate checks together cost $65. Visit dsp.delaware.gov for SBI office hours. The courthouse at 500 N. King Street, Wilmington, keeps Newark court files tied to jail roster cases. Use Delaware CourtConnect to pull online case details.
Juvenile records from Newark are not public under Delaware law. DYRS keeps those files. The adult Newark jail roster never shows juvenile cases.
Expungement of a Newark inmate case goes through the New Castle County Superior Court at 500 N. King Street, Wilmington. The judge may seal the Newark jail roster entry after a set wait. Misdemeanors need a three-year wait. Eligible felonies need seven years. Serious violent crimes and most sex crimes can not be cleared.
Once the Newark inmate record is sealed, the Newark jail roster drops the entry. So does the SBI file and the court search. The Delaware Attorney General can object to an expungement when public safety is at stake.
Delaware State Police in Newark
Delaware State Police support Newark enforcement on nearby state roads, including I-95 and Route 273. Troop arrests that happen near Newark still route through HRYCI and still post to the Newark jail roster. DSP also runs the State Bureau of Identification for all of Delaware.
For a full inmate history check, the SBI runs fingerprint-based searches. The main DSP site at dsp.delaware.gov has troop contact info and records links. Charges, mugshots, and booking photos may require a separate FOIA request to the arresting troop.
HRYCI for Newark Inmates
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington is the main Newark jail roster facility. It sits about 15 miles from Newark at 1301 East 12th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802. The drive is short and family visit trips from Newark are common. HRYCI holds about 1,500 male inmates across security levels.
HRYCI visit hours run at 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 p.m. Call (302) 575-0330 to book a visit one week out. Max two adults and two kids per visit. You need the inmate's date of birth or SBI number. Children must have an approved adult with them.
Female Newark arrestees go to Baylor Women's Correctional Institution in New Castle, which still shows on the same Delaware jail roster.
Note: A Newark jail roster entry almost always lists HRYCI as the facility. If you see a different site, the inmate has been moved.
Newark in New Castle County
Newark is in New Castle County. All Newark cases tie to the county's jail roster, courts, and records offices. Visit the county page for more on HRYCI, BWCI, and New Castle County FOIA.
Nearby Cities
These New Castle County cities share the same HRYCI booking route and the same state jail roster.