Atlantic County Jail & Detention Center

The Atlantic County Gerard L. Gormley Justice Facility is an adult detention facility housing male and female inmates who are pretrial, county sentenced and in certain instances, state sentenced awaiting shipment or state inmates contracted to the facility. It has two main sections, the Main Jail Building and the Main Jail Annex. The Justice Facility opened in 1985 and was built to house 398 inmates. Since that time, the facility has experienced substantial growth and at one time housed an average of 1,000 inmates. The facility currently houses an average of 650 inmates.