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Otis Bantum Jail Role

Otis Bantum Correctional Center, commonly abbreviated OBCC, is operated by the New York City Department of Correction. DOC's official facility list places OBCC at 16-00 Hazen Street on Rikers Island. For Brooklyn users, the key point is jurisdiction. Kings County is Brooklyn, but local jail custody is handled by NYC DOC for all five boroughs. A person arrested in Brooklyn can be housed at OBCC if DOC's classification and bed-assignment process places them there after arraignment or commitment.

OBCC is a city jail housing facility, not a state prison and not MDC Brooklyn. The research did not locate an official OBCC capacity on the DOC facility page. Population counts should be checked in the Board of Correction daily census dashboard or DOC dashboards, which track the citywide jail population and can provide facility-level public data when available. Do not rely on old capacity claims from non-DOC sources.

Otis Bantum Inmate Lookup

The DOC inmate lookup landing page states that the public lookup finds a person currently in DOC custody and gives basic case information. NYC311 adds that the lookup can show charges, court date and location, book and case number, jail mailing address, NYSID, holding location, release date, and bail or bond amount. For OBCC, the holding location field is the field that confirms whether the person is assigned there today.

1. Start with the DOC Person in Custody Lookup.
2. Enter the NYSID or book and case number if known.
3. Use first name and last name if no direct identifier is available.
4. Open the matching profile and check the holding location for Otis Bantum Correctional Center or OBCC.
5. Record the book and case number before arranging mail, money, bail, or a visit.

A failed search does not always mean the person is free. NYC311 warns that a person arrested within the last 72 hours may still be in police custody. A sentenced person may have moved to DOCCS state prison custody. A federal defendant may be at MDC Brooklyn and must be searched through the BOP inmate locator. ICE custody has a separate federal locator and New York phone line.

Otis Bantum Address

The OBCC address is useful for facility identification, but personal mail should still follow the address and format returned in the DOC lookup for the person. General facility questions, complaints, and constituent issues can go through DOC's Office of Constituent and Grievance Services. Records requests go through NYC OpenRecords rather than a front desk at OBCC.

Otis Bantum Visitation

Family visits for OBCC are governed by the DOC visit schedule for Rikers facilities. The current pages reviewed describe walk-in family visits with registration windows, plus a Friday televisit option by request. A person assigned to OBCC can have a court appearance, transfer, medical appointment, or classification change that affects availability, so the lookup and current visit instructions should be checked before a trip from Brooklyn.

DOC directions say the Q100 reaches the Rikers Island Visit Center and that parking is very limited. Visitors from Brooklyn should leave time for the transit transfer, security screening, and the registration window. Valid identification is required.

OBCC Mail and Commissary

Mail and money deposits at Otis Bantum Correctional Center depend on the person's book and case number. The DOC lookup should be used before sending anything because it can show the mailing address and custody location. DOC package rules bar food and toiletries in packages because those items must be bought through commissary. NYC311 says permissible packages can be mailed or dropped at the Bail and Package Reception area near Central Visits during in-person visiting hours.

Fees may apply through money-transfer agents, and DOC says it does not receive those fees. Direct cashier deposits at a DOC cashier window are listed as no-fee deposits by DOC. The research did not confirm a NYC DOC phone vendor, so phone-call vendor claims should be checked against a current DOC page before relying on them.

OBCC Bail and Records

Bail for a Brooklyn case is driven by the court, not by OBCC. DOC's bail page lists the Brooklyn Courts bail window at 120 Schermerhorn, Room 101C, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. The payer needs personal identification and the person's NYSID or book and case number. Other holds can still block release even after bail is paid.

For records that are not available in the public lookup, use NYC OpenRecords and select Department of Correction for jail custody records. Use NYPD for arrest reports, courts for case filings and dispositions, DOCCS for state prison records, and BOP for federal custody. This is the same split described on the broader Kings County inmate records page.

Book and case number

The DOC and court identifier used for lookup, mail, money, and bail.

Remand

A court order holding a person without bail.

Holding location

The current DOC facility listed in the lookup.

VINE

A release-notification service for DOC custody, available by phone at 888-846-3469.

Otis Bantum Population

OBCC population should be treated as a live operational number, not a static county jail capacity. Research sources show citywide DOC population pressure, including 7,095 people in DOC custody as of April 1, 2025 in a NYC Comptroller dashboard update, but they do not provide a fixed official OBCC capacity in the facility page. The BOC daily census dashboard is the better official source for current facility-level review.

For Kings County, this also means a Brooklyn-only jail count is not the same thing as an OBCC headcount. Brooklyn defendants are part of the citywide DOC population. Docket prefix KN can help identify a Brooklyn court case, while the DOC lookup identifies where that person is held on the day searched.