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Bellevue Hospital OTxHU Overview

Bellevue Hospital Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units is operated by the New York City Department of Correction with Correctional Health Services and NYC Health + Hospitals. The official DOC facilities overview says the unit opened in 2026 and serves people in custody with complex medical needs. Its role is clinical and custodial at the same time: DOC keeps secure custody, while the hospital setting supports closer access to routine care, specialty care, and treatment resources.

For New York County, this facility is important because it is physically in Manhattan, while most ordinary jail housing for Manhattan arrests is on Rikers Island. The search result matters more than the arrest borough. A person arrested in Manhattan may be held at Bellevue OTxHU, Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, Eric M. Taylor Center, George R. Vierno Center, or another DOC location depending on medical need, classification, bed assignment, and court status.

Bellevue OTxHU Population Notes

DOC does not publish a rated bed capacity for Bellevue Hospital Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units in the facility overview reviewed for this project. The research also cautions against using the July 2024 Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward census as an OTxHU count because Bellevue OTxHU opened later, in 2026. For that reason, the safest population statement is that capacity varies by hospital unit and clinical placement, and no official OTxHU bed count was found in the research materials.

The broader New York County inmate population is tracked through NYC DOC citywide reports and facility-by-facility counts, not through a stand-alone Manhattan jail census. The DOC lookup should be used for a current person, while Board of Correction and Comptroller sources are better for systemwide population trends.

Look Up Bellevue OTxHU Inmates

The correct lookup path is the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup. DOC says the tool covers current DOC custody and basic case information. It is not a police, state prison, federal, or immigration custody locator. If the person is in Bellevue OTxHU, the holding location field should show that DOC hospital unit or a related Bellevue custody location.

1. Open the DOC Person in Custody Lookup and choose the narrowest search path available.
2. Use NYSID or book-and-case number if known. If not, search by first and last name.
3. Open the matching profile and check holding location, charges, court date, NYSID, and book-and-case number.
4. If no record appears, check whether the person is still in police processing, was released more than 30 days ago, moved to DOCCS, or is in federal or ICE custody.

The DOC result can also list court date and location, bail or bond amount, release date when available, and jail mailing address. For a broader explanation of the city lookup fields, use the New York County jail inmate records page.

Bellevue OTxHU Address and Contact

Visitors and families should treat Bellevue OTxHU as a hospital custody location. General DOC information, grievance routing, and letters of incarceration are handled through DOC's Office of Constituent and Grievance Services, while medical emergencies for people in custody are routed to Correctional Health Services. Medical records are not held by DOC in the same way as booking records.

Bellevue OTxHU Visit Access

DOC's current visit schedule includes Bellevue Hospital Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units in the Wednesday through Sunday visit framework. The important local detail is the building route. OTxHU visitors enter Bellevue Hospital through the First Avenue entrance, follow signs on the ground floor for the H-building, and approach the T1/T2/R1/R2 elevator bank. DOC staff there can help initiate the visit.

Visitors should bring valid identification, expect hospital security and DOC screening, and confirm the current monthly schedule before travel. DOC warns that late arrival outside registration hours makes a visitor ineligible for that day's visit.

Bellevue OTxHU Mail and Money

Mail, package, and money rules follow the NYC DOC system, even though Bellevue OTxHU is inside a hospital campus. The book-and-case number is important. It helps identify the correct person for money deposits, mail, and records requests. DOC and NYC311 say funds may be deposited online, by phone, by mail, or in person, and that transfer agents may charge fees that DOC does not receive.

Bellevue OTxHU Medical Custody Role

Booking and initial intake for a Manhattan arrest usually begin before a person is placed in Bellevue OTxHU. Police processing, court arraignment, DOC intake, medical screening, and classification all affect the final housing location. Bellevue OTxHU is used when secure custody must be paired with complex medical care, so its population should not be read as the ordinary New York County jail population.

Correctional Health Services is the medical provider for people in DOC custody. The research notes a CHS emergency line for people in custody and a separate CHS Medical Records Unit. That split matters when a family member needs urgent health routing versus a later copy of medical records. Booking and incarceration records go through DOC FOIL; medical records are routed through CHS.