Search Eric M. Taylor Center Inmates

Eric M. Taylor Center Overview

The NYC DOC facility overview lists Eric M. Taylor Center at 10-10 Hazen Street in East Elmhurst. DOC operates it as a Rikers Island city jail facility. The research describes EMTC as housing male adults in DOC custody and serving the citywide jail population, including New York County cases. A Manhattan arrest can therefore produce a public custody record with an East Elmhurst holding location.

EMTC has a long institutional history. It was built in 1964, expanded in 1973, and was formerly known as the Correctional Institution for Men. DOC renamed the facility on July 14, 2000 for retired Chief of Department Eric M. Taylor. That history makes EMTC one of the older large male housing commands in the New York City jail system rather than a single-county lockup.

Eric M. Taylor Center Census

Rated capacity was not published on the DOC facility page located for this research. The sourced facility-specific number is the Board of Correction July 2024 public meeting minutes, which reported 1,460 people at EMTC on July 17, 2024. That count is a point-in-time census, not a promise that the same number is held there today.

The DOC population is affected by court decisions, admissions, discharges, classification, medical designations, state-ready transfers, and housing restrictions. For a specific person, use the live DOC lookup. For population context, citywide sources such as the Comptroller dashboard and Board of Correction reports are more useful than a single roster search.

Eric M. Taylor Center Lookup

The correct search tool is the NYC DOC Person in Custody Lookup. It covers current DOC custody and recent releases within the public display period. DOC cautions that it does not cover police custody, state prison custody, federal custody, or immigration custody. If the profile lists Eric M. Taylor Center, use that location for visit and mail planning.

1. Search by NYSID or book-and-case number for the narrowest match.
2. Use first and last name if no identifier is known, then check any age or date-of-birth prompts.
3. Open the profile and confirm that the holding location is Eric M. Taylor Center.
4. Record the court date, court location, charges, bail or bond amount, and book-and-case number.

If the person is not found, they may still be in NYPD arrest processing, may have been released more than 30 days ago, may have transferred to DOCCS after sentencing, or may be in BOP or ICE custody. Court dates can also be cross-checked through WebCrims when the case has a future appearance.

The fallback chain matters for New York County because several agencies can touch the same case. DOC can confirm current jail custody, but the court controls release, bail, remand, and future appearances. DOCCS covers state prison custody after a longer sentence. BOP covers federal custody, and ICE covers immigration detention. VINE is a release-notification channel, not a roster replacement.

Eric M. Taylor Center Contact

DOC does not publish a separate facility-specific public phone number on the EMTC facility page in the research. The public general number is DOC Office of Constituent and Grievance Services at 718-546-1500. For emergencies involving a person's health in custody, the research lists Correctional Health Services at 347-774-7000, open 24/7.

Eric M. Taylor Center Visits

EMTC visitors generally use the Rikers Island Central Visits and Benjamin Ward Visit Center framework unless DOC posts a different instruction for the person or housing unit. The monthly visit calendar is based on the first letter of the person's last name. DOC states that visits are one hour and that people arriving outside registration hours are not eligible for that day.

Eric M. Taylor Center Mail and Money

DOC mail and money rules apply to EMTC. The public lookup supplies the mailing address tied to the person's current holding location, and the book-and-case number is needed for deposits and mail routing. Packages can be mailed or brought during allowed package reception times, subject to DOC limits.

Eric M. Taylor Center Intake Context

A New York County case reaches EMTC only after the custody path moves into DOC control. The usual sequence is arrest, police processing, court arraignment, a release or hold decision, DOC intake, medical and mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. EMTC may then appear in the holding location field if the person is assigned there.

DOC's FY2025 materials describe citywide programming and services such as anger management, parenting, workforce development, education, medical care, mental health treatment, substance-use services, and transition planning. Those systemwide programs are not unique to EMTC, but they explain why the facility page should not be reduced to a roster link. EMTC is part of a large Rikers custody network that handles care, classification, court production, and release preparation.

Records beyond the live lookup should be handled through DOC FOIL or NYC OpenRecords. The research states that written requests should reasonably describe the record, such as the nature, date, and content of the requested material. Sealed records and requests made for another person can require additional releases or sealed-record authorization. Medical records are routed to Correctional Health Services rather than ordinary DOC FOIL staff.