How do you search for someone in the prison system?
Leslie asked:
I need to look for someone that may or may not be in the prison system. I don’t know if they’d be in the federal or state system, and I don’t know which state they might be in. If they ARE in the system, it should be public record - does anyone know how to search for such information?
I need to look for someone that may or may not be in the prison system. I don’t know if they’d be in the federal or state system, and I don’t know which state they might be in. If they ARE in the system, it should be public record - does anyone know how to search for such information?
juan posted: 16 Aug at 8:30 pm
If I were in your place I’d start by first asking your local police where to start and if they could help. If you get nowhere consult a private investigator.
cuddles posted: 20 Aug at 8:11 am
You can use the inmate locator’s web sites that most states have under their department of corrections web sites and also a federal prison inmate site in available.
UppityBroad68 posted: 21 Aug at 8:35 pm
Do you know what State? If you add that information to your question, I can help more.
This link will help you find inmates in a Federal facility …
If he’s in a State Prison, do a search that looks like this, except without the quotation marks….
“Yourstate corrections prison inmate search”
That will get you links to the inmate lookup services.
If that doesn’t help, go to the forum marked “Lost in the System” at
Good luck!