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Currently the Federal Bureau of prisons consists of 114 institutions, 6 regional offices, a Central Office (headquarters), 2 staff training centers, and 28 community corrections offices. The regional offices and Central Office provide administrative oversight and support to Bureau facilities and community corrections offices. Community corrections offices oversee community corrections centers and home confinement programs.

The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of more than 201,000 Federal offenders. Approximately 85 percent of these inmates are confined in Bureau-operated correctional facilities or detention centers. The remainder are confined through agreements with state and local governments or through contracts with privately-operated residential re-entry centers, detention centers, prisons, and juvenile facilities. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has an inmate locator available.

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To learn more about an inmate being held in a Federal Correctional Facility : start here.


The Department of Corrections makes available information about inmates differently from state to state. While there is no singe national database listing all state inmates nationwide, most state Department of Corrections do maintain a website. Not all states have a searchable inmate database online. For those state that do not, you will have to contact their Department of Corrections directly to make an inquiry about an inmate.

When making an inmate inquiry to a state Department of Corrections you should have the following information available : The inmate first and last name, prison identification number and the date of birth. Be advised that the policies pertaining to inmate information disclosure can and does vary from state to state.

The following is a listing of links to all State Department of Corrections websites. If you find a broken link please report it here.

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¤ Alabama State Department of Corrections

¤ Alaska State Department of Corrections

¤ Arizona State Department of Corrections

¤ Arkansas State Department of Corrections

¤ California State Department of Corrections

¤ Colorado State Department of Corrections

¤ Connecticut State Department of Corrections

¤ Delaware State Department of Corrections

¤ Florida State Department of Corrections

¤ Georgia State Department of Corrections

¤ Hawaii State Department of Corrections

¤ Idaho State Department of Corrections

¤ Illinois State Department of Corrections

¤ Indiana State Department of Corrections

¤ Iowa State Department of Corrections

¤ Kansas State Department of Corrections

¤ Kentucky State Department of Corrections

¤ Louisiana State Department of Corrections

¤ Maine State Department of Corrections

¤ Maryland State Department of Corrections

¤ Massachusetts State Department of Corrections

¤ Michigan State Department of Corrections

¤ Minnesota State Department of Corrections

¤ Mississippi State Department of Corrections

¤ Missouri State Department of Corrections

¤ Montana State Department of Corrections

¤ Nebraska State Department of Corrections

¤ Nevada State Department of Corrections

¤ New Hampshire State Department of Corrections

¤ New Jersey State Department of Corrections

¤ New Mexico State Department of Corrections

¤ New York State Department of Corrections

¤ North Carolina State Department of Corrections

¤ North Dakota State Department of Corrections

¤ Ohio State Department of Corrections

¤ Oklahoma State Department of Corrections

¤ Oregon State Department of Corrections

¤ Pennsylvania State Department of Corrections

¤ Rhode Island State Department of Corrections

¤ South Carolina State Department of Corrections

¤ South Dakota State Department of Corrections

¤ Tennessee State Department of Corrections

¤ Texas State Department of Corrections

¤ Utah State Department of Corrections

¤ Vermont State Department of Corrections

¤ Virginia State Department of Corrections

¤ Washington State Department of Corrections

¤ West Virginia State Department of Corrections

¤ Wisconsin State Department of Corrections

¤ Wyoming State Department of Corrections