Prison Records
Prisons and Prisoners | USAGov
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) maintains records of federal prisoners released after 1982. You can use the Inmate Locator to find out when a prisoner was, or is expected to be, released. To learn more about an inmate, submit a Freedom of Information Act request to the BOP. Also include a completed Form DOJ-361 ( PDF, Download Adobe Reader).
https://www.usa.gov/prisons
Prison Records at the National Archives | National Archives
Leavenworth Name Index to Inmate Case Files, U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1895 - 1931 McNeil Island Digitized Photographs of the McNeil Island Penitentiary Available in Our Catalog General Records Records of the Bureau of Prisons, RG 129, Series Title List, at the National Archives in Kansas City
https://www.archives.gov/research/prisons
Prison Records - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Registers to Include all Prisoners Who Have Been tried and Sentenced to Hard Labor or Otherwise, 1869-1971 Eastern State Penitentiary ( Record Group 15) Although construction of the prison at Philadelphia was authorized by the state legislature in 1821, the first inmates were not received until 1829.
https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Prison-Records.aspx
Prisons & Inmates | New York State Archives
Access to prison and reformatory records is difficult because there are a limited number indexes to the records. Archives staff will search for a specific inmate record only if sufficient information is provided (such as place and dates of incarceration and/or institutional identification number) to locate the record. Name Index
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/prisons-and-inmates
Inmate Locator - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Find an inmate. Locate the whereabouts of a federal inmate incarcerated from 1982 to the present. Due to the First Step Act, sentences are being reviewed and recalculated to address pending Federal Time Credit changes. As a result, an inmate's release date may not be up-to-date.
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
California Inmate Records | StateRecords.org
California inmate records are official documents containing information about persons booked or incarcerated in state prisons, conservation camps, county and city jails in the State of California. The data contained in these records include inmates' names, genders, dates of birth, registration numbers, locations, and custody status.
https://california.staterecords.org/inmate
Criminal Offender Searches | NC DPS
Criminal Offender Searches. Offender Public Information Search / Inmate Locator - Search by name or inmate ID for up-to-date information on North Carolina state prison inmates, probationers, and parolees. This database from the NC Department of Public Safety and the former NC Department of Correction contains historical information back to 1972.
https://www.ncdps.gov/dps-services/crime-data/offender-search
Offender Search - Michigan
The Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) contains information about prisoners, parolees, and probationers who are currently under supervision, or who have been discharged but are still within three years of their supervision discharge date. It does not contain information about offenders who are beyond that three-year period.
https://www.michigan.gov/corrections/otis
Offender Search - West Virginia
1409 Greenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 558-2036 Contact Us | Site Map | Staff Directory
https://dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx
Offender Information Search - Florida Department of Corrections
Any person who believes information provided is not accurate may contact the Department of Corrections. For questions and comments, you may contact the Department of Corrections, Bureau of Classification and Central Records, at (850) 488-9859 or go to Frequently Asked Questions About Inmates for more information. This information is made ...
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offendersearch/