How do you know if someone is in prison?

Answer 1

finding someone in jailexample for AZ go to AZ corrections and type in their name, should work the same for other states too keep in mind it take time to get them in the system if they re in prison for jail just call the county jail where the person lives hope this helps

Jails, workhouses, juvenile facilities, etc. cannot give out the names of prisoners/detainees unless the prisoner has given consent for family members or a named person to be informed or the person is designated under the established guidelines as "one who has need to know", such as a victim/Survivor of a criminal act.

If the person has been sentenced the information will appear in the state criminal courts record. Some states have internet access to such public records, most do not. In those states which do not have Internet access the interested party would need to go to the court house, fill out the required forms and search the public records for the person in question.

Answer 2

You can go to the web page of the jail the person might be in and look for the prison list. Everyone who is in jail is listed In Texas for instance, out of 254 counties only a couple of dozen have websites, and they don't "list" inmates but some offer the ability to search for inmates by name. Go to the following website and search free for inmates in county jails but not state or federal prisons. https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/initMap.do

Answer 3

You can often find this information online. There are state prisons and county jails that provide searchable databases or current inmate lists. If there is no online information, you can call the detention center, prison, or sheriff's office for inmate information.

Answer 4

There is a website www.vinelink.com that will list a person if they are incarcerated. There is a website www.vinelink.com that will list a person if they are incarcerated.

Answer 5

go to your states deppartment of corrections website and do an offender search. usually you only need to know their birthday and full name.

Answer 6

go into the internet and put in DOC and for which state EX> DOC records for Florida, some states have it public

Answer 7

If you know where the subject was arrested, check with the local law enforcement agency or the Sheriff's Office (or whoever it is that runs the jail).

Answer 8

Call the county jail and ask if they have the person in custody, you will need at least their first and last name.

Answer 9

if they are on jail they are still outside.