How do you find an inmate?
To conduct a search, you will need to know whether the inmate is
incarcerated in a state or a federal prison. You will also need to
know the state, and sometimes the county, in which the inmate is
incarcerated and, either the inmate's full name as it appears in
records, or the inmate's ID number. Other helpful information
includes the inmate's date of birth.
There are numerous inmate-search websites, which may be found
with the search terms, "inmate search". These sites often provide
links to search engines by state. If you are unable to find the
inmate using this method, you can search the old-fashioned way by
calling each facility where the inmate is likely to be
incarcerated.