Lock Up Record For Free

Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate locator to find out when a prisoner is or was expected to be released. To learn more details about an inmate, find out how to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to BOP.

Seventy-five percent of the prisoners in U.S. Marshals custody are detained in state, local and private facilities; the remainder are housed in Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities.

You can also call the county jail and ask for the person's release date and time. Jail staff can usually give you this information over the phone. Finally, you can go to the county jail in person and ask for the person's release date and time. Jail staff will usually be able to give you this information if you ask.

Speaking directly with a county jail officer or clerk can help you obtain the information you're looking for, especially if you don't have access to online records. Call a non-emergency county law enforcement department and ask to speak to someone about a specific arrest or inmate.

You can find out if an incarcerated person is in a New York State facility by using the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) Incarcerated Person Locator. You can also call DOCCS for further assistance.

To obtain information regarding an offender, you may visit the Department of Corrections' ?Offender Search Engine? at: .

If the Release Date field indicates "UNKNOWN", the inmate's confinement term is not determined (e.g. he or she may be in pretrial status, has not yet been sentenced, is being held due to a civil commitment, etc.) Location. For inmates still in BOP custody, this shows the name of their location.