| Though people may question why you may want to | | | | not all, counties. Vine is also limited to state, not |
| locate someone in prison, remember it can be a lost | | | | federal prisons. |
| relative, former friend or something unresolved from | | | | To search for inmates incarcerated in federal prison, |
| the past that seems important. You may also need | | | | one must search with the Bureau of Federal Prisons. |
| to do this as part of your profession or for legal | | | | It helps to know specific details, like race and age |
| reasons to gain new information. | | | | when doing this type of search. The site helps you |
| In certain states, it is possible to do an inmate search | | | | locate not only those who are currently incarcerated |
| through the department of corrections, provided one | | | | in a federal prison, but also those individuals awaiting |
| at least knows the person's last name. This route will | | | | trial or sentencing. It is also possible to get "false |
| give you all the commitment information as well as | | | | positives" as it were, as even the website warns |
| the release date of the inmate. The services in some | | | | that it is possible to pull up the record of an individual |
| states even provide contact information and links | | | | who found himself in the custody of the Bureau of |
| both for victims as well as for family members. | | | | Federal Prisons but who never served a federal |
| Several sites, like jail.org, actually provide live links to | | | | sentence of incarceration. This could be be the case |
| many of the department of corrections of various | | | | with a material witness, someone who might be held |
| states. Though some are a bit tough to navigate at | | | | in contempt of court, or who might have had |
| first. | | | | charges dismissed. |
| There are resources specifically for victims, such as | | | | It is useful to know a little something about the |
| the National Victim Notification Network, where | | | | system when trying to locate someone in prison. |
| victims can register and obtain information about the | | | | There are also quicker ways to get the information |
| status of their offender 24 hours a day, seven days | | | | that have a nominal fee using software to speed up |
| a week. It is a completely free service, but it is only | | | | the process. |
| available in 46 states and, even within those, some, | | | | |