How to Find Out if Someone is Imprisoned

Posted by Charles M. Nix on August 28th, 2019

If you want to find out if a captured friend or relative is in custody, or if you are worried about someone who has recently committed a crime still being detained, there are several sources that you can use to find out the person's current detention status in the local court system. You can visit people finder website to find out about someone's criminal record or their current address.


Follow the steps below to find out if the person you are looking for is in custody.

Keep in mind that you must have certain information about the person you want to find. The more information you have, the easier it is to find out whether the person is in custody. At the very least, you should have the person's full name. Other identification characteristics, such as date of birth, age, gender, ethnicity, and hair color, can also help search, especially if the person has a common name. If you don't know the person's full name, you might be able to trace it if you at least know the nickname and date of the arrest. You may not be able to use online sources only with that information, and it will most likely be more difficult to get the information you want. Moreover, some regions may not be willing to provide information about a person's detention based solely on a nickname.

Find out what possibility that person is in the detention center. The person arrested may be detained in the detention center in his home area or the area where he was arrested. If you know where the person was arrested, start by accessing the area's information sources. If you don't know the location of the arrest but know the person's home, then contact the area of origin. Use an online search to find out local government websites. Some regional detention websites have databases that can be used to search for people detained there. Check the website for the sector police, resort police or district court. Generally, you only need a name to search the database. Not every region has an online source that can be used to find prisoners, but now, many already have it, and you can find a link to that source on the local law enforcement page.

Use the Federal Prison Bureau website. This government-run website has a search engine that can help find the person you are looking for. To use this website, you must at least know the person's first and last name. Both names must be written correctly. If you are trying to find someone in federal prison, and not in a local detention center, the best way is to use the Federal Prison Bureau website.

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