How to Find State Prison Inmate Information

State prisons are correctional facilities that house all inmates sentenced to more than one year of incarceration by a court of law. Usually, individuals that have been convicted of gross misdemeanors and felonies are kept under incarceration in state prisons.

State prison inmates have access to a number of facilities. Many educational and vocational programs are also organized by the prison authorities to transform the prison inmates into responsible citizens.

State prisons are usually under the supervision of the Department of Corrections of the respective state. The departments are also responsible for maintaining updated records of the state prison inmates regularly.

Details of some of the state prisons and the inmates located there are given below.

Particular State Prison Details

California

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has a number of prisons and conservation camps under its supervision. These are categorized into Juvenile Facilities, Adult Facilities, Community Correctional Facilities, Conservation Camps, and California Out-of-state Facilities. Details of the locations of the prison facilities of California are available at http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/Facilities/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html.

The present population of the state prisons and other correctional facilities and additional, related facts and figures can be viewed at http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Divisions_Boards/Adult_Operations/docs/Fourth_Quarter_2008_Facts_and_Figures.pdf.

For your queries, comments, and/or suggestions, you can contact the CDCR directly. The contact details are available at http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Contact_Us/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html.

Florida

Florida Department of Corrections is responsible for the supervision of the state prison inmates. The address and contact details of the main office of the department are as follows:

Florida Department of Corrections
2601 Blair Stone Rd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Telephone #: (850) 488-9859
Fax #: (850) 922-4178
Email address: central.classification@mail.dc.state.fl.us

The state correctional facilities of Florida are divided according to 4 regions. The convicted felons are kept under incarceration in these facilities. After an individual is convicted and sentenced to serving more than a year incarceration, he or she is sent to a reception center.

There are 3 reception centers for men and 2 for women. Evaluation and assessment is done, and then they are assigned to a particular facility. All contact details are available at http://www.dc.state.fl.us/orginfo/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/facilitydir.html.

Ohio

The State of Ohio has its state prisons operating under the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. These are arranged according to the North and South Regions.

For information about all state correctional facilities of Ohio, please visit http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/prisprog.htm.

The reception centers from where state prison inmates are taken to the correctional facility are as follows:

* Lorain Correctional Institution, Grafton (for male convicts)
* Correctional Reception Center, Orient (for male inmates)
* Ohio Reformatory for Women, Marysville (for female convicts)

You can avail all contact details of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction at http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/DRC_Contacts.htm.

Virginia

All state prisons and the inmates of Virginia are under the supervision of the Virginia Department of Corrections. All details of Virginia State Correctional Facilities can be viewed at http://www.vadoc.state.va.us/facilities/.

The mailing address and the contact details of the Virginia Department of Corrections are as follows:

Virginia Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 26963
Richmond, VA 23261-6963
Telephone #: (804) 674-3000
Email address: docmail@vadoc.virginia.gov

Alabama

The state of Alabama offers an online inmate search at http://www.doc.alabama.gov/inmsearch.asp. You can conduct a search based on the name (full or partial) and/or the Alabama Institutional Serial (AIS) Number.

Idaho

To conduct a search for an inmate living in an Idaho state prison, you need to go to http://www.accessidaho.org/public/corr/offender/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/search.html.

Michigan

For a Michigan offender search, go to http://www.state.mi.us/mdoc/asp/otis2.html, agree to a disclaimer, and you will be navigated to the search page.

Kentucky

A similar disclaimer for the Kentucky offender search is available at http://www.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL.htm.

Iowa

You can scan the database of the Iowa Department of Corrections at http://www.doc.state.ia.us/OffenderInfo.asp to locate the details of a particular convict.

State Inmate Locators

Many of the US states also offer inmate locator search options to the public. The information revealed from the search varies from one state to another. However, the least details given out are the name of the prison facility that the inmate is currently in and the status of the inmate's incarceration. All US States maintain websites that offer information about the state prisons and their inmates. Simple Internet research can quickly assist you in locating the contact information of the particular state's inmate records procedure.

However it would be a misconception that the state prisons only serve as places to house individuals that are kept under incarceration. They are correctional facilities that aim at rectifying the inmates and improving their behaviors and way of life. To serve this purpose, all state prisons offer educational and vocational programs as well as support services to the inmates.
 

State-Specific Prison Inmate Information:

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Alabama Prison Inmates

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