how do you find someone in a certain jail?
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You can call the police department that arrested the individual and see if they can direct you to the correct jail.  See if they have the number or website of that specific jail.  If they give you the website you can probably do a search of the individual on-line.
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Check out different department of corrections of states he has lived in.  They usually have an offender search option.
333773
Your best bet is to contact the facility where he is incarcerated, ask to speak to the Jail Booking Clerk.
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type in yahoo's search engine - ______________(state inmate is in) offender search.   This should pull up a website that you can look for someone in. And its free.
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Everything said before is right.  But consider\n(1) Are these people in county jail (typically for sentences for less than a year), in state prison (typically for sentences in state court for more than a year) or federal prison (typically for sentences in FEDERAL court for offenses).\n(2) If you do not know, start with the federal locator that someone has linked to above( because it's nationwide) and if you have no luck, then try your state system.
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Try: http://www.inmatesplus.com/ (states)\nhttp://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp (federal)
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Call the jail and ask if they are in there.
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Go to your States Correction Department website, and see if you find an "inmate lookup" link.
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This link will help you find inmates in a Federal facility, present and past \nhttp://www.bop.gov/iloc2/locateinmate.js...\nIf he was in a State Prison, do a search that looks like this, except without the quotation marks....\n"Yourstate corrections prison inmate search"\nThat will get you links to the inmate lookup services.Some states do and some do not offer information about released imnates.\nIf that doesn't help, go to the forum marked "Lost in the System" at http://www.prisontalk.com\nGood luck
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If you're looking for a specific person, here is the link to the Il Dept. of Corrections' inmate search page:\nhttp://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp
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If he`s already been convicted, at the link below look for an inmate search. If hes in a county lock-up awaiting trial he will not be on this link.
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What state are they in? \nDo a search that looks like this (without the quotation marks)\n"Yourstate Department of Corrections prison inmate search"\nAnd that should get you links to the state inmate locater service\nIf that fails, check out the appropriate state forum at http://www.prisontalk.com
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try inmates.com, you can do a search through the state you are looking for, but some states do not allow internet access of finding out who is there, also you will need the name of the person you cant just search the whole list.
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Most states have websites with people detained within them.  Go on the Internet and do a general search "Inmate Search".  Find your state and type the name, if you know their Jail number it will be easier.  Hope this helps you out.  Use the source listed below.
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Do you know what State? If you add that information to your question, I can help more.\nThis link will help you find inmates in a Federal facility\nhttp://www.bop.gov/iloc2/locateinmate.jsp ...\nIf he's in a State Prison, do a search that looks like this, except without the quotation marks....\n"Yourstate corrections prison inmate search"\nFor county jails "Yourcounty jail booking inmate information"\n(You may have to call County Jails, most do not have searchable databases)\nThat will get you links to the inmate lookup services.\nIf that doesn't help, go to the forum marked "Lost in the System" at http://www.prisontalk.com\nGood luck!
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go on the prison service website. there is a bit where you can put in their name and DOB and the reason you want to contact them. They then find the prisoner and ask them if they can pass on their details to you.\n\nGood luck
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That would depend upon the reason you need to find out. If it is in order to hire a person (especially for jobs which involve sensitive information or contact with certain groups, such as children) then your local police department will be able to run a background check on the person.\nIf it is someone in prison, and you have a legitimate reason to find out the reason the person has been incarcerated, the correctional facility itself will be able to give you that.\nIf you are just wondering/nosey you may be able to find out by getting a background check through a private firm such as: \nhttp://www.internet-detective.be/\nor\nhttp://www.crimcheck.com/\n\nThere any privacy laws that protect the individual's personal information, which can make it difficult to find out such info.