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Find an Incarcerated Individual at a Correctional Facility

Incarcerated individual lookup is intended to provide interested constituents with information on the status and location of incarcerated individuals in all 44 NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Correctional Facilities.

https://www.ny.gov/services/inmate-lookup Find an Incarcerated Individual at a Correctional Facility

Prisons | New York State Archives

You can search all finding aids for information specific to prisons and prisoners. The institutions and date spans of correctional facility case registers or cards available for use at the State Archives are as follows:: Prisons State Prison of the City of New York ("Newgate") (1797-1810) Auburn Prison (1815-1970)

https://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/prisons Prisons | New York State Archives

New York Inmate Search | StateRecords.org

Yes. New York inmate records are publicly available per the state's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). Therefore, interested persons can request such records from correctional agencies or conduct a New York inmate search to find out who's in custody or find someone in jail/prison.

https://newyork.staterecords.org/inmate New York Inmate Search | StateRecords.org

Lookup Info & Instructions | Department of Corrections and Community ...

This Lookup is intended to provide interested parties with information on the status and location of individuals incarcerated in a New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) facility.

https://doccs.ny.gov/lookup-info-instructions Lookup Info & Instructions | Department of Corrections and Community ...

Prison Inmate Records | New York State Archives

Access to information in inmate records is determined by Archives staff on a case by case basis. The New York State Archives holds records relating to thousands of past inmates of New York State prisons. These records take the form of admission and discharge registers, summary cards, and inmate case files.

https://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_tips_023_prison_inmates.shtml Prison Inmate Records | New York State Archives

Finding Prisoner Information - New York Prisons and Jails: Historical ...

John Jay Library has digitized photographs of Incarcerated Death Row Prisoners as well as Prisoners incarcerated for lesser crimes at Sing-Sing Prison in the Lewis Lawes Papers, which does not contain any further records on individual prisoners. Those records are at the New York State Archives.Some are digitally available, such as Sing Sing Inmate Case Register, the Sing Sing Prison ...

https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288375&p=1922774 Finding Prisoner Information - New York Prisons and Jails: Historical ...

Where do I find information about an incarcerated individual? | New ...

The New York State Archives holds numerous records relating to individuals incarcerated in New York State correctional facilities (formerly prisons and reformatories). The prison records in the Archives are far from complete and indexing of those records is an ongoing process. The New York State Archives acquired only a two per cent sample of ...

https://www.archives.nysed.gov/content/where-do-i-find-information-about-prison-inmate Where do I find information about an incarcerated individual? | New ...

NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

The most direct way to find an inmate is through use of the Department Identification Number or DIN. The DIN is a number assigned to each inmate admitted to the Department. The same DIN is used throughout an inmate's term of commitment no matter in which prison he or she may be housed.

https://publicapps.doccs.ny.gov/univinq/fpmsovrv.htm NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision