How Do I Locate an Inmate

Simply go to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Locator tool. You have the ability to search the BOP inmate locator by the inmate’s BOP Register Number or by first and last name. If searching by name, you can further limit search results by inputting their race, age, and gender.

How do you find out if someone is in jail NYC?

The City of New York has established a free 24-hour hotline service, 888-846-3469, that provides information about the custody status of caller-specified inmates in New York City Department of Correction jails and initiates automated notifications to registered callers about the release of those inmates.

Are there still prisoners in Rikers Island?

Spread across eight jail buildings on an island in the East River, between the Bronx and Queens, Rikers houses more than 4,800 detainees on a given day, a majority of whom are awaiting trial and have not been convicted of a crime.