Authority: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Website: http://www.doccs.ny.gov/
Address: 1220 Washington Ave #9, Albany, NY 12226
Phone: (518) 457-8126

If you have been unable to locate an inmate in New York then we can help. While you can waste time calling random facilities and hoping someone will answer and provide the information you are looking for, InmatesPlus makes it easier to find an inmate from the comfort of your home computer.

So, if you are unable to locate an inmate in New York start with InmatesPlus. The site allows you to search specific facilities in the state with little more than a legal name. If you have an idea of what facility the person is in or the general area, then this may be the easiest way to gather information. However, if you are still unable to locate an inmate in New York, then VINELink can be helpful. VINELink is a third-party site created for victims of crimes, but free for everyone to use after a simple registration process. VINELink will search for inmates in a given state with only a legal name. Once the inmate is found, information about the facility in which they are located, their convictions, a mug shot, and potential release date is provided.

Any up to date information that is available to the public is given with a few clicks of a button. Searches can be registered to send updates to the phone, text, email, or through TTY services in several languages if a victim or concerned community member so desires. This is great for peace of mind for victims, but also provides friends and family members a facility name so InmatesPlus can teach them how to keep contact through various means. Start your search when you are ready.

New York may be an entertaining destination, but there are times that the judicial system has to place people in jail and truly take the fun out of the state. When the person being arrested or serving time is someone you know or need to keep track of, InmatesPlus can help. DOC information on the facilities in New York are organized for easy use within the site. If you know which facility an inmate is located in and have a name, then simply go to the facility website and enter the name to see the available information.

This is helpful if the goal is to simply make sure an inmate is located where you believe and determine what they were convicted of or awaiting trial for while incarcerated. However, if you want more detailed information about how to contact an inmate or send appropriate items, including adding money to their books, then InmatesPlus can help with further DOC information in those general areas. InmatesPlus offers several pages of information on how to keep in contact with inmates through letters and care packages, where allowed. There are also pages on the importance of keeping contact with inmates as part of the rehabilitation process as it links them to the outside world with something better to look forward to in life. Jail and prison are bleak places and hope can be lost quickly, but a link to the outside world is helpful.

Know how to best help your loved ones that may be incarcerated for a time by access InmatesPlus with a few easy clicks. Help someone who is paying for their crime make the time pass a bit quicker with the DOC information that you need.