State Prisons Or County Jail

Know the difference between institutions where you can locate inmates?
Prison inmates have felony conviction(s) and are housed by the state department of corrections on a long-term basis. People waiting for their court date or serving time for misdemeanors offenses are confined in a detention facility traditionally operated by the Sheriff, city or state police and other law enforcement agencies or courts.

What type of inmate are you trying to locate?

Choose between searching the county jail directory or state prisons list. From there you select the individual state where additional references for comparing results or researching another type of facility. If they were recently arrested click County Jail.

County: Local authority within state boundaries that governs smaller communities.

Jail: Detention facility with criminal detainees awaiting trial or serving shorter sentences.

Inmate: Person in the custody of law enforcement for alleged illegal activity. Prisoner or convict.

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Regional designations for the nouns "county" or "state" include "parish" and "commonwealth", confusing for non-residents. Localized terminology is indicated using headings to match users, not operators, like a phone book. Regional designations for the nouns "county" or "state" include "parish" and "commonwealth", confusing for non-residents. Localized terminology is indicated using headings to match users, not operators, like a phone book.

Keeping you up to speed

Terminology can get confusing, especially if the location has a different vocabulary when talking about confinement. After looking at every possible agency website, we note the most common expressions used locally with synonyms. New features are being designed and tested improving search ability to your experience easier.