How To Do An NYS Inmate Lookup

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 11, 2011 -- Doing an NYS inmate lookup is important for people who have a vested interest in an inmate, such as family members, friends and lawyers. However, it can also be of use to the public as people confirm records for various purposes. The Internet has made this much easier recently. The information is available with just a simple click.

Probably the most straightforward way to go about it is to look up the Department of Correctional Services homepage. This database maintains prisoners from the early 1970s to the present. Families looking for a relative's history or current status can find it here. This is considered public information under New York law, so former inmates remain in the database.

Having the person's DIN, or Department Identification Number, will allow quick access to the records. This might be the most direct way to look someone up. However, a full name and a birth date should be just as accurate. If, for whatever reason, you only have a last name, it still works. But, you have to realize that searching this way will turn up all the different people who share that last name. This can take a little more time.

However, not everyone is listed here. Certain circumstances, like being a juvenile offender, keep people off the online listing. Those who were placed under the care of the Department of Correctional Services between ages 16 and 18 will not appear in the listing. This is to protect the privacy of so-called youthful offenders.
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