These federal, state and local law enforcement sites provide either searchable databases of inmates/detainees, or instructions for submitting official inquiries regarding information on incarcerated individuals. Most of them also contain information and/or links to various additional services, resources, documents and contacts related to inmates.

Homefires.org - The Online Guide To Criminal Offender Public Records - gives tips, techniques and contact information for making inquiries on individuals to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Arkansas Department of Corrections - inmate population information search.

Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office - submit an arrest inquiry to their database by name, booking date or booking number.

bailbond/injail.asp - information on incarcerations and a database searchable by name or booking number.

Florida, Sheriff.org - Broward County, Florida arrest records are now accessible online. Contains a search tool to view the status of an inmate.

Georgia Department of Corrections - Offender Query, searchable by ID number, name, alias, age, offense, etc.

Illinois Department of Corrections - inmate search (by name, birthdate or ID number).

Indiana Department of Correction - Offender Public Information Search.

Massachusetts Department of Correction -Locate an Inmate service (not an online database; gives a telephone number to call).

Michigan Department of Corrections - Michigan's Offender Tracking and Information System.

Nebraska, Madison County Sheriff's Office - searchable active warrants database.

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction death row - static listing of Ohio death row inmates.

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inmates - contains Offender Name Search and Offender Number Search.

Ohio, Logan County Sheriff's Office - static listing of individuals presently incarcerated in the Logan County Jail.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Offender Information page - includes an Offender Lookup service.

Oregon, Marion County Sheriff's Office - static listings of inmates and clients currently under supervision.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - searchable Inmate Locator database.

South Dakota Department of Corrections - information on how to find out if someone is incarcerated in South Dakota (not a listing or database). Texas Department of Criminal Justice - contains links to information on offenders, services for victims, death row inmates, ex-offender employment and more.