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Prisons & Prisoners

• Corrections.com
• Directories
  • WI Correctional Institutions (WI Dept. of Corrections)
  • WI Offender Locator (WI Dept. of Corrections)
  • Vinelink
    Locate inmates in all 50 states
  • BOP Inmate Locator (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
    Covers all federal inmates from 1982 to present
  • Inmate Locator (Corrections.com)
    Includes 18 states (excluding WI)
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons/National Institute of Corrections Institutions & Offices
  • Prisoner Rights Organizations (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law)
    Scroll down to prisoner rights organization links.
  • Serving Families of Adult Offenders: A Directory of Programs (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • State Departments of Corrections (Corrections.com)
• Family & Corrections Network
  Provides information for & about families of prisoners.
  
• Guides from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
  Includes Huber / work release, inmate rules, special programs.
• Guidebook for Incarcerated Veterans in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
• Inmate Locator (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
  Provides information about visiting inmates, inmate locator information & selected inmate-related policies.
• National Institute of Corrections (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
• Prisoners' Guide to Challenging Revocation by Certiorari (LAIP)
• Prisoners' Guide to the Inmate Complaint Review System (LAIP)
• Prisoners' Guide to Prison Discipline (LAIP)
• Corrections (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics)
  Statistics on the prisoner population.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 301-304 "Corrections"
• WI Admin. Code: DOC 302-399 "Dept. of Corrections"
• U.S. Code: Title 18, pt. 3 "Prisons and Prisoners"

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Guides

  • New Inmate Instructions (Clark Sheriff's Dept)
  • Racine County Inmate Search (Racine Sheriff)
  • Vinelink Inmate Locator (Dane Sheriff's Dept.)
  • Vinelink Inmate Locator (Outagamie Sheriff's Department)
  • Who's in Jail? (LaCrosse Sheriff's Dept.)
    Jail inmate locater service for La Crosse County

Last Updated: April 19, 2013 | Up to Top