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How to Search the California Prison System

Finding an inmate in the California prison system can be a tough task to tackle. The prison system and its archives are strewn throughout the internet, and it can be tough to find the exact information that you are looking for.

So the question arises, how would you go about finding an inmate that is currently in the prison system? How would you find someone that has been incarcerated in the past?

This article will detail a few different methods that should help you locate the records that you are searching for.

CheckPeople is the best way to get this information, but if you don’t want to use our website, here are 5 other ways to search and find an inmate in the California prison system.

California Inmate Search

Use the CDCR Inmate Locator

The  California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has a locator tool on their website that can be extremely helpful in locating a prisoner and finding out various tidbits of information. The search is natural if you know the inmate's ID number. If not, you can enter the first, middle, and last name of the desired person. After entering the number into the field, a list will be populated with various names that match your search.

This search will list inmates, and give you an age, location, and time of admittance for each in the system. The search results will also provide you with parole information on the subject. There are some drawbacks to this tool though.

It does not allow for a search of past inmates. Only prisoners who are currently in the system show up on the hunt. It also does not track any correctional facilities that are for inmates under the age of 18. So it is not quite as thorough as it could be. Furthermore, the tool does not provide extensive information on its constituents. Another problem with it is if you are searching for a convict and you do not know the name. There is almost no way to find the person in prison if you do not have the title. CheckPeople also uses names to locate people, and you will need some form of the name in almost any search you try.

CheckPeople provides more information than this service and can elaborate on a search made with a wide variety of possible pieces of information.

Use the LASD Inmate Locator

This is very similar to the tool up top. The difference is that it is only local to Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. The search requirements are the same as the CDCR inmate locator. All it asks for is a name, and that does not provide an extensive opportunity to locate a convict with a relatively unknown identity.

It does go a step farther and allow for a birthdate, which is a massive advantage in the search. But it requires a first and last name. So if you only know the birthday of the inmate that you are trying to find, it is nearly impossible to locate a prisoner on this tool.

This one is more difficult due to the sheer amounts of people entered into the database. These records go back to 1892. So imagine if you are searching for a "John Doe."

Well, there have probably been hundreds of John Doe's listed in the national database in the last 100 years, and it might be incredibly frustrating as you seek the person.

It does allow you to narrow the search if you have specific ID numbers, age, sex, or race, but the search field still includes information from 49 other states that are not relevant to your search.

Try the California Inmate Finder

This finder is more helpful than anything we have talked about so far in this article. It has a portal that will allow you to search multiple fields and will then take you to the CDCR database. This can be quite helpful because there are more search fields than the CDCR's website has, and it can help you locate an inmate.

The SearchQuarry website also has a few different records that you can view. You can search these records just like any other inmate search that we have talked about so far in the article. This site also allows you to search by phone number or license plate which is a bonus. Again, this is much more sophisticated than anything we have considered so far.

Just use CheckPeople

CheckPeople is the best for this kind of search. If you need to find someone and you are unsure about where to look, try our site. It is what we specialize in. Many different website check services could be discussed here, so you might be wondering: Why is CheckPeople the best, and what sets it apart from the other search tools?

At CheckPeople, one of our goals is that people are allowed to review public records fast and accurately. This requires that they see exactly what they are looking to find, especially when it comes to searching for an inmate. You will need the person's first and last name, but that is all. Just type that information into the search fields and let our excellent technology go to work. Our site will ask questions like "Did this person live here?" or "Is this a relative of that person?" and you can make the search go quicker by answering these simple questions. Once the search is complete, you will have access to a multitude of content on the desired person. If that person is an inmate in the California state penitentiary system, then it will come up on the search.

You will also get access to the following information: criminal records, civil records, financial information, lawsuits, phonebook information, arrest and traffic reports. With our tool, you can look up as many people as you like. Our services should not be used to harass an individual, but we welcome in-depth searches for a variety of reasons. Whatever reason you might be searching for an inmate in the California state penal system is probably a good one. We will respect that reason and do everything in our power to help you find the prisoner that you are looking for.

Use CheckPeople and save yourself the time and the effort that all of these other search options cost.

Contacting an Inmate

After using our service if you want to contact an inmate, that might be possible. We recommend you check the CDCR's official website for more information on how to correctly contact a prisoner.

But that is the easy part. The hardest part of the whole thing is finding the prisoner in the first place. Once you have located the person, you can move on to contacting them.

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