List Of Prison Facilities in US
Below is a complete list of prison facilities in the US. USA has 17348 prison facilities. The list includes local jails, federal prisons, and private facilities. Browse the whole list of prisons from the below table.
17348
Prisons
19,16,666
Incarcerated
358 / 100K
Imprisonment Rate
The US has a staggering imprisonment rate of 358 per 100,000 people. A total of 19,16,666 people are currently incarcerated in the US. 30,53,742 other convicts are on probation and 8,62,113 are on parole. View recent arrests in the US.
Search any prison in USA using the below form. Just insert the prison name and we will show you search results matching your query.
US Prison and Jail System
The US has 6035 correctional facilities under various state-owned Department Of Corrections. US states are locally administered by 2805 police stations and sheriff's offices. These regional offices serve as law keepers of the locality.
The country also has 2805 regional facilities in cities and councils where convicts are housed pre-trial. Reentry programs are a major part of the correctional system in a society. Keeping that in mind US runs 238 reentry facilities for helping inmates post-prison. There are 437 other facilities in the country which are being used as administrative offices or private facilities, food, health, and hygiene keepers of the jail system.
How To Search For Inmates In The US
Every state has its offender locator on their official website or uses a third-party app. We have curated a list of all official inmate locators. Although it might seem usual to use the official inmate locators there is a high chance that offenders might jump states or regions. That can make past crimes of a person untraceable. Thus we have created our nationwide inmate locator. Using it you can locate any inmate irrespective of their location of the crime.
Prison Population In USA By Incarceration Status
| Incarceration Status | Population |
|---|---|
| Probation | 30,53,742 |
| Parole | 8,62,113 |
| Life Sentence | 2,03,865 |
| Total Incarcerated | 19,16,666 |
Prison Population By Gender
| Gender | Population |
|---|---|
| Male | 11,02,651 |
| Female | 79,515 |
How To Use The US Prison Locator!
Searching for prisons in US has never been easier, we have 17348 prisons in US. Using the search box above you can just type in any prison name or location of the facility we will find the right matches. Or you can use the classic way of browsing through the list of prisons from the below table. Using the table you can easily browse all the prisons in US. Once you find the prison facility you are looking for, visit the prison page to find information like:
- Visiting hours
- Visitation Rules
- Phone number
- Email id of the prison warden
- Facility Address
- Driving map
- Prison Inmate Locator
Type Of Prisons In The US
17348 Facilities in US are of different Type and Security level. Below is the distribution of prisons according to the facility type and security levels.
Complete List Of Federal Prisons & Jails In The US
This is full list of prisons in US. List has been limited to 20 results per page for better browsing experience. Navigate through each page to view whole list of facilities.