1. Submit an e-mail (or write by regular mail) to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office. FOIA requests are processed as quickly as possible! Usually, there is no charge for inmate location requests. However, please be aware that if you request additional information, you may be charged for research time. Read through the FOIA page for a complete discussion of fees (and the mailing address).
2. Call the national Inmate Locator number at 202-307-3126, 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. weekdays, Eastern Time. Due to the large volume of requests, callers may experience delays.
3. For Federal inmates released before 1982, please write to the Office of Communications and Archives, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St., NW., Washington, DC 20534; Attn: Historic Inmate Locator Request. Please include as much identifying information as possible - name, including middle name/initial if known, aliases, date of birth, race, crime, approximate dates in prison, name of prison, etc. The more information you provide, the more quickly the request can be processed.