Free New Hampshire Inmate Search: Verify Sentencing Details

Run a New Hampshire inmate search for incarcerated individuals online at no cost.

Some databases only require interested parties to know which agency runs the particular jail or prison an inmate is located in. An inmate is an individual confined to a secured detention center for committing a crime or being charged with one. This resource guides citizens in locating details on any inmate in New Hampshire, no matter what detention center they’re held in.

Detained in Jail vs Prison

A New Hampshire detainee search is not complete unless you search for both jails and prisons. The two are distinctly different, although many people use the words interchangeably.

When a person is arrested for committing a crime they are booked and placed in a jail. Jails also hold people who violate court orders like those for child support payments or restraining orders. Jails are usually maintained by the county government or a municipal police department.

Jails also hold individuals who have been convicted of committing misdemeanor crimes or traffic violations and sentenced to incarceration. If someone is convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to active incarceration it means they will serve less than one year in confinement. The only reason a person may be incarcerated in jail for longer than a year is if they are awaiting their trial and unable to afford bail.

On the other hand, all prison inmates are incarcerated for longer than a year. This is because they have been convicted of committing a felony crime.

Prisons are operated by a state’s department of corrections. There are also instances where private institutions are contracted by a state to perform prison functions.

Because prisons are long-term incarceration facilities, they are often divided by gender, as in New Hampshire, where there are man-only prisons and woman-only prisons.

State prisons house those convicted of committing state crimes, while federal prisons house those convicted of committing federal crimes. People who are convicted of federal crimes are sent to prisons operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.¹ These prisons are located throughout many states and regions in the country.

Jail inmates are the most populous type. This is because many people may be charged with committing a crime but fewer of them are actually convicted. For those convicted, they are sent to either jail, state prison, or federal prison.

How To Perform a New Hampshire Inmate Search in Jails Throughout the State

When someone has been arrested, a New Hampshire detainee search should start with the county jails. The Rockingham County Department of Corrections operates the county jail.²

Rockingham County is the largest in New Hampshire. When someone is arrested in Rockingham County, they are booked and held in the county jail. If you are looking to find someone located in the Rockingham County jail, you must contact the jail directly.

The Rockingham County Department of Corrections does not provide an online database for members of the public to view who is in jail. It is also not clear if on-site visitation is permissible. The Department of Corrections provides instructions for interested persons to perform video visitation through third-party Securus Technologies.

For more information on jail inmates, it is advised that you contact the Rockingham County Department of Corrections.

Rockingham County Department of Corrections
99 N. Road
Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833

Phone: 603.679.2244

The department of corrections daytime facility is open to legal counsel and clergy 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday – Thursday, and 7:30am to 3:30pm on Friday.

Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire by population.³ However, they do not maintain a jail independent from the county. All persons arrested and booked in Manchester are brought to the Hillsborough County Correctional Facility.

The Hillsborough County Department of Corrections operates the jail. The Hillsborough County Department of Corrections does not provide any instructions on how to find inmates located in the jail. They also do not provide the public with an online inmate search tool or jail roster.

Interested parties looking to find someone who may be detained in the Hillsborough County Correctional Facility must contact the Department of Corrections Superintendent. The Hillsborough County Department of Corrections and correctional facility are housed in the same building. The office is open to the public 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday – Friday.

Hillsborough County Department of Corrections
445 Willow St.
Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Phone: 603.627.5620
Fax: 603.627.5618

Every county jail’s contact information can be found in the free New Hampshire arrests and criminal records lookup resource. If a jail has an inmate search link it will also be found on this resource.

How To Determine Who Is Incarcerated in a New Hampshire Prison

A New Hampshire detainee search for individuals in prison is easier than searching for individuals in jail. The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is the state agency that runs the prisons. They provide the public with a free inmate locator that displays individuals with active prison sentences.⁴

Users of this inmate locator only need to input part of a person’s first or last name for the search to provide results. When results are generated it will show an inmate’s full name, age, inmate ID number, term ID, booked date, facility name, case ID, offense date, minimum release date, maximum release date, docket number, and court name.

New Hampshire prison inmates who have been released, either by serving their maximum time or by parole or other means, will not be found on the inmate locator. For more information concerning released inmates, or those currently incarcerated, contact the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.

New Hampshire Department of Corrections
105 Pleasant St.
Concord, New Hampshire 03302

Phone: 603.271.5600
Fax: 888.908.6609
Email: feedback@doc.nh.gov

There are three primary New Hampshire prison facilities. The New Hampshire State Prison for Men is a men-only facility. The New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women is women-only. Inmates from both prison facilities can be found using the inmate locator.

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections also offers other services with regards to incarcerated individuals which include prison visitation and victim services.⁵ For more information, interested individuals may check the New Hampshire DOC’s Frequently Asked Questions page.

How To Get Information on Someone in Federal Prison

As mentioned earlier in this article, federal prisons are operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). There are several federal prisons located throughout the country, and this interactive map can help researchers find them.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons provides the public with a free and convenient inmate locator.⁷ This tool allows anyone to find the whereabouts of a person incarcerated for committing a federal crime. This inmate locator shows federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present day.

For more information, the BOP can be contacted at:

Federal Bureau of Prisons
320 First Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20534

Phone: 202.307.3198

The inmate locator does not show the offenses for which a federal inmate was convicted. Researchers can use the Public Access to Court Electronic Records to learn more about criminal cases for federal inmates. Additionally, the National Archives maintains historical prisoner records.⁸

Whether you are looking for inmates in jail or prison, this resource can help you find records seamlessly; perform a New Hampshire inmate search today.