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Oklahoma Innocence Project Student Guide: Criminal Histories

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections' website allows users to find individuals who have been processed through the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Inmates Plus

InmatesPlus is a website that has links to 43 out of 50 State Departments of Corrections with information on currently incarcerated inmates.  Some states provide pictures, release date, and the crimes committed, while others will only list their age and have no photographs.  There are also links to some county jail inmate locates.  Oklahoma City's jail is included in this list, which is searchable by name.

Vinelink

VINELink is the Victim Information and Notification Everyday network, which "allows crime victims to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders 24 hours a day."

Mugshots

Mugshots.com is a website primarily devoted to displaying mugshots of celebrities, individuals who have committed outrageous acts, and those whose appearance is unusual.  If you need to find the mugshot of someone who has been in the news lately, this can be worth a look.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

The website for the Federal Bureau of Prisons has an Inmate Locator feature that helps find Federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present.

Sex Offender Registry

The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website allows you to search by state, zip code, or name for registered sex offenders across the nation.