Washington Inmate Search

The Washington State Department of Corrections website provides the public with information on inmates currently incarcerated in Washington correction facilities and those whose arrest warrants have been issued by the department. According to the department, such information has to be provided to the public at large to improve public safety, and the data provided on the DOC's website has to be in incompliance with the Department's Disclaimer and Terms of Use.  

How to Search for an Inmate in Washington  

Listed below are simple steps to follow while searching for an inmate in Washington:  

1. Access the Washington State Department of Corrections website and locate the inmate search provision tool.  
2. Provide the required information, including the inmate's first and last name and DOC Number.  
3. Go through the inmate roster. After feeding the system with the required inmate details, it will come up with an inmate roster with names, Ages, Locations, and WAVINE notifications that are similar to the information you provided.  
4. Click on the name of the inmate you are looking for, and their information will be provided on the screen. 

The same Washington offender lookup locator tool can be used to perform a warrants search. For the warrant search to be successful, provide the offender's first name, last name, DOC number, crime, or county. Such information is published on the website to ensure public safety. You are advised to refrain from getting in contact with any wanted person as they could be armed and dangerous. 

The Washington State Department of Corrections inmate locator is used for both Prison Inmate Search and Jail Inmate Search. However, there are other ways you could search for an inmate in Washington Prison. For instance, visit the WADOC headquarters during working days, send a mail or make a phone call using the details provided below.  

7345 Linderson Way Southwest 

P.O. Box 41100 

Olympia, WA 98504-1100 

Phone: (360) 725-8213 

Email: [email protected] 

Alternatively, visit that particular Washington jail website. Most websites have locator tools you may use to look for an inmate in that facility. Therefore, access the county/municipality official website, locate the pages dedicated to the local law enforcement agency and search for the inmate roster.  

You may also figure out when an inmate is being released by visiting the WADOC inmate search tool. However, it is not always that this kind of information will be released to the public. In sensitive situations, the date an inmate is being released may not be accessed by the public but only by people closest to them, like their immediate family members, attorneys, and authorized criminal justice officials.  

How to search for a kidnapper and Sex Offender in Washington  

To conduct a Washington Kidnapping & Sex Offender Search, visit The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs database and access the search tool. You may be required to provide the name of the offender or their geographical location. The system will provide a list containing a small photo of a matching sex offender, their name, and their primary residential address.  

Click on the offender's name to access a more detailed page of the inmate's profile. The profile will include a larger photo, all known aliases, current physical descriptions, and data about the qualifying sex crime.  

Washington Inmate Roster 

The inmate roster contains inmate information, especially for those incarcerated in correctional facilities in Washington. These records have been declared public by the Washington Public Records Act, and anybody interested in them can easily have them.  

Those who search for Washington Inmate Rosters have access to personal information like name, gender, age, race, inmate number, mugshot, inmates' offenses, incarceration, and release from correctional facilities. The traditional government and other third-party organizations have the privilege of sharing inmates with the public.  

About Washington Department of Corrections 

The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) runs 12 minimum, medium, and maximum security prison facilities in Washington. It also oversees affairs in several cities, counties, and regional jails managed by local law enforcement agencies. 

WADOC ensures that the police departments oversee city jails' affairs while sheriff's offices oversee the affairs of the county jails. Prisons are intended for inmates convicted of serious crimes and are serving long sentences. County jails often hold inmates yet to be convicted or convicted for a lesser serious crime that has a short sentence.